Also deserving of recognition in the 2005 competition were the following two finalists
Jingping Xu, University of Texas School of Public Health
Dissertation: Subjective Well-Being as Predictor of Mortality, Heart Disease, and Obesity
(Prospective Evidence From the Alameda County Study)
J. Mark Weber, University of Toronto
Dissertation: Catalysts For Cooperation: Consistent Contributors in Public Good
Dilemmas