Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Lisa Feldman Barrett

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2021 recipients of the APA Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2020 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2020 Committee on Scientific Awards. For her groundbreaking contributions to affective science. Lisa Feldman Barrett's theory of constructed emotion has challenged prevailing views of emotions as basic and universal and has created much needed dialogue and innovation. In her work, she models a creative approach to doing psychology that freely ranges over the full breadth of the field, drawing insights from philosophy, biology, anthropology, linguistics, law, and beyond. Her work employs a wide variety of behavioral and brain measures, and she has been a driving force in methodological innovation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).