Current Award

Past Awards

2025 Outstanding Dissertation in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Qianru Liang, The University of Hong Kong

2024 Outstanding Contribution to Research in Cognition and Assessment

Dr.Randy Elliot Bennett, ETS

2023 Outstanding Contribution to Practice in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Bor-Chen Kuo, National Taichung University of Education

2022 Outstanding Dissertation in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Yanan Feng, Indiana University - Bloomington

2020 Outstanding Contribution to Practice in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Russell Almond, Flordia State University

2019 Outstanding Dissertation in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Matthew Madison, University of Georgia

2015 Outstanding Contribution to Research in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Jonathan Templin, Kansas University (Winner)
Dr. Janice Gobert, Worcester Polytechic Institute (Honorable Mention)
Dr. Russell Almond, Flordia State University (Honorable Mention)

2014 Outstanding Contribution to Practice in Cognition and Assessment

A multi-team award given to 12 researchers from Achieve, ETS, and Pearson
Achieve: Drs. Enis Dogan, Bonnie Hain, and Carrie Piper
ETS: Drs. Nancy Glazer, Joanna Gorin, Jeff haberstroh, Patricia Klag, Stephen Lazer, and Kathleen Sheehan
Pearson: Steve Ferrara, Jay Larkin, and Paul Nichols

2013 Outstanding Dissertation in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Laine Bradshaw, University of Georgia 
Dr. Anna Crowe, University of Cape Town, South Africa

2011 Outstanding Contribution to Research in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Susan Embretson, Georgia Institute of Technology

2010 Outstanding Dissertation in Cognition and Assessment

Dr. Chanho Park, ACT.