September 2006| Vol. 4 No. 3
COVER PACKAGE: Personal time
What programs do to help students beat the academic crunch.
- More campus suicide prevention grants available
- Strength in numbers
Students say balancing competing demands of academics, work and family takes flexible faculty and help from peers.
- Taking action
How students can tap their programs to create the balance they need.
- Union membership equals less worry for one student
CAREER CENTER
Removing a barrierIn February, APA’s Council of Representatives voted to affirm the doctorate as the minimum educational requirement for entry in professional psychology. But the change won’t take effect without state advocacy from you.
Research postdocs under the microscopeFinding more trainingDisability does not discriminateWhat you need to know to work with clients who have disabilities.
Pursuing the perfect research postdocTo find a postdoctoral fellowship that will advance your career, personal connections and persistent questioning are key.
CLASS ACT
A winding road, a virtual endGraduate student Cade McCall uses virtual reality to explore people’s social attitudes.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Student leadersMeet APA’s student leaders—and learn how they’re working for graduate students.
What feminism means todayFeminism needs more advancing and less disparaging, some psychology students and faculty believe.
MONEY MATTERS
APF offers scholarships, grantsFinding fundingTap APA’s resources, state psychological associations and other funding sources to give your research a boost.
The Latest
- Graduate student conference proposals sought
- Lehigh counseling psychology students visit United Nations
- Student debt still on the rise
- APF awards 13 graduate research scholarships
- Student-run psychology journal seeks peer-reviewers, submissions
- Students: Present at the 2007 APA convention
- Psychologist, professor among top 10 U.S. jobs
- Too few programs offer adequate psychology of men training, study suggests
- Applicant numbers continue to climb with 2006 Match
- Attend international positive psychology summit
