Researcher of the Year Award
This award honors outstanding published research concerning men and masculinity.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria include membership in SPSMM; work clearly related to the psychological study of men and masculinities; work may include quantitative or qualitative research; scholarly reviews of the literature; theoretical models and approaches to treatment. Nomination can be based on a single work published after January 1 of the year prior to the award presentation or thematic scholarship consisting of several works published over the course of many years.
How to Apply
A cover letter detailing the award and the person being nominated.
Two letters of support from individuals other than the nominator.
The nominee's vita
A phone number where the nominated person can be reached (can be included in the cover letter).
Researcher of the Year nominations should indicate publications for which the nominee is being honored.
Past Recipients
Dr. Thomas Le
2025 Winner: Dr. Silvia Sara Canetto
Silvia Sara Canetto, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University, USA, with graduate degrees from Italy, Israel, and the USA. Canetto is a founding member of APA Division 51/SPSMM and SPSMM “Fellow” since 2021. Canetto is widely recognized for having started the field of men, masculinities and suicidality. Canetto’s most cited article “The gender paradox in suicide” was the first to name as a paradox men’s high mortality by suicide though men have low rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior. Canetto’s article “She died for love and he for glory: Gender myths of suicidal behavior” challenged dominant tropes of gender and suicidality, including the assumption that close relationships are irrelevant to male suicidality. Canetto tested this and other dominant assumptions about male suicide. For example, Canetto found empirical support for the hypothesis that male suicide-rates would be lower in countries where men do more family care work (“Caregiving as suicide prevention: An ecological 20-country study of men’s family carework, unemployment, and suicide”). Canetto’s scholarship also stands out for advancing intersectional analyses of men, masculinities and suicide, unassisted and assisted (e.g., “Suicide: Why are older men so vulnerable?”; and “White, male and vulnerable: A new perspective on male physician-assisted suicide”). Canetto has received national and international recognition for her innovative and impactful research, including the American Association of Suicidology’s Dublin Award.
