Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award

Nomination Guidelines

A nomination letter by a SIOP member is required. Self-nominations are welcome.

• Only SIOP members may be nominated for the award.
• The Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award is intended to recognize individuals who have embodied the scientist-practitioner model throughout their career.
• The nomination package should also include: a current curriculum vitae, three-to-five letters of support, and any additional materials that illustrate the achievements of the nominee.
• The nomination letter, CV, and all supporting letters and materials must be submitted online by the nominator.
• When submitting the nomination materials, nominators will also be asked if the nominee is being investigated, or has been found responsible, for misconduct prohibited in SIOP’s Anti-Harassment Policy and to provide a brief explanation if this is the case.

Nomination deadline is June 30, 2025

Evaluation Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Each nominee will be evaluated on the impact they have had on both the practice and science of I-O psychology.
• In what ways has the nominee been responsible for introducing innovative approaches that span practice and science.
• Evidence-based interventions, procedures, and/or metrics in organizations or for people (e.g., employees, applicants).
• Authorship of influential material that appears in presentations, book chapters, journal articles, or other media outlets.
• Training and mentoring scientist-practitioners.
• Shaping the science and practice in one or more content areas of I-O psychology.

Administrative Procedures

• At least five members of the SIOP Awards Subcommittee will review the letters of nomination and all supporting materials of each nominee and make a recommendation concerning one or more nominees to the SIOP Executive Board. Two or more nominees may be selected if their contributions are similarly distinguished.
• The Executive Board may either endorse or reject the recommendations of the Awards Subcommittee but may not substitute a nominee of its own.
• In the absence of a nominee who is deemed deserving of the award by both the Awards Subcommittee and the Executive Board, the award may be withheld.

Composition of the Subcommittee

• Subcommittee members must be a SIOP Fellow, a previous recipient of this award, or have more than 10 years of science and practice experience.
• Diversity of all types is encouraged, including non-U.S. based members.