THE DARROCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
Presented by the Guttmacher Institute
The Darroch Award, sponsored by the Guttmacher Institute, recognizes an emerging leader in the field of
sexual and reproductive health, where scientific evidence is essential to guiding the policies and programs
of the future.
The award honors Jacqueline E. Darroch, PhD, whose three decades of directing research exemplifies
rigorous and innovative work in this field and commitment to the practical application of research to policy
and programs. The Award Committee encourages you to nominate candidates who are emerging as leading
researchers in the field and whose work demonstrates these strengths.
In general, but especially in today’s political climate, there is need to recognize scientific excellence in the
field of sexual and reproductive health and the importance of evidence-based public policy and programs.
The award aims to recognize and stimulate such work.
The award, offered once every two years, includes a $2,500 prize. The current award will be made in
October 2007.
Criteria for the Award
• The awardee’s work must combine excellence in research with practical application to public policy and
programs in the field of sexual and reproductive health.
• The awardee’s work must demonstrate vision and innovation in methodology, analysis and/or communication
of research findings.
• The awardee’s work must adhere to the highest standards of research methodology and analysis.
• Participation in the field of sexual and reproductive health in one or more of the following areas is
considered an asset: public education, teaching, board service, and/or professional activities.
Nominees will be evaluated by a distinguished committee with long-standing relationships to the Institute
and the sexual and reproductive health field: Dr. Darroch; James Trussell, PhD, Director of the Office of
Population Research, Princeton University; Amy Tsui, PhD, Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for
Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University; James Wagoner, President of Advocates
for Youth; Sharon L. Camp, PhD, President of the Guttmacher Institute; and Lawrence Finer, PhD, Director
of Domestic Research for the Guttmacher Institute.
The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2007. For more information, contact Ellen Smith at
esmith@guttmacher.org.
For more information on the Guttmacher Institute, visit www.guttmacher.org.