Monitor on Psychology

July/August 2011
Silence, please
Psychologists are increasing awareness of the harmful effects noise has on cognition and health.

September 2011
9/11, 10 years later: Exploring several angles including new research on terrorism, Muslims in America and the impact on children.

October 2011
APA Annual Convention Report: new from APA's 2011 Annual Convention.

November 2011
The time of your life: Researchers are learning more about what times of day are best suited for certain activities, from exercising and sleeping, to having sex and working. They warn that if you run against your body’s natural cycle, there will be a price to pay in your health and functioning.

December 2011
Immunity and psychology: A wrap-up of some of the new insights psychologists have on the link between the two.

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September 2011
Academic jobs: University jobs increasingly difficult scarce. This article will explore alternative research careers for newly minted psychologists, including work at private research firms and in the government.

November 2011
Show me the money: A roundup of different funding sources available to psychology graduate students.

January 2012
Career flexibility: The modern marketplace favors the flexible — psychologists who can jump departments, move seamlessly from academe to the private sector, or change their research foci depending on available funding. How can students lay the groundwork for a variety of future careers?

March 2012
Diapers vs. Dissertations: Many psychology graduate students — male and female — are simultaneously starting careers and families. Is there ever a good time to have a baby?