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Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Commentary: The Wright Ross Salk Award: Reflections on Service With a Purpose, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 10, November/December 2015, Pages 1008–1013, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv081
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It is certainly a great honor to receive the 2015 Society of Pediatric Psychology Wright Ross Salk Distinguished Service Award and to be given the opportunity to share some reflections on the importance of service in my own career. Psychology is a science, and it is understandable that our journals are filled with the results or our scientific studies and that we spend almost all of our writing time seeking funding for our research or communicating the results of our scientific efforts. It is rare indeed to read anything about service, perhaps a reflection of its perceived importance in the scientific community. In most academic settings, tenure and promotion are based on research, teaching, and service—in that order; service is often viewed as somewhat valuable but of lesser importance to both research and teaching. Yet, when I look at my own professional career, service, and advocacy have played a huge role and one that I have valued as much as my teaching and my research. Consequently, I find it particularly gratifying to be able to write about its importance in a prestigious scientific journal.
