A lively, engaging way to get an up close look at psychology, this volume features some of the best articles from the APA Monitor on Psychology. It is geared toward students taking their first psychology class and is filled with enjoyable, easy to read articles describing important research in introductory, nontechnical terms. Articles were chosen to reflect the interests of young adults, and the organization of the volume corresponds to the standard layout of most introductory psychology textbooks.
Topics range as widely as psychological research itself. The causes of violence, what top athletes are thinking during a tough performance, how to spot a cheater, whether working mothers are happy or overstressed, and what makes a relationship last—these are just a few of the topics covered in this timely and interesting collection.
Jill N. Reich, PhD, is the Executive Director for Education at the American Psychological Association (APA). She has served as Dean of the Faculty at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut; Director and Chairperson of the Loyola University (Chicago) Psychology Department; and Director for the Loyola University Center for Children and Families. Dr. Reich is the recipient of the APA Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award and the APA Centennial Award for Early Career Contributions to Education and Training. A graduate of Dartmouth College in Developmental Psychology, Dr. Reich has authored books, chapters, and numerous journal articles on child development.
Elizabeth Q. Bulatao, Communications Development Officer in the Office of Communications, American Psychological Association, provides technical assistance and manages special projects. She previously managed special projects in child psychiatry, and international projects in women's health and family planning for development agencies. She has written on such topics as workplace violence, U.S. government initiatives in managed care, and developing-country family planning programs. Ms. Bulatao has a master's degree in sociology from Loyola University, Chicago.
Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, is the Executive Director, Publications and Communications of the American Psychological Association, where he manages the APA knowledge dissemination program—APA Journals, APA Books, and PsycINFO. He is an associate editor of the American Psychologist, managing editor of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, and contributing editor for Psychiatric Services. He has taught at Michigan State University and the University of Bergen (Norway). Among Dr. VandenBos's major interests is the translation of psychological research knowledge into application—in training, in treatment, in public policy, and in disseminating scholarly information within psychology and to the public.
Rhea K. Farberman is the Associate Executive Director for Public Communications, American Psychological Association. In her position she directs the Association's media relations program, runs its in-house small publications department, and is the Executive Editor of the APA Monitor on Psychology, APA's monthly newsmagazine. An accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America (PEA), Ms. Farberman is a member of the Board of Directors of PSA's Health Care Academy. She is a 1982 graduate of The American University School of Communications and completed graduate studies in public relations at The George Washington University.
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