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Undergraduate Essay Prize

Undergraduate Essay Prize

A $500 prize will be awarded to an undergraduate paper or essay which engages psychoanalytic ideas in relation to a focused question in any academic discipline.

Sponsor

Committee on Psychoanalysis and the Academy of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Eligibility

The paper must have been written in an undergraduate course or under an instructor’s supervision within one year of submission.  The paper should be between 12-20 pages in length, and should neither have been published nor submitted for publication. Paper must have been written for an undergraduate course at a college/university within the United States.

Submission

Essays should be submitted by the instructor. In a separate cover letter, please include the course name (if applicable), the instructor’s name, and the name of the student along with his/her contact information (mailing address, email address and telephone number). Submit via email to Debbie Steinke Wardell.

Only one submission per instructor, please.

Essays are due September 30.

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Contact

APsA’s Psychoanalysis and the Academy Committee Chair
Peter L. Rudnytsky, Ph.D., LCSW (plr@ufl.edu)

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The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA)

April 5, 2023
JAPA is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles and commentaries, ground-breaking research, thoughtful plenary addresses, in-depth panel reports, and more.
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The American Psychoanalyst (TAP)

April 4, 2023
APsA’s triannual magazine, TAP, offers a psychoanalytic perspective on current events in psychology, the arts, and culture for mental health professionals, students, and the general public.
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Psychotherapist Newsletter

April 1, 2023
The Psychotherapist Newsletter features scientific programs and publications about psychoanalytic psychotherapy, personal reflections, social and community issues, and advocacy.
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