September 2012 | gradPSYCH
Vol. 10 No. 3
On the Cover: What predicts grad school success?
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What predicts grad school success?
Intelligence, emotional intelligence, curiosity and conscientiousness may be keys to getting your degree.
CAREER CENTER
Jack Stark helps NASCAR drivers and pit crews stay focused on winning.
Six common pitfalls to avoid when conducting research and designing interventions for recent transplants to the United States.
CLASS ACT
Meet six psychology students who, thanks to the Graduate Psychology Education program, are learning cutting-edge techniques to bring mental health care to underserved people.
Activist and psychology student Paige Cordial studies how coal mining affects the people of Appalachia.
APAGS's newly elected officers pledge to solve the internship crisis and advocate for science.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Most psych students get two hours or less of training and lectures on the topic of sleep.
Take a closer look at the tales of Kitty Genovese and Phineas Gage.
MONEY MATTERS
Five ways to keep from breaking the bank when applying for an internship.
Features
Whether in a psych lab meeting or job interview, how you look and act can matter as much as your ideas, research suggests.
If you're interested in working alongside physicians to improve people's physical and mental health, one of these internships might be right for you.