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The Robert Boruch Award


Robert F. Boruch
Robert F. Boruch
The Robert Boruch Award for Distinctive Contributions to Research that Informs 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
  1. The award is for an individual who has made an important contribution to research on social interventions that inform public policy in criminal justice, education, social welfare or other areas with the ambit of the Campbell Collaboration.
  2. The award may be given for
    • research that provides rigorous evidence to inform public policy,
    • contributions to methods for producing evidence that informs public policy, or
    • work that advances the use of rigorous evidence to inform public policy.
  3. The award may be given for a single exceptional paper, a body of work, or for lifetime contributions.
Nomination
Nominations are usually solicited about six months prior to the Campbell Colloquium.

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