Women and Psychology

Prizes and Awards

Elaine Dignan Award

The Elaine Dignan Award recognises the contribution to psychology and to the Society made by Queensland psychologist, Elaine Dignan, who died in 1990.

The Award encourages research about women; women’s studies in psychology; or professional work of a psychological nature involving women, which addresses gender and other social attributes (eg race, class, sexuality) and considers their psychological effects.