NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors

Matilda White Riley, Ph.D., (1911–2004) was a celebrated scientist and member of the National Academy of Sciences whose transformative work and leadership in the behavioral and social sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is honored annually by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).

Each year, the NIH honors the research trajectory and continuing influence of Dr. White Riley in the behavioral and social sciences across and beyond the NIH. Initiated as an annual distinguished scholar lecture, the OBSSR expanded the event in 2016 to recognize emerging scientists with a competition for peer-reviewed articles by early stage investigators.