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Understanding Media Psychology
When I first enrolled in a media psychology program, I had a limited concept of the field. I had stumbled across the distributed learning program online, and the combination of media and psychology fascinated me.
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What My Students Taught Me: Early Teaching Experiences
The first time I stepped into my classroom, I thought: “I am going to faint.” I had already given a few lectures in some of my professors’ classes, but this time the floor was all
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A History of Our Future: APS’s Student Caucus
In the summer of 1988, Kathleen Chwalisz, then a graduate student at the University of Iowa, attended a pajama party in Bonnie Stickland’s suite at the APA Convention. (In response to the smokers attended by
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Getting Involved With OHP
A Student’s Perspective Attention to Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) — which covers issues of health and safety for workers and organizations — has been increasing since these issues were formally acknowledged with the Occupational Safety
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Passion and Strategy: Necessary Ingredients for Choosing a Thesis Topic
One of the most valuable pieces of advice I have gleaned from my mentor over the past three years is the need to get “mileage” out of what I write. With this in mind, I’d
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Champions of Psychology: Elizabeth Loftus
In an ongoing series in which the APS Student Caucus talks with highly recognized professors, Elizabeth Loftus recently shared her advice for facing challenges in graduate school and achieving professional success. Loftus is a Distinguished
