New tool for teaching research
Bring research ethics and data analysis alive for your students with PsycLearn™: Research Methods—APA’s new interactive digital curriculum to aid undergraduate teaching. APA used research on the efficacy of repetition and recall in learning to design the digital textbook alternative, which features interactive activities, writing prompts, videos and quizzes that test students’ understanding of the material. PsycLearn™ also helps instructors monitor student progress. Sign up for a free trial at digitallearning.apa.org/psyc-learn. APA will debut digital curricula on social psychology and statistics later this year.
New ways to be a better leader
Develop proven leadership skills through APA’s second annual Emerging Leaders in Psychology Academy, a series of 10 online courses and interactive discussion boards designed to help you transition to leadership roles. Registration opens Jan. 15 at https://pages.apa.org/emerging-leaders.
Meet your next APA president
Members have elected Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP, as APA’s 2021 president. Kelly is the director of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine in Atlanta and has a long history of APA leadership, service and advocacy work. Share your priorities with her at jkelly@apaboard.org.
Did you know?
APA’s Speaking of Psychology podcast had 1 million downloads in 2019.
How to eradicate your student debt
A new APA video explains the ins and outs of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program for student debt relief in five minutes, to help applicants avoid the common pitfalls of ineligibility. Watch it at https://on.apa.org/PSLF-video.
New guide for transgender teens
The new Magination Press book “Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You” answers questions about gender, mental health, transitioning, sex and more for teens who are transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming or gender-fluid.
Learn the best ways to deliver telepsych
APA’s Telepsychology Best Practices 101 webinar series covers the important legal, clinical, ethical and technical information you need to know as you use technology to deliver care.
