Monitor on Psychology - December 2011 - (Page 7)

54 New labels, new attitudes? 20 30 36 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE focusing on service member suicides At a Washington, D.C., summit, APA teamed with the University of Utah’s National Center for Veterans Studies to identify best practices for suicide prevention among service members and veterans and to alert members of Congress to the pressing need to continue to support such initiatives. TIME CAPSULE lessons from bird brains Eckhard Hess’s research on imprinting helped to popularize an emerging field of research — one that explored genetic and learned aspects of early behavior. QUESTIONNAIRE the real secrets to a longer life Howard S. Friedman says that eating vegetables and going to the gym are not as important to our long-term health as having a rich, productive life. PSYCHOLOGIST PROFILE in the (hearing) loop Bestselling psychology textbook author David Myers is teaching his largest audience yet, through a national campaign to provide cutting-edge technology to people with hearing loss. EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGY 13 pearls of wisdom Seasoned psychologists share the timetested lessons that put them on the path to career success. NEW JOURNAL EDITORS Ronald t. brown heads PPRP. Ulrich Mayr takes on Psychology of Aging. 2011 Education Leadership Conference 40 42 43 44 45 A focus on interdisciplinarity A time of ‘enormous change’ The science behind team science Good science requires good conflict A new paradigm of care 58 62 80 86 4 5 9 15 28 29 47 53 82 84 88 Departments Letters President’s column From the CEO In Brief Judicial Notebook Random Sample Speaking of Education Science Directions APA News Division Spotlight Personalities 10 11 12 13 14 Upfront Willpower pioneer wins $100,000 Grawemeyer prize Single-sex schooling called into question by prominent researchers Maternal depression stunts childhood growth, research suggests For boys, sharing may seem like a waste of time Good news for postdoc applicants AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION leaving a legacy Grants and funding extra digital content www.facebook.com/American PsychologicalAssociation DeceMber 2011 • Monitor on psychology 7 http://www.facebook.com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011