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CAREER CENTER

From aviation safety to public health, these recent graduates apply their psychology expertise as employees of the federal government.

As a Department of Homeland Security fellow, Zeno Franco does research, clinical and policy work at a university consortium terrorism center.

DEGREE IN SIGHT

Accreditation guidelines set the standard for your education—and can ease your way to licensure.

Study strategically and organize citations, say faculty and students who survived the trial themselves.

Seasoned dissertation chairs and recent grads offer advice on presenting a successful dissertation defense.

MONEY MATTERS

Students can get their research funded: Here's how.

While this list of student grant and grant-writing resources is by no means exhaustive, it's a place to start.

ON THE HILL