2026 Art Nezu Dissertation Diversity Awardee
Queenisha Crichlow earned her doctorate in Medical/Clinical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her predoctoral internship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital on the Clinical Child/Pediatric Health Psychology track. Dr. Crichlow is currently completing her postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psycho-Oncology at MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital. Her clinical and research interests focus on adolescent development, mental health disparities, and the application of biopsychosocial approaches to care. Dr. Crichlow will soon join the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics, where she will continue her work advancing equitable, compassionate care for children and adolescents.
Doctoral dissertations regarding diversity/multiculturalism may be eligible for the Art Nezu Dissertation Diversity Award.
The Art Nezu Dissertation Diversity Award is a prestigious award that recognizes an individual whose doctoral dissertation makes an outstanding contribution to the fields of professional psychology and diversity and/or multiculturalism. The recipient of the award will receive a $1,000 award.
Eligibility Criteria
- The doctoral dissertation must have been successfully defended in 2025.
- The dissertation must be completed by a student in a professional psychology discipline.
- The dissertation must focus on theoretical, empirical, or applied dimensions of diversity and/or multiculturalism within professional psychology.
- The dissertation topic must reflect some aspect of psychology specialization, represented by at least one ABPP specialty.
- The dissertation must be publication-eligible, consistent with submission to peer-reviewed professional psychology journals.
Please submit the following materials online (all at once)
- Current Curriculum Vita.
- Letter from the candidate (no more than 2 pages) must address the specific ways the dissertation advances diversity and/or multiculturalism scholarship; the theoretical, empirical, and/or applied significance of the findings; and how the work demonstrates the candidate’s trajectory toward scholarly excellence. .
- Specify which specialty board in American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) the dissertation represents.
- Electronic copy of the entire dissertation (Abstract, Literature Review, Results, Discussion, References & Appendices).
- Copy of program-issued final approval of dissertation defense form.
- Recommendation letter from the dissertation chair or committee member that addresses how and why the dissertation advances the diversity/multiculturalism literature within professional psychology, and the publication-readiness of the work.
- Recommendation letter from a second person (may or may not be a member of the doctoral committee), addressing how the dissertation advances the field and publication-eligibility of the document.
The award winner will be chosen primarily based upon the quality of dissertation research and its likelihood to impact the fields of professional psychology and diversity/multiculturalism. Secondary criteria include (a) dedication to a multicultural/diversity focus in career choice and professional psychology work, and (b) professional strengths and successes identified in recommendation letters.
For questions regarding online submissions, contact us.
The deadline for submitting a nomination is April 15, 2026.
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