Awards
ERVIN's AWARDS
Kurt Lewin Award - (2019)
This distinguished award celebrated Staub's exceptional contributions to applying psychological research to social change, honoring Kurt Lewin's legacy of "action research." It recognized Staub's innovative models for reducing intergroup hostility and promoting reconciliation in post-genocide societies.
Psychologists for Social Responsibility Anthony J. Marsella Prize for the Psychology of Peace and Social Justice (2011)
Awarded by Psychologists for Social Responsibility, this prestigious honor recognized Ervin Staub's decades of pioneering work on altruism, genocide prevention, and moral development. The prize celebrated his unique blend of academic scholarship and real-world fieldwork, particularly his research on bystander behavior and raising compassionate children.
Awards for Overcoming Evil from the International Society for Political Psychology and the International Psychology Division of the APA
The International Society of Political Psychology honored Staub's seminal work Overcoming Evil: Genocide, Violent Conflict and Terrorism as 2011's best publication in political psychology. This award affirmed the book's profound analysis of mass violence and its prevention through psychological insights.
Chancellor’s Medal – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
While details are partial, this institutional honor reflects UMass Amherst's pride in Staub's enduring academic legacy as a professor emeritus. Likely acknowledging his decades of mentorship, groundbreaking research, and leadership in peace psychology, it complements his national and international accolades.
Lifetime Contributions to Peace Psychology Award – Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (APA Peace Psychology Division)
Presented by the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence (a division of the American Psychological Association), this award honored Ervin Staub's lifetime achievements as a scholar, educator, and activist in peace psychology. It recognized his unwavering commitment to advancing the field through groundbreaking research, mentorship, and real-world applications aimed at promoting peace and reducing violence.
Max Hayward Award
Bestowed by the American Orthopsychiatric Association, this prestigious award acknowledged Ervin Staub's profound scholarship on the psychological roots of good and evil, shaped by his personal experience as a Holocaust survivor. It honored his pioneering research on altruism, genocide prevention, and reconciliation, as well as his applied work with communities in post-genocide Rwanda.
Ervin Staub has received the Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Prize of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues twice: In 1990 and 2018. The award is for the best article of the year on intercultural or international relations.
