Simine Vazire ’01 receives 2025 Einstein Foundation Individual Award
Vazire studied psychology and women’s studies at Carleton.
Simine Vazire ’01, editor-in-chief of the Association for Psychological Science’s journal Psychological Science and professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, is this year’s recipient for the Einstein Foundation Berlin’s Individual Award.
Vazire is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility, and collaborative research in psychology, shaping initiatives such as the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) and the journal Collabra.
As editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, Vazire implements innovative policies to promote transparency. Through her blog Sometimes I’m Wrong, her podcast The Black Goat, and social media engagement, she inspired countless early career researchers and shapes the conversation on research reform.
Read the full announcement from the Association for Psychological Science.