Stephan D. Weiss, PhD Mental Health Fund for Higher Education Writing Prize
The Stephan D. Weiss, PhD, Mental Health Fund for Higher Education was established in December 2010 to support efforts to promote and improve the quality of mental health care for college students. The fund seeks to encourage the development of creative initiatives that will enhance mental health service delivery to students. Support from the fund can be directed to college health professionals or to students who plan to work in this field.
This year, the fund will support the Weiss Writing Prize, which will be awarded to the lead author of a pivotal publication in college mental health. American College Health Association Institutional or Individual Members are eligible to apply. The winning article should demonstrate a successful student retention program for those with mental health issues. The program will provide creative, innovative solutions that could be implemented on other campuses. Preference will be given to articles published in the Journal of American College Health.
The next Weiss Writing Prize ($1,500) will be presented during the ACHA 2013 Annual Meeting. The deadline to submit applications is January 20, 2013.
Weiss Writing Prize Guidelines
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Past Recipients
2012 Weiss Writing Prize Recipient:
University of St. Thomas, J. Roxanne Prichard, PhD
Project Title: "Sleep patterns and predictors of distrubed sleep in a large population of college students."
2011 Weiss Writing Prize Recipient:
University of Virginia, Russ Federman, PhD, ABPP
Project Title: "Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in the University Student Population"
