February 2015 | Monitor on Psychology

Vol. 46 No. 2
February 2015 Monitor on Psychology

On the Cover: The skin psychology link

Questionaire

QUESTIONNAIRE

Leshner talks leadership

Psychologist Alan Leshner, who retires this month as CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, discusses how researchers should advocate for their work in a difficult funding climate.

Ethics Rounds

ETHICALLY SPEAKING

Crossing a boundary?

Many researchers are required to collect the Social Security numbers of participants to process payments to them. Is that asking too much?

Which institutions award the most psychology degrees?

Features

Which institutions award the most psychology degrees?

News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.

Little sensors, big data

Psychologists are participating in an NIH project to collect health data from wearable sensors.

Stopping stop and frisk

Researchers and South Bronx residents work together to document controversial police tactics.

Our aging brains

A special issue of APA's Neuropsychology explores the way our brains change as we age.

Erasing bad memories

Researchers have found a way to alter memories in mice. Now they are exploring ways to manipulate traumatic memories in humans.

Treating drug abuse

As deaths from heroin increase, psychologists are exploring what kind of treatment works best.

Can magnets cure depression?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is gaining ground as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

Class differences

Social status isn't just about the cars we drive, the money we make or the schools we attend — it's also about how we feel, think and act, psychology researchers say.

APA board and committee election results

Last fall, APA conducted elections for its new board, committee and commission members.

Random Sample

RANDOM SAMPLE

Sandra Grundfest, EdD

A counseling psychologist who still practices at age 81.

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