2012 Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award
Hui "Cathy" Liu, Michigan State University"

"Marital Dissolution and Self-Rated Health: Age Trajectories and Birth Cohort Variations"

Purpose:

To recognize outstanding professional achievement by presenting an award for the best professional paper written by a section member who is five or more years beyond highest degree completion.

Award (Plaque, Money, Recognition, where presented, etc.):

The award winner will receive a $200 cash award and a plaque. The award is presented annually at the Family and Health Section Business Meeting at the Annual Conference.

Criteria:

• The applicant must be a professional. A professional is defined as any person working in a field consistent with the mission of NCFR for five years or more.
• The applicant must hold a current membership in NCFR and the Family Health Section

Nomination/Application Process:

• A notice will be sent to all Family Health Section members by August 1^st each year announcing the opportunity to submit a paper for award consideration.
• Each APA format paper will be submitted via email attachment. Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word or PDF.
• Only scholarly papers will be considered. Scholarly papers are considered research, professional review, theoretical development or critique, or presentation of new methodology papers.
• Published papers may be considered. These must be prepared for blind review by the author)s) prior to submission.

Deadline for Application:

Application deadline is October 15th.