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Thomas Pettigrew named New Century Scholar
Donald Saposnek receives Outstanding Psychologist Award
American Folklore Society honors work of Olga Najera-Ramirez
January 27, 2003
Awards and Honors
Thomas Pettigrew named
New Century Scholar
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Thomas Pettigrew |
Thomas F. Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology, has been
named a New Century Scholar by the U.S. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board. Pettigrew is one of only 30 scholars selected to the new fellowship
program, which addresses "sectarian, ethnic and cultural conflict
within and across national borders."
Under the program, Pettigrew, a leading scholar on racial prejudice,
will conduct research on the reactions to the millions of new immigrants
to Western Europe. He will be hosted by Ulrich Wagner, a professor at
Philipps University in Marburg, Germany.
Now in its second year, the New Century Scholar program selects 30 scholars
each year (15 from the United States and 15 from overseas) to explore
a different theme each year. The overseas scholars come to the United
States to work with a social scientist, while Pettigrew and his counterparts
travel to work with foreign social scientists. The entire group will meet
several times, beginning this February in Tarrytown, New York.
Pettigrew has worked with Wagner since 1988, conducting research on attitudes
toward Europe's new immigrants. Pettigrew's research combines social psychological
research on individual attitudes with research from sociology, political
science, and history.
On the social psychological side, Pettigrew says the reception to new
immigrants in Europe reflects "all the things we have learned about
prejudice around the world." But each country is very different in
its reception, reflecting different cultures, laws, structures, and workforces,
said Pettigrew, whose work seeks to bridge these two research areas.
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Donald Saposnek receives Outstanding Psychologist Award
Donald T. Saposnek, a lecturer in psychology, has received the 2002 Outstanding
Psychologist Award from the Monterey Bay Psychological Association. The
award was presented at the group's annual dinner banquet in December.
Saposnek was recognized for his contributions to psychology, child and
family development, parent education, and the development of model court
mediation and parent education programs benefiting children of divorce.
The Monterey Bay Psychological Association has about 100 members in the
Santa Cruz-San Benito-Monterey County area.
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American Folklore Society
honors work of Olga Nájera-Ramírez
The women's section of the American Folklore Society has awarded its
annual Elli Köngäs-Maranda Nonstudent/Professional Prize to
UCSC anthropology professor Olga Nájera-Ramírez and coauthor
Norma E. Cantú for their book Chicana Traditions: Continuity
and Change (University of Illinois, 2001).
The prize recognizes outstanding work on women's culture, feminist theory,
and folklore. Recipients are honored for contributions that can inspire
further work in the field of women's folklore. The award, which carries
a $250 honorarium, was announced at the American Folklore Society's 2002
annual meeting held in October in Rochester, New York.
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