January 2008 | gradPSYCH
Vol. 6 No. 1
On the Cover: Today's psychology graduate students
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Multifaceted class, multiple paths
Psychology programs are attracting growing numbers of female, ethnic-minority, older and international students. What do these trends mean for students, faculty and the field?
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Getting what they need
Students with disabilities are overcoming barriers both physical and attitudinal.
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A wealth of backgrounds
Who are today’s psychology students? We chat with three who represent some of the current trends.
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Why are you here?
Helping others is the goal of many psychology graduate students. How to do it, though, is the question.
CAREER CENTER
Go beyond the business-card exchange with these advanced networking tips.
Students fund their education through music, prose and other creative pursuits.
Advanced training helps students relate to diverse clients.
CLASS ACT
At the age of 55, a psychology student went back to school and applied tribal perspectives to psychology.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Qualitative research is gaining ground and respect.
MONEY MATTERS
To survive on a grad school budget, revise your expectations and show creativity, students say.
Departments
The Latest
- Happy 20th anniversary, APAGS!
- BYU student wins dissertation award
- Methods for job search success
- Prizewinner explores the ethics of posting personal information on the Web
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Scholarships go to 13
Thanks to support from two psychology institutions, these students are conducting novel research.