Psychological Science Agenda
A publication of the Science Directorate
March 2009 | Vol. 23, No. 3
SCIENCE BRIEFS
What They See is What You Get: Eye Tracking of Attention in the Anxiety Disorders
By Thomas Armstrong and Bunmi O. Olatunji
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN
- Exclusive Clubs
Considering the challenges before us – climate change, health disparities, an aging population, an economy in recession –psychology is needed.
By Steven Breckler
FROM THE APA SCIENCE STUDENT COUNCIL
- How to Develop Relationships with Faculty (other than your advisor)
Here are a few tips to help you capitalize on and maximize these opportunities to meet, socialize, and develop relationships with those faculty members that do not stand between you and graduation.
By Stanley O. King, II
RESEARCH FUNDING
- Research Funding Opportunities from Federal Agencies
Recent funding announcements from federal agencies for interdisciplinary research and training that are appropriate for psychological scientists.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
- A Guide for the Perplexed—Congressional Action on Research Funding
Congress and the new Administration have also been busy making spending decisions that affect science—and some of these decisions are quite positive for researchers.
By Patricia Kobor - NIH Announces New Challenge Grants
NIH received new funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
By Patricia Kobor - NSF Searches for New Biology Chief as Animal Cognition Researchers Call for Shift in Focus
A group of fifty-seven scientists with expertise in animal learning, cognition, and behavior recently submitted a white paper to Dr. Steven Beering, chair of the National Science Board (the oversight body of NSF) expressing concerns about the direction that NSF funding of animal behavior research has taken in recent years.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- March Announcements
Upcoming APA Academic Career Workshop; APA Grants for Scientific Conferences: Call for Proposals; Upcoming Application Deadlines for Advanced Training Institutes; APA Departmental Award for Culture of Service in the Psychological Sciences Call for Nominations; APA Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Sciences Call for Nominations; Deadline Nears for APA Student Travel Award Competition
