The Joan McCord Award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished experimental contributions to criminology and criminal justice over the course of their career. Award recipients must have conducted significant experimental research that is in the tradition of Joan McCord and has important implications for policy and practice.
Award Criteria
Application Requirements
Award decisions will be based on the strength of the qualifications and not on the number of nomination endorsements received for any particular candidate. Please have all nomination materials submitted to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.
The Outstanding Early Career Experimental Criminologist Award recognizes exceptional early career scholarship. The nominee must be early in their career (up to 5 years removed from their doctoral program) and have a strong track record of performing high-quality experimental criminological research. Peer-reviewed publication record and/or grantsmanship work may be considered.
Award Criteria
Application Requirements
Award decisions will be based on the strength of the qualifications and not on the number of nomination endorsements received for any particular candidate. Please have all nomination materials submitted to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.
The Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to a scholar who has demonstrated a lifetime of achievement in the field of experimental methods. This award is dedicated to a scholar’s body of research and accomplishments throughout their career. Nominations should demonstrate a lifetime commitment to high quality scholarly activity and the production of exceptional contributions to the field of criminology.
Award Criteria
Application Requirements
Award decisions will be based on the strength of the qualifications and not on the number of nomination endorsements received for any particular candidate. Please have all nomination materials submitted to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.
The Outstanding Experimental Field Trial award is given to a researcher, or team of researchers, in recognition of a rigorous and impactful experimental field trial. The field trial must demonstrate a rigorous experimental methodology implemented in partnership with criminal justice practitioners. A peer-reviewed publication derived from the field trial must be under review, accepted, or completed by the time of the nomination.
Award Criteria
Application Requirements
Award decisions will be based on the strength of the qualifications and not on the number of nomination endorsements received for any particular candidate. Please have all nomination materials submitted to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.
The Student Paper Award is given for a single outstanding paper utilizing experimental methods to analyze criminology/criminal justice related topics/issues. The paper must be written by a graduate student enrolled in an internationally recognized Ph.D. program. It is required that the paper has been published or accepted for publication in an academic journal.
Award Criteria
Application Requirements
Award decisions will be based on the strength of the qualifications and not on the number of nomination endorsements received for any particular candidate. Please have all nomination materials submitted to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.
The AEC is currently accepting nominations for AEC Fellows and Honorary Fellows!
Fellows are those who have successfully led randomized, controlled, field experiments in criminology. The award can be given to recognise efforts for a specific randomized controlled trial or a group of experiments leading to significant policy outcomes.
Honorary Fellows are those whose work has made substantial contributions to the advancement of experimental criminology, without actually conducting randomized field experiments.
Please submit your nominations for either fellow category to Hunter Boehme at boehme@mailbox.sc.edu by 08/01/2023.