The SASP Outstanding Postgraduate Research Awards (OPRA) highlight outstanding student research conducted by postgraduate student members of SASP.
In 2024, five finalists were selected based on the merits of a written application to present their research at SASP 2024 in Canberra on Monday 25th November. Three awards were on offer – First Place ($500), Runner-up ($250), and inaugural People’s Choice ($250). The First Place and Runner-Up awards were decided by an anonymous panel based on the original application and conference presentation.
This year’s OPRA session was by far the most competitive I’ve seen in the 10 years I’ve been part of the judging panel. Indeed, the judges had a truly difficult decision in front of us—both when narrowing down the exceptional applications to the 5 presenters you saw at SASP, and when identifying this year’s recipients. The OPRA session is always my favourite part of SASP, and this year was no exception—the quality of this year’s speakers was simply unparalleled!
Danny Osborne, SASP OPRA coordinator
Congratulations to the 2024 OPRA recipients!
Jordan Hinton – Joint First Place and People’s Choice – for his research and presentation, “Understanding the role of identity centrality on psychosocial health: Evidence from those with sexual minority and/or gender-diverse identities”.
Kieren Lilly – Joint First Place – for his research and presentation, “The “Haves” and the “Have-nots”: Antecedents, consequences, and the development of perceived relative deprivation over time”.
Lisette Yip – Runner-up – for her research and presentation, “Feeling good, looking good or doing good? Exploring how the quality of motivation predicts the quantity, longevity, and persistence of collective action”.
OPRA 2024 recipients, from left to right, Lisette Yip, Jordan Hinton, and Kieren Lilly with SASP OPRA coordinator Danny Osborne.
Well done to all 2024 OPRA finalists.
- Christienne Javier (The University of Queensland): “To be whole: Medical and social determinants of transgender and gender diverse adults’ psychological wellbeing”.
- Georgina Lee (Australian National University): “A social identity analysis of working alliance”.
- Jordan Hinton (La Trobe University): “Understanding the role of identity centrality on psychosocial health: Evidence from those with sexual minority and/or gender-diverse identities”.
- Kieren Lilly (The University of Auckland): “The “Haves” and the “Have-nots”: Antecedents, consequences, and the development of perceived relative deprivation over time”.
- Lisette Yip (Flinders University): “Feeling good, looking good or doing good? Exploring how the quality of motivation predicts the quantity, longevity, and persistence of collective action”.
OPRA 2024 finalists, from left to right, Christienne Javier, Georgina Lee, Jordan Hinton, Kieren Lilly, and Lisette Yip.
More details about SASP Awards and Funding, including application criteria and previous recipients, can be found at https://sasp.org.au/news/awardsfunding/.