Also deserving of recognition in the 2006 competition were the following three finalists
Judy Eaton, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dissertation: Repentance as Validation: Toward an Understanding of the Mechanisms Behind Repentance and Forgiveness
Julie Spencer-Rodgers, University of Victoria
Dissertation: Dialectical Thinking and Psychological Well-being
Sarah Pressman, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Dissertation: The Association between Positive Affect and Health