Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award

The Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award recognizes a SIOP member whose career exemplifies the scientist-practitioner model in I-O psychology.

This award underscores a central principle of I-O psychology: science and practice are equally valued and are understood as intertwined, each making the other stronger. Thus, the recipient will have influenced both the practice and science of I-O psychology.

The recipient is given a crystal award and a cash prize of $3,000.

About Wayne F. Cascio

Wayne F. Cascio, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Denver, has authored 35 books and over 200 articles and chapters on human resource management, talent management, and organizational effectiveness. He has served as president of SIOP, Chair of the SHRM Foundation, and on the Academy of Management’s Board of Governors. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, APA, Academy of Management, and the Australian HR Institute, and has received numerous international awards.

Call for Nominations

Nomination Guidelines

A nomination letter by a SIOP member is required. Self-nominations are welcome.

Only SIOP members may be nominated for the award.
The Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award is intended to recognize individuals who have embodied the scientist-practitioner model throughout their career.
The nomination package should also include: a current curriculum vitae, three-to-five letters of support, and any additional materials that illustrate the achievements of the nominee.
The nomination letter, CV, and all supporting letters and materials must be submitted online by the nominator.
When submitting the nomination materials, nominators will also be asked if the nominee is being investigated, or has been found responsible, for misconduct prohibited in SIOP’s Anti-Harassment Policy and to provide a brief explanation if this is the case.

Nomination deadline is June 30, 2025

Evaluation Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Each nominee will be evaluated on the impact they have had on both the practice and science of I-O psychology.
In what ways has the nominee been responsible for introducing innovative approaches that span practice and science.
Evidence-based interventions, procedures, and/or metrics in organizations or for people (e.g., employees, applicants).
Authorship of influential material that appears in presentations, book chapters, journal articles, or other media outlets.
Training and mentoring scientist-practitioners.
Shaping the science and practice in one or more content areas of I-O psychology.

Administrative Procedures

At least five members of the SIOP Awards Subcommittee will review the letters of nomination and all supporting materials of each nominee and make a recommendation concerning one or more nominees to the SIOP Executive Board. Two or more nominees may be selected if their contributions are similarly distinguished.
The Executive Board may either endorse or reject the recommendations of the Awards Subcommittee but may not substitute a nominee of its own.
In the absence of a nominee who is deemed deserving of the award by both the Awards Subcommittee and the Executive Board, the award may be withheld.

Composition of the Subcommittee

Subcommittee members must be a SIOP Fellow, a previous recipient of this award, or have more than 10 years of science and practice experience.
Diversity of all types is encouraged, including non-U.S. based members.