The Robert Boruch Award : The Campbell Collaboration

Robert F. Boruch

The Robert Boruch Award for Evidence-Based Research in Public Policy is named in honor of Robert F. (Bob) Boruch. Dr. Boruch was among the earliest and most vocal proponents for the increased use of randomized experiments to inform public policy decision making, particularly in education. He spent most of his career on the faculties of the Graduate School of Education and the Statistics Department in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Eligibility criteria
The eligibility criteria are as follows:

The award is for research that informs public policy in the areas of sociology, psychology, education, criminology, and social welfare. Research that informs public policy in other fields outside the ambit of the Campbell Collaboration is not eligible;
The award may be given for

a paper that advances the use of rigorous evidence to inform public policy,
a body of work that uses or promotes rigorous evidence in public policy, or
a paper that uses rigorous evidence to inform public policy,
lifetime contributions to evidence-based public policy;

The award is not limited to the use of systematic reviews;
If the award is given for a single paper that paper should have been published no more than two calendar years earlier.

Nomination
To nominate someone for the Robert Boruch Award, please send a letter of nomination, a recent vita of the candidate while carefully noting the specific publication or body of work to be considered by the Nominations Committee to Terri Pigott.

The Nominations Committee is comprised of the members of the Campbell Methods Group Advisory Board.

The decision rests with the Campbell Steering Group following a recommendation by the Nominations Committee.

The presentation of the award takes place during the Annual Colloquium.

Previous laureates

2008: Robert Boruch

The Robert Boruch Award

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