Determine the cost of your graduate degree
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) has developed the Financial Expenditure Evaluation for Students (FEES) tool to help current and prospective psychology graduate students calculate and evaluate the cost of attending any psychology graduate program so that they can make informed decisions about the cost of their education. FEES helps students score graduate psychology programs on their transparency about a variety of factors, including the amount of financial support available; career placement prospects; average salary of graduates; the availability of health insurance, including mental health benefits; and average time to degree completion. APAGS also encourages training programs to use the tool to assess the costs their students take on and how easy it is for students to find financial details and other important information about their programs.
What to stream
“Psychological Science and Public Communications—Debates and Next Steps”1.
A panel of psychological scientists and communication experts talk about the importance of sharing research with the public and the challenges psychologists may face.
2. APA 2021 Contentopens in new window
More than 1,000 presentations from APA’s 2021 convention in August are available to stream through Nov. 15.
3. “Improving the Assessment of ADHD in Youth” (Note: Webinar has been postponed to a future date)
This Nov. 19 webinar will explore the most recent research on ADHD and best practices for assessing symptoms and impairments.
Explore the legacy of a psychology icon
The new Magination Press book Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Projectopens in new window celebrates the career of Evelyn Hooker, PhD, the psychologist behind the research and advocacy that led to the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1973. Hooker’s groundbreaking research on gay men—conducted with a National Institute of Mental Health grant and scornfully referred to as “The Fairy Project” by some federal officials—not only destroyed the myth that homosexuality was a type of psychopathology but also helped spark a social justice movement and important allyship for LGBTQ+ people that is still evident today. The book ends with guidance on how to be an effective ally to LGBTQ+ people, discussion questions for young readers, and additional resources. Order at Magination Press.
3 things to do this month
Praise your colleagues & explore new opportunities
1. Subscribe to Science Spotlight
Be the first to hear about open calls for papers, grants, and funding opportunities via APA’s newsletter for psychological scientists. Science Spotlight is delivered to your inbox every two weeks and features resources to help you further your work, innovative research from APA’s journals, and news on what APA is doing to advance science.
2. Apply to work in Washington, D.C.
APA places two psychologists in congressional offices and one in an executive branch office like the National Science Foundation each year to help bring psychologists’ expertise to federal policymaking. Congressional Fellows get the opportunity to help draft legislation, prepare briefs and speeches, and assist with congressional hearings. APA’s Executive Branch Fellows may work on agency budgets, staff scientific task forces, and run peer review panels. Apply by Jan. 3.
3. Nominate a game-changing psychologist
The American Psychological Foundation’s new $1,000 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology recognizes the work of a psychologist—or group of psychologists—in any career stage and from any field of psychology whose work is innovative and transformational or has led to an important change. Self-nominations are not accepted.
Submit a statement describing the nominee’s work, the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and up to three letters of support by Jan. 15 at The American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology.
Share your art in American Psychologist
APA’s journal American Psychologist is seeking images of original artwork to include on the covers of its 2022 issues. Art Editors Walter Heinrichs, PhD, and Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, and new Editor-in-Chief Harris Cooper, PhD, welcome artists of all backgrounds to submit between three and six images for consideration in any medium—including paint, photography, sculpture, mosaic, collage, and fabric. Submit photographs of work along with a brief biography to Sue Harris, PhD.
How to reach us
Answers to many of your questions may be found on this website; for phone service call (800) 374-2721; for story ideas or comments, contact Editor in Chief Trent Spiner.