April 2004| Vol. 2 No. 2
COVER PACKAGE: Offset your debt
- Average debt among specialties for recent graduates
- Conquering debt
Don't delay thinking about finances.
- Health-service fields report highest amount of student debt
- Point of View: Facing student debt? Empower yourself
- Starting salaries for psychologists
- Taking control of your finances
Become your own money manager.
- Working overtime
Students split their time between academics and jobs to pay off debt.

CAREER CENTER
Working for Uncle SamFrom aviation safety to public health, these recent graduates apply their psychology expertise as employees of the federal government.
On high alertAs a Department of Homeland Security fellow, Zeno Franco does research, clinical and policy work at a university consortium terrorism center.

DEGREE IN SIGHT
Why accreditation mattersAccreditation guidelines set the standard for your education—and can ease your way to licensure.
Preparing for your comprehensive examsStudy strategically and organize citations, say faculty and students who survived the trial themselves.
Stand and deliverSeasoned dissertation chairs and recent grads offer advice on presenting a successful dissertation defense.

MONEY MATTERS
Garnering grant moneyStudents can get their research funded: Here's how.
Grant ResourcesWhile this list of student grant and grant-writing resources is by no means exhaustive, it's a place to start.
ON THE HILL
Pushing for psychology training supportThe Latest
- Get ready for Hawaii
- Give your research a boost with APF/COGDOP scholarships
- 2002 PhDs: Who are they?
- Guidelines promote GLB-affirmative training
- ACT honors outstanding student advocates
- Students most attracted to interpersonal aspects of research
- Join gradPSYCH's listserv
- New leadership for APA's Science Directorate
- New mentoring-intensive program fosters minority-focused research
- APA workshops offer academic career advice this month
