September 2008| Vol. 6 No. 3
COVER PACKAGE: Foil the doldrums
Grad students rely on sports and other strategies to stay motivated.
- Making time for pastimes
These students turn to extracurricular activities for stress relief and even inspiration.
- Revive your drive
Six empirically supported techniques for getting excited about grad school again.
CAREER CENTER
Crossing culturesImproved research techniques are uncovering rich data about diverse populations.
Postgrad growth area: Quantitative psychologyPsychologists who specialize in developing new research methods and analyszing complex data are in hot demand - and low supply.
Quantitative psychology resourcesCulturally competent conferencesCLASS ACT
Diving into family therapyGraduate student Lauren Zimmerman got her feet wet working with dolphins and children with disabilities.
Dolphin controversy
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Information gold minesLarge-scale databases are free, acesssible and provide great research fodder.
Cool tools for schoolMove over rat maze; take a seat pen-and-paper survey. Psychology researchers are employing digital-age gadgets and techniques to simplify studies, manage mass data and even improve patient care. Here's a look a ttheir costs, uses and pitfalls.
Making the moveHow students, postdocs and interns find a great place to call home.
