In the Public Interest
A publication of the Public Interest Directorate
January 2009
In This Issue
- 2009 Public Interest Award Winners
The winners of the 2009 Public Interest Awards are Keith Humphreys, PhD, Beverly Greene, PhD, Charlotte Patternson, PhD, and Laurence Steinberg, PhD. - Advancing women in academe
Executive Director's Column
From the Public Interest Government Relation Office
- January 2009 Policy Update
- Public Interest Government Relations Office
The Public Interest Government Relations Office actively engages in shaping federal policy to promote psychology in the public interest. Issue areas include: aging; children, youth, and families; individuals with disabilities; ethnic minority affairs; HIV/AIDS; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; socioeconomic status; and women’s issues.
Announcements
- Work, Stress and Health 2013: Protecting and Promoting Total Worker Health™
This conference covers numerous topics of interest to labor, management, practitioners, and researchers, such as work and family issues, new forms of work organization, changing worker demographics, and best practices for preventing stress and improving the health of workers and their organizations.



