ANDRE BUSSING MEMORIAL PRIZE
CONCEPT
The Andre Bussing Memorial Prize was introduced following the untimely death of Academy Vice-President, Andre Bussing, in 2003. Andre was a long-standing supporter of the Academy and since its inception expressed a heartfelt desire to see the discipline of occupational health psychology prosper. To recognise Andre’s contribution, the Executive Committee of the Academy introduced a prize in his honour to be awarded biennially. The prize recognises high quality research by an individual early into a promising career.
ELIGIBILITY
Any individual under the age of 30 (at the point of presentation) who submits a paper to the EA-OHP Annual Conference may apply to be considered for the prize. The candidate must be the lead author and the work primarily his or her own and present at the conference in Rome.
PRIZE
Free attendance at the EA-OHP 2012 conference plus a cash award of 250 Euros.
DECISION PROCESS
Two members of the Academy’s Executive Committee will attend each candidate’s presentation. Decision criteria include:
1. Is the work largely the candidate’s own?
2. Is the work of exceptional quality in terms of research methodology,
3. Does the work offer new insight into an area of occupational health psychology, or does the line of work offer considerable promise for the future?
4. Presentation style (including quality and use of PowerPoint)
Committee members will arrive at a judgement on the last day of conference and the Award will be made in the closing ceremony.
AWARD RECIPIENTS TO DATE
2004: Annet de Lange, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 'Does the relation between work characteristics and activation-related health outcomes differ as a function of age?'
2006: Nele De Cuyper
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium: 'Attitudinal effects of job insecurity and employability among temporary and permanent workers'.
2008: Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Utrecht University, The Netherlands: 'Copying co-workers’ sickness absence in teams'.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Eligible candidates should complete the following form and attach their CV/resume (word or pdf file) no later than Friday 26th February 2010.