The Mental Health Statistics Section of the ASA is currently soliciting submissions for their Student Paper Award Competition. Papers entered in this competition should involve a methodological innovation or a novel application of statistical methods to a mental health issue. Current undergraduate or graduate students at any level, as well as those who graduated in 2018 and wish to submit research they conducted as students, are eligible to participate. There is no requirement for participants to be a member of ASA or the Mental Health Statistics Section. Up to two cash prizes of $1000 each will be awarded to the highest rated paper(s) to cover JSM 2019 expenses. The winner(s) will then be required to be present at JSM 2019. The winner(s) must submit an abstract on the topic of their winning paper and register for JSM before the deadline through the official JSM abstract submission system. The award(s) will also be announced at the Mental Health Section Mixer at JSM 2019 and it is hoped that winners would be in attendance for that.
Applications to the Mental Health Section student paper award competition should include:
1. A cover letter including name, current affiliation and status including actual or intended date of graduation, and contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) of the applicant;
2. The paper submitted for the competition, including an abstract of up to 1200 characters
3. A letter from the adviser certifying student status (or completion of degree within the past year).
All materials must be received by the Section by 5 PM EST December 15, 2018.
Winners will be notified by January 15, 2019.
Applications must be submitted by email as one combined document (PDF files preferred). You should submit the single document with the three application parts in the following order: (1) cover letter (2) adviser letter and then (3) paper. For further information or to apply, contact: Douglas Gunzler, dgunzler@metrohealth.org.
For section members who are teachers or mentors, please bring this to the attention of your students and encourage them to apply.
Section members and friends are welcome to contribute funds towards future student awards. Please contact Douglas Gunzler, dgunzler@metrohealth.org, for more information.