Aftermath Foundation Media Award
The Aftermath Foundation Media Award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to honor those who produce works consistent with the mission of the Foundation. This award recognizes outstanding contributions by diverse media (documentaries/films/videos, books, podcasts, etc.) toward public education regarding the nature of psychopathy and its impact on victims and family members of psychopathic individuals. The award is given once a year.
Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Mission:
Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy is dedicated to educating the public regarding the nature of psychopathy and its cost to individuals and society. We seek to support the families and victims of those with psychopathy. We support research that aims to: prevent or minimize the development of psychopathic traits, reduce the impact of psychopathic traits, and understand and treat the aftermath of psychopathy. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the negative impact of psychopathy on the families and victims of psychopathic individuals.
Purpose of the Award:
To recognize outstanding contributions to The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation’s Mission by an author
Form of the Award:
Certificate and listing on the Aftermath Foundation website
Nomination Criteria and Requirements, and Submission:
The 2024 Aftermath Foundation Media Award will recognize media published (see criteria below) over the past five years that has contributed to understanding the nature and impact of psychopathy. Members of the public are invited to nominate worthy work by emailing Dr. Kosson (at david.kosson@rosalindfranklin.edu or Support@AftermathFoundation.org.).
Documentaries/Films/Videos:
Photographic film or audio/video digital files.
Published means available to the general public for a fee or free via movie-theaters, television stations, streaming services, or personal websites.
Books:
Print (hardcover or softcover), Digital (e-book, EPUB), Audio (verbatim reading of the text by author or professional narrator).
Published means available to the general public for a fee or free via brick-and-mortal bookstores, online bookstores, or personal websites.
Podcasts:
Audio/Video or Audio-only presentations
Published means available to the general public for a fee or free via streaming services, radio stations, television stations or personal websites.
Exclusions:
Any form of media that is not available to the general public or where the audience is limited by the author(s). For example, media produced for company employees, private consulting or therapy clients, students, friends and family, etc. is not considered published for purposes of this award.
Also, media that is made available, regardless of audience, in an open format such as DOC, DOCX, txt, rtf or pdf files will not be considered as “published.” “Open” means that they are editable by non-authors (i.e., not locked files).
Media can be “privately published” as long as the above criteria are met.
Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to honor those graduate students who have presented or published research consistent with the mission of the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation. This award recognizes published research by graduate students that contributes to understanding the impact of psychopathy on victims and family members of psychopathic individuals. The award is given no more frequently than once a year.
Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Mission:
Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy is dedicated to educating the public regarding the nature of psychopathy and its cost to individuals and society.
We seek to support the families and victims of those with psychopathy.
We support research that aims to: prevent or minimize the development of psychopathic traits, reduce the impact of psychopathic traits, and understand and treat the aftermath of psychopathy. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the negative impact of psychopathy on the families and victims of psychopathic individuals.
Purpose of the Award
To recognize outstanding contributions to The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation’s Mission by a graduate student researcher
Form of the Award
Certificate and listing on the Aftermath Foundation website
Nomination Criteria and Requirements
Graduate students can be nominated by their advisor or supervisor or the department chair. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
- The research must be consistent with the mission of the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation.
- Only completed research studies are eligible. The Aftermath Graduate Student Research Award will recognize published or presented research by graduate students completed during the past year that contributes to understanding the impact of psychopathy on victims and survivors and family members of psychopathic individuals.
- Nominated students are required to supply the following information to accompany the letter of nomination:
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- Curriculum vitae
- A 2-3 page summary report of the research. In addition, tables, figures or graphics of the findings may be included.
- Articles, posters or papers may be included if available.
Definitions:
Published means either “in print” (i.e., typeset and available in final form) or “in press” (i.e., typeset but not yet formally made available to readers). Dissertations are not considered published works.
Presented means either a “poster” or a “paper” presentation at a peer-reviewed professional organization conference, for example Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy or American Psychological Association.
Submission
The deadline for submission of nominations for the awards is January 31, 2025. The letter of nomination and required information can be sent to Dr. David Kosson at: david.kosson@rosalindfranklin.edu or Support@AftermathFoundation.org. Feel free to write to us with any questions.
