May 2009 | Monitor on Psychology | Vol. 40 No. 5
COVER: APA's 2009 Convention in Toronto
- The genetic revolution
In his APA convention keynote address, Francis Collins will preview the perils and promise of personalized medicine.
- Written in our molecules
- I know who moved my cheese—and where they put it
Master Lecturer Howard Eichenbaum will share how his animal experiments are leading to a more precise understanding of our own memories.
- Big names at convention
APA's Annual Convention in Toronto, Aug. 6–9, will offer plenary speakers for psychologists of every stripe. Here's a sampling.
- Off the cuff with Phil Zimbardo
SCIENCE WATCH
New research is uncovering links between beat perception and the motor areas of the brain— and may help explain why music therapy works so well.
IN BRIEF
PRACTICE PROFILE
As a consultant for primetime TV, Dan Shapiro uses his experiences from both sides of the hospital bed to put psychology on center stage.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Social psychologist Dacher Keltner studies how fleeting facial and body expressions provide insight into the genetic underpinnings of positive emotions.
ETHICS ROUNDS
TIME CAPSULE
The first national museum of psychology failed, but with the discipline's popularity growing, a new museum is in the planning stages.
FEATURES
Efforts to share research materials gain ground within psychology.
APA and YMCA partner to bring healthy ideas to communities nationwide.
Psychology educators are teaching with Second Life and other cyber-games, but whether these technologies boost learning remains up for debate.
A Stanford University psychology professor is finding that technology can help students perform better.
EARLY-CAREER PSYCHOLOGY
APA offers a variety of resources to help new researchers and practitioners launch their careers in today's challenging marketplace.
ON YOUR BEHALF
A wrap-up of APA's latest advocacy.
RANDOM SAMPLE
STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Psychologists have the skills to help people live healthier lives and are essential to reforming the ailing U.S. health-care system.
Psychologist-developed tools help practitioners spot distress and improve patient care.
Sharing anecdotes about your toddler's latest antic may help people recognize how psychology fits into their everyday lives.
APA honors 14 employers that value staff well-being.
COLUMNS
From the CEO
Our next steps in health-care reformJudicial Notebook
What's your type? The power of DNA evidencePerspective on Practice
Integral contributors to integrated carePresident's Column
A Summit on the Future of Psychology PracticeSpeaking of Education
CE: Not just for credit
