Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research

The Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research is named for Saul B. Sells, a founder and an early President of SMEP (1962), who provided a generous gift that is used to fund this award. The Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research is given annually to recognize an individual who has made distinguished lifetime achievement in multivariate experimental psychology. This award represents the highest honor bestowed by the Society in recognition of contributions to our field. The recipient is invited to the next meeting of SMEP to deliver an address and receives an honorarium.

 

Past recipients of the Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research:

  • 2023: Scott Maxwell, Notre Dame
  • 2022: Donald Hedeker, University of Chicago
  • 2021: Stanley Mulaik, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 2020: Michael Sobel, Columbia University
  • 2019: Steve Boker, University of Virginia 
  • 2018: Susan Embretson, Georgia Tech  
  • 2017: Bengt Muthén, University of California at Los Angeles
  • 2016: Judea Pearl, University of California at Los Angeles
  • 2016: John J. McArdle, University of Southern California
  • 2015: James H. Steiger, Vanderbilt University
  • 2014: Larry Hedges, Northwestern University
  • 2013: Peter Molenaar, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 2012: Robert C. MacCallum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2011: Stephen G. West, Arizona State University
  • 2010: Patricia Cohen, Columbia University
  • 2009: R. Darrell Bock, University of Chicago
  • 2008: David Kenny, University of Connecticut
  • 2007: Thomas D. Cook, Northwestern University
  • 2006: Lewis R. Goldberg, Oregon Research Institute
  • 2005: Peter Bentler, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2004: Lyle Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2003: John Nesselroade, University of Virginia
  • 2002: Michael Browne, Ohio State University
  • 2001: Roderick McDonald, University of Illinois
    • Sells Award Address published as: McDonald, R. P. (2004). The informative analysis of individual trend curves. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39, 517-563.
  • 2000: Karl Jöreskog, Uppsala, Sweden
  • 1999: Lloyd Humphreys, University of Illinois
    • Sells Award Address published as: Humphreys, L. G. (2002). Problems in individual differences research with peer review, some peer reviewers, and suggestions for reform. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 37, 283-295.
  • 1998: Jack Block, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1997: Douglas Jackson, Western Ontario (emeritus)
  • 1996: William Meredith, University of California, Berkeley (emeritus)
  • 1995: Norman Cliff, University of Southern California (emeritus)
    • Sells Award Address published as: Caruso, J. C., & Cliff, N. (1998). The factor structure of the WAIS-R: Replicability across age-groups. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 33, 273-293.
  • 1994: John B. Carroll, University of North Carolina
    • Sells Award Address published as: Carroll, J. B. (1995). On methodology in the study of cognitive abilities. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 30, 429-452.
  • 1993: Jacob Cohen, New York University
  • 1992: John Horn, University of Southern California
  • 1991: Ledyard R Tucker, University of Illinois
    • Sells Award Address published as: Tucker, L. R (1992). Remarks on the study of the variety of individuals. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 27, 635-647.
  • 1990: Paul Horst, University of Washington
    • Sells Award Address published as: Horst, P. (1991). Towers of Babel. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 26, 541-561.