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Overcoming barriers for researchers with a disability

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Jessica Jackson, PhD

Is a job in the booming health tech sector right for you?

Psychologists who value variety and cross-disciplinary teamwork can make an outsize impact in industry and at startups. But the digital health field has its downsides, too.

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Running a psychology lab
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Research ethics
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