Awards
Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize
Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award
John Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Contributions
to Environmental Epidemiology
The Award
The ISEE Awards Committee solicits nominations each year for the John
Goldsmith Award for "sustained and outstanding contributions to
the knowledge and practice of environmental epidemiology." The award
for 2010 will be presented at the 2010 ISEE Annual Conference
in Seoul, Korea, August 28 - September 1, 2010. The recipient will be invited to present
the John Goldsmith Memorial lecture at the conference. (Registration, airfare, and hotel costs will be paid by ISEE.)
This annual award was estabished to honor John Goldsmith, one of the organizers, early leaders, and constant supporters of the ISEE, who passed away in October 1999. Recipients have typically contributed in substantive and innovative fashion to the methods and practice of epidemiology over many years.
Nominations
Any member of the ISEE (except members of the Awards Committee) may make nominations. A single nomination document in PDF should be prepared containing the following:
- A cover letter from the primary nominator up to two pages in length, that describes the major contributions of the nominee to the science of environmental epidemiology and her/his impact on the field and on public health policy.
- A brief curriculum vitae or biographical sketch of the nominee (up to three pages).
- Letters, up to two pages in length, supporting the nomination, from up to five others familiar with the contributions of the nominee. These support letters should describe in specific terms how the nominee meets the award criteria.
Nominations should be sent by e-mail to the Chair of the Awards Committee (below) and must be received no later than April 30, 2010.
Tony McMichael, PhD
Chair, ISEE Awards Committee
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200, AUSTRALIA
tony.mcmichael@anu.edu.au
The ISEE Research Integrity Award
The Award
The ISEE Research Integrity Award honors those in environmental epidemiology who have demonstrated exceptional integrity in the face of pressure from special interests. This award is made periodically at the discretion of the ISEE Council and with the acceptance of the awardee.
Nominations
A single nomination document in PDF should be prepared containing the following:
- A letter of nomination, including contact information for the nominee.
- A one- to two-page description of the reasons why the nominee should receive the award.
Nominations and supporting letters should be sent by e-mail to the Chair of the Awards Committee and must be received no later than April 30, 2010.
Tony McMichael, PhD
Chair, ISEE Awards Committee
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200, AUSTRALIA
tony.mcmichael@anu.edu.au
Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize
In August, 2004, environmental epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca James Baker died unexpectedly at age 33, of a pregnancy-related heart condition. Her death is a tragic loss to her friends, family, and colleagues and she is and will continue to be greatly missed. Those who knew Rebecca were impressed by her intelligence, modesty, warmth and kindness, dedication, and wisdom in every aspect of life. She was particularly committed to environmental epidemiology as a tool for improving public health and quality of life and to working with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Several ISEE members had the privilege of knowing and working with Rebecca during her regular participation in ISEE annual conferences and her research visits to Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Thailand. Her linguistic and cultural skills, and grace in challenging circumstances, were inspiring to many.
To honor Rebecca's memory and to encourage students and new investigators
to follow her example, the Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize is awarded each year at the ISEE annual conference. Graduate level students
and new investigators who are within three years of having completed
their degree are invited to apply. All applicants must be first author
on an accepted abstract for the ISEE 2010 annual conference in Seoul, Korea, August 28 - September 1, 2010. (www.isesisee2010.org)
Applications for the 2010 prize, to be awarded at the ISEE conference in Seoul, are due by July 31, 2010. Review criteria and application requirements are below.
Past winners of the Prize:
John Patrick McCracken, 2005
Molly Kile, 2006
Norma Elena Perez Herrera, 2007
Maggie Clark, 2008
I. Jen Wang, 2009
Donations to the Baker Memorial Fund: For those who wish to make a donation to the prize fund, checks in U.S. dollars should be made out to ISEE specifying "Baker Memorial Prize donation " in the "Memo" line. Send donations (tax deductible in the U.S.) to ISEE Secretariat, c/o JSI Research and Training Institute, 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210; Phone: 617-482-9485; Fax: 617-482-0617; E-mail: iseepi@jsi.com. Contact the Secretariat to make donations from outside the U.S.
Review Criteria and Application Requirements
The winner will be selected based on review of
- An abstract submitted for presentation at the annual ISEE conference;
- A statement of 300 words or fewer describing the challenges faced by the applicant in conducting the research and how he/she met them; and
- Two nomination letters written by the applicant’s advisor and/or research collaborators that specifically comment on how the applicant meets the criteria for the prize.
A committee of four to seven will evaluate the applications and choose the winner, who will receive a certificate and ribbon at the meeting, as well as some support (amount dependent on funds available) to defray the cost of travel to the meeting.
The criteria for selecting the winner, which embody Rebecca James Baker’s approach to epidemiologic research, will be as follows (in no order of priority):
- The applicant is working in a challenging area of research, requiring skills such as obtaining and processing new or hard to access data, or working with populations and/or collaborators of different cultures or socio-economic circumstances.
- The abstract is of high scientific quality.
- The research is based on an international or cross-cultural collaboration.
- The applicant has demonstrated personal integrity, compassion, patience, and resourcefulness during the design and implementation of the research.
- The applicant has demonstrated an appreciation of and commitment to research as a tool to foster international understanding and public health improvement.
Applications for 2010 are due by July 31, 2010 and will be accepted via email sent to Marie O’Neill (marieo@umich.edu). The applicant should submit the abstract and statement. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the letter writers. Application materials will not be made public and will be shared only among the Awards Committee members evaluating the applicants. The initial committee who will evaluate applications is shown below. People who wish to serve on the committee in the future or assist with developing other commemorative activities should contact the co-chairs.
Permanent Members
Jeff Baker
Irva Hertz-Picciotto (Co-chair) ihp@ucdavis.edu
Marie O’Neill (Co-chair) marieo@umich.edu
Rotating Members
Matthew Longnecker
Karin Yeatts
Past Service
Shakoor Hajat (2005-2007)
John Spengler (2005-2006)
Jouni Jaakkola (2005-2006)
Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award
This ISEE annual award for the best environmental epidemiology paper published in a peer-reviewed journal aims to recognize excellence in the field of environmental epidemiology and encourage the publication of outstanding papers. Criteria for the award include but are not limited to:
- Quality (data, analyses, presentation, argument)
- Originality
- Importance/impact
The winning paper will be selected by the ISEE Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award Committee and approved by the ISEE Council. The handling editor of the journal in which the paper is published will receive a special certificate.
» Authors, editors, and readers may make nominations.
» The nominated paper should be printed in hard copy in a scientific journal between January 1 and December 31, 2009. Only outstanding papers should be nominated.
» Nomination letters should be accompanied by a copy of the paper and a supporting letter (maximum of 2 pages) stating the reasons why the paper should receive the award.
» Send nominations and supporting letters to the ISEE Secretariat ( to the Attention of Chair, Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award Committee) no later than April 1, 2010.
The winning paper will be announced during the 2010 ISEE annual conference in Seoul, Korea in August 2010.
Send nominations to:
Secretariat, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
ATTENTION: Chair, Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award Committee
c/o JSI Research and Training Institute, 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
iseepi@jsi.com
Awards