Alberti Center Early Career Award

The Alberti Center Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Bullying Abuse Prevention Award, presented annually, recognizes an individual who has made exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and conducted research that has the potential to influence practice and policy.

The deadline for applications was July 15, 2022. We will be announcing the recipient of our 2022 Early Career Award soon. Watch this space!

Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Bullying Abuse Prevention
Application Deadline: July 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET

This award will recognize an individual who has made exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and conducted research that has the potential to influence practice and policy.

Eligibility

Applications are invited from early career professionals (no more than seven years from receiving doctoral degree) from psychology, education or a related field who work in an accredited college or university setting.

Award

The recipient of this award will receive a plaque and $1,000.

How to Apply

2022 Early Career Award Recipient

This award recognizes Rachel C. Garthe, PhD, an individual who has made exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and conducted research that has the potential to influence practice and policy.

Portrait of Rachel C. Garthe, PhD.

Biography

Rachel C. Garthe, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Garthe obtained her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed a postdoctoral position at the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention at the University of Chicago. Dr. Garthe’s research examines the etiology, consequences, and prevention of youth violence. In particular, she examines factors that promote healthy youth development among individuals who have been historically marginalized, including racial and ethnic minority youth, and gender minority youth. Through this research, she focuses on guiding violence prevention efforts. Dr. Garthe has led and contributed to numerous research projects examining the development, implementation, and evaluation of school, family, and community-based violence prevention programs.