The winners of the five annual Campbell Awards were celebrated this week at the Campbell Members Meeting on 15 December 2025. David Myers, President of the Campbell Board, presented the Robert Boruch Award, the Frederick Mosteller Award, the Leonard E. Gibbs Award, the John Westbrook Award, and the Farah Jamal Award.
The Robert Boruch Award for distinctive contributions to research that informs public policy went to Dr. Marie Moland Gaarder.
Dr. Marie Moland Gaarder
Executive Director, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
Co-Chair, International Development Coordinating Group, Campbell Collaboration
Co-Chair, Research Commissioning Centre (RCC), FCDO
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Development Effectiveness
Board Member, Egyptian Observatory for Evaluation and Policy Making (EOEPM)
The Frederick Mosteller Award for distinctive contributions to the theory, method or practice of systematic reviewing was given to Professor Zachary Munn.
Dr. Zachary Munn
Director, Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI)
Director, Adelaide GRADE Centre
Professor, School of Public Health, Adelaide University
The Leonard E. Gibbs Award is given to the authors of a Campbell systematic review or evidence and gap map that contributes to evidence-informed practice in social welfare. This year’s recipients are:
Elizabeth Eggins (in picture), David B. Wilson, Sara Roetman, Joseph Betts, Ned Chandler‑Mather, Bronwyn Theroux, and Sharon Dawe, for the systematic review:
“Psychosocial, pharmacological, and legal interventions for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children with substance misusing parents.”
The John Westbrook Award was awarded to Professor Peter Tugwell for outstanding contributions to knowledge translation and the dissemination and implementation of evidence.
Dr. Peter Tugwell
Professor, Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Director, Ottawa Centre for Health Equity, University of Ottawa
Senior Investigator, Bruyère Health Research Institute
The Farah Jamal Award for early-career researchers aims to recognise scholarly work that ensures historically marginalised and underrepresented voices are heard. This year’s recipient was Dr. Edlin Glane Mathias.
Dr. Edlin Glane Mathias
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
We extend our warm congratulations to this year’s awardees!
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