Honour for Dr Rachael Jack
Published: 23 March 2017
Dr Rachael Jack of the University of Glasgow's Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology has been awarded the 2017 Spearman Medal.
Dr Rachael Jack of the University of Glasgow's Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology has been awarded the 2017 Spearman Medal by the British Psychological Society. The medal recognises outstanding published work in psychology by candidates no more than eight years after the completion of their PhD. Rachael shares the award with Dr Claire Haworth of the University of Bristol.
Dr Jack has conducted a significant body of research on emotion communication across cultures, particularly facial expressions. As well as having her work published in various high impact journals, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, New Scientist and Time Magazine amongst others, Dr Jack’s work has received several international awards and featured in the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015. In response to her award she said:
“I am absolutely thrilled to receive the Spearman Medal. My greatest thanks goes to the BPS for awarding this prize, and especially to Professor Simon Garrod who nominated me. It’s a great honour to join such a stellar list of previous winners, many of whom have inspired and shaped the field. I hope that my work will inspire the new generation of researchers, and to encourage wider participation in psychological science.”
Dr Haworth has to date 85 publications in high impact journals and has been cited more than 4000 times for her research in behavioural genetics. Her most recent work has focused on mental health and psychological wellbeing in adolescence and young adulthood. She has also provided expert opinion in documentaries for the BBC, as well as appearing on Radio 4’s Women’s Hour, Sky News and the BBC’s World Service and world news.
Professor Daryl O'Connor, Chair of the Research Board, added: “This year we received a large number of truly excellent nominations. As a result, after much deliberation, we have awarded the Medal jointly to Drs Rachel Jack and Claire Haworth. Their work was of the highest calibre and demonstrated evidence of important theoretical advances, originality and wide ranging impact. They are both very worthy winners.”
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First published: 23 March 2017
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