November 2011| Vol. 9 No. 4
COVER PACKAGE: Can women strut their stuff like men?
- Are men better at selling themselves?
To get ahead as a psychology researcher self-promotion is key and can be accomplished by outlining accomplishments, not boasting, and taking a third-person perspective.
CAREER CENTER
Postgrad growth area: Designing workplace wellness programsCompanies are investing money in wellness programs such as on-site medical screenings and low-cost vaccinations, group exercise programs and mental health services to improve productivity and reduce health-care costs.
Using social media in your researchSocial media allow researchers to unobtrusively study how people behave in real life.
Are you really ready for private practice?To prepare for the private practice path, experts advise you to gain experience, develop a specialty, watch what market trends are gaining, create a plan, develop new talents and believe in yourself.
CLASS ACT
Graduate students take on Capitol HillPsychology graduate students lobbied for two programs, GPE and MFP, that need psychology's support because they are threatened with severe cuts.
Fighting food addictionYale University graduate student Ashley Gearhardt has found connections between substance abuse and food cravings, and is pioneering a new field along the way.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Grad school trapsGraduate students, early career psychologists and other experts share their biggest mistakes on the journey toward their doctorate.
Study smartMake the most of your study time by spacing out when you study, mixing up the subjects, and testing yourself.
Midlife grad studentsOlder graduate students receive school benefits such as online and night courses, day care, study groups and orientation sessions.
The Latest
- Most practice-oriented psychology students Google their clients
Psychology students report looking up clients online to confirm addresses and telephone numbers, glean insight into clients' lives or investigate issues.
- Goodbye to the ad hoc postdoc
A new pilot program organized by the APPIC allows practice-oriented students to receive offers for postdoctoral positions on the same day.
- Does romance quash women's interest in science?
A series of studies at the University of Buffalo confirm that women may distance themselves from science, technology, engineering and math fields when they wish to be romantically desirable.
- Media picks: Dean Keith Simonton, PhD
Dean Keith Simonton, PhD, shares his favorite websites for researching, snooping on creative geniuses, and enjoyment.
- Odd jobs: Meet a circus psychologist
Madeleine Hallé, senior performance psychologist for Cirque du Soleil, helps the company's artists perform nearly impossible feats without fear.
