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PAA has a series of awards that are presented annually to extraordinary scholars in the population research field who meet the award criteria, exemplify the highest standards of professional conduct, and are selected by a committee of their peers. 

You can now view the recording of the PAA 2025 Awards Ceremony on our YouTube channel here.

Congratulations to our Annual Awards recipients:

•  Dorothy S. Thomas Award - Ralph Lawton, Harvard University
  "Early Life Infectious Disease Exposure, the 'Hygiene Hypothesis,' and Lifespan: Evidence from Hookworm"

• Irene B. Taeuber Award - Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University

• Robert J. Lapham Award - Andrew Mason, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Robert J. Lapham Award - Gary Gates

• Harriet B. Presser Award - Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland, College Park

• PAA W.E.B. Du Bois Award in Population Science - Hedwig Lee, Duke University

• PAA Excellence in Public Service Award - Annika Christensen, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Dr. Pamela Davidson, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Congratulations to all the award winners! We will be highlighting them throughout the summer in the newsletter. Please stay tuned for the next round of awards, nominations will open in Fall 2025.