2023 ISQOLS Best PhD Dissertation Award on Quality of Life, Well-being, and HappinessThe International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) calls for nominations for the “2023 ISQOLS Prize for the Best Dissertation on Quality-of-Life, Well-being, and Happiness.” The deadline for nominations is January 31st, 2023. The aim of the prize is to promote the activity of young researchers working on quality-of-life, happiness, and well-being issues. All dissertations that have been successfully defended during the two calendar years prior to the award deadline are eligible for consideration. Resubmissions of unsuccessful nominations from prior years are welcome, as long as the dissertation defense date remains within the period of eligibility. Dissertations which have been awarded in the previous year are not allowed to be submitted again. Dissertations must be written in English. The member student’s advisor or the scholar most familiar with the student's research must send the nomination. Nominations must be sent via email to office@isqols.org with the title “Dissertation Award Nomination” in the subject line. The deadline for the nomination is January 31st, 2023. The nomination letter should be written in English and it should include the following information:
ISQOLS awards the best dissertation with a lump sum of $1,500 USD, one-year free membership to ISQOLS, one-year free access to the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life Studies, and free registration to the 21st ISQOLS conference that will be held in August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. To further promote the research on quality-of-life, well-being, and happiness, ISQOLS may award up to five second best candidates who will receive a lump sum of $300 USD, one-year free membership to ISQOLS, one-year free access to the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life Studies, and free registration to the 21st ISQOLS conference.
The submissions will be reviewed by a committee chaired by ISQOLS’s Vice-President of Academic Affairs. Successful candidates will receive their prizes at the concluding ceremony of the 21st ISQOLS conference. They are expected to present a summary of their work during a special session of the conference or at a special webinar to be facilitated by ISQOLS. Successful candidates are also expected to acknowledge ISQOLS in their publication. Winners will be notified by May 30th, 2023. 2022 Award recipients:First Place: Caspar Kaiser “Four essays on applied and methodological issues in the study of subjective life satisfaction” Second Place: Emma Pleeging“Understanding hope. Insights into the definition, relevance and measurement of hope from an interdisciplinary perspective” -and- Alberto Prati “Memory and Subjective Well-Being. Empirical Analysis of Workers' and Consumers' Endogenous Recall Behaviors” Honorable Mention: Laura Dewitte “Losing memory, losing meaning? Towards a deeper understanding of meaning in life in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.” 2021 Award recipients:First Prize: Lucía Macchia Subjective well-being and economic and political conditions in Latin America Second Prize: Lucía Morán Quality of life in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability and Antje Jantsch An investigation into the relationship between subjective well-being and (relative) wealth in Germany Honorable Mention: Susanne Elsas Satisfaction as an outcome, as a means, and as a cause and Jessica Dávalos Aceves The Impact of Economic and Social Context Over Human Well-Being in Latin America 2020 Award recipients:First Prize: Mariana Filipa da Silva Amorim "Quality of life in parents of very preterm infants: insights from family integrated care" Download here: Mariana Filipa da Silva Amorim Dissertation .pdf Second Prize: David B. Newman "The Dynamics of Well-Being in Daily Life: A Multilevel Perspective" Download here: David Newman Dissertation.pdf Honorable Mention: Yu Heng Kwan “Quality of Life of Patients with Spondyloarthritis” Download here: Yu Heng Kwan Dissertation.pdf 2019 Award recipients:First Prize: Jennifer Gerson "Social media use and subjective well-being: An investigation of individual differences in personality, social comparison and Facebook behaviour" Download here: Jennifer Gerson Dissertation.pdf Second Prizes: Martijn Hendriks "Migrant Happiness Insights into the broad well-being outcomes of migration and its determinants" Download here: Martijn Hendriks Dissertation.pdf Efstratia Arampatzi "Subjective Well-Being in Times of Crisis, Evidence on the wider impact of economic crises and turmoil on subjective well-being" Download here: Efstratia Arampatzi Dissertation .pdf ISQOLS recognizes these other submissions: Sarah Dickerson: “Psychological well-being and Health Gains in the Developing World: Evidence from Peru and Malawi.” Isabella Bertmann: “Taking Well‐Being and Quality of Life for Granted? An Empirical Study on Social Protection and Disability in South Africa” Isabella Bertmann Dissertation.pdf Christian Kreke: "Evaluating the Non-Monetary Impacts of Major Events, Infrastructure, and Institutions" Christian Krekel Dissertation.pdf Kelsey O'Connor: "Three essays on social policy: institutional development, and subjective well-being as a cause and consequence of labor market outcomes." Kelsey O'Connor Dissertation.pdf Lilian Jans-Beken: "Appreciating Gratitude: New Perspectives on the Gratitude – Mental Health Connection" Lillian Jans-Beken Dissertation.pdf Lara Sofia Nascimento Palmeira:"When weight stigma gets under the skin: The development of Kg-Free – a new integrated acceptance, mindfulness and compassion-based group intervention” Lara Palmeira Dissertation.pdf Eric Trevan: "The Influence of Import Substitution on Community Development as Measured by Economic Wealth and Quality of Life" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Past Recipients: 2012: George Mackerron 2009: Melania Calestani
2007: Anke C. Zimmerman
2006: Michael F. Steger
2004: Karen Hwang
2003: Peggy Schyns
2001: Eunkook M. Suh
2000: Sirpa Sarlio-Lahteenkorva |