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Federal Support for Psych Research Climbing, Multidisciplinary Trend Emerges
For psychologists at the nation’s colleges and universities, a steady increase in federal monies has produced valuable research and interesting trends. At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the high level of funding has enabled the
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A Closer Look at the Trend
Federal support for research and development activities at the nation’s colleges and universities continues to rise for psychology, according to data compiled by the National Science Foundation. Top 15 Total R&D Expenditures in Psychology: FY2000
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I Collect Data
A couple of years ago I attended a meeting where Russell Belk, a professor of marketing from the University of Utah, gave a talk about “collecting,” i.e., the phenomenon in which people go to great
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Greetings from APA
As President of the American Psychological Association (APA), I have often been asked how APA is faring relative to the American Psychological Society (APS). The assumption in such questions is that the organizations compete with
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Isolation, Interdisciplinarity, Inspiration
Peter Glick is approaching his 18th year of teaching at Lawrence University, an undergraduate only liberal arts college of about 1400 students. In this guest column, he reflects on doing research in that setting, drawing
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The Role of Institutional Culture and Values: What Really to Look for in the Job Hunt
Many years ago, when I was a young and foolish assistant professor, a student came to me for advice regarding which of two job offers I thought she should take. One of the two offers
