Ralph E. Roughton Paper Award
The Ralph E. Roughton Paper Award honors unpublished manuscripts that advance psychoanalytic understanding and treatment of LGBTQ+ and gender-variant individuals.
Funder: American Psychoanalytic Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (manuscript submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 cash prize; invitation to present at APsA National Meeting; eligibility for publication in JAPA (award-winning paper)
Summary: Recognizes outstanding unpublished manuscripts that advance psychoanalytic understanding of LGBTQ+ and gender-variant individuals.
Description
The Ralph E. Roughton Paper Award honors exceptional unpublished manuscripts that make original contributions to the psychoanalytic understanding and/or treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans*, or gender-variant individuals. Established to deepen the field's knowledge of gender and sexual diversity, the award encourages scholarship that advances psychoanalytic perspectives and clinical practices related to LGBTQ+ communities. The winner receives a cash prize, is invited to present at the APsA National Meeting, and may submit their paper for publication consideration in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA).
