Heard on the street

"There is more interest in research knowledge in education than I think I can remember at any time in my career. There's almost a bandwagon now where everybody is wanting to hear, 'Is it research-based? What is the research evidence?'"

--Lauren Resnick, a psychologist and education researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, on the recent growth spurt in educational research in the United States (Education Week, June 23).

"For gay people, weddings are always a reminder of being outsiders. Even when people are welcoming, as they usually are these days, weddings can be extremely alienating experiences. They raise all sorts of ambivalence and take on a meaning far greater than any party ever should."

--Charles Silverstein, a New York City psychologist and author, on the tendency for some gay people to feel ostracized at the annual round of
summer weddings (New York Times, July 4).

"Short of execution, incarceration is the ultimate expression of society's power over the individual, and it must remain the responsibility of the public."

--Rep. Ted Strickland (D-Ohio), a psychologist, on his belief that the trend of shifting control of prisons from the public sector to the private sector is a mistake (Washington Post, June 13).

Heard in the Monitor

"You have to ask yourself, 'Do I have the stuff to be a manager? Am I service-oriented and a good team player? Am I willing to cut back my teaching and research?'"

--J. Gregor Fetterman, PhD, of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis on the need for faculty to do some soul-searching before taking on the role of academic department chair, page 34.

"We have these myths about pregnancy that it's an ideal time for women, that they're on a pedestal and 'glowing,' but in reality many are being beaten and abused."

--Nancy Felipe Russo, PhD, Regents Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, on the need for more research on violence and reproductive health, page 26.

"The mix of activity at the state level illustrates the paradox the field of psychology finds itself in. On the one hand, it faces challenges to protecting its existing practice. At the same time, considerable effort is targeted toward expanding the field's activities."

--Russ Newman, APA executive
director for practice on this year's state legislation, page 22.



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