Observer Student Notebook
Welcome to the online home of the Student Notebook, a monthly column published in the APS Observer dedicated to issues of interest to graduate students in psychology. The Student Notebook features articles written by APS Student Caucus members on a variety of topics. Since 1990, the Student Notebook has served as a forum in which APSSC members can communicate their ideas, suggestions, and experiences to the members of APS.
Resources for Authors:
Twelve Tips for Authors by Henry L. Roediger, III (Observer, June/July 2007)
Publishing in Graduate School: Tips for New Graduate Students by Kristopher J. Preacher (Observer, April 2003)
Instructions for Authors:
The Student Notebook publishes articles intended for graduate students in the field of psychology. Past topics have ranged from advice for handling issues faced by graduate students, descriptions of authors’ unique research experiences, and discussions of important topics in the field of psychology. Members interested in writing for the Student Notebook are encouraged to review past articles to get an idea of the type and style of manuscripts that are printed.
Manuscripts should be 1,200 words (excluding title and references) in APA (6th edition) style. Abstracts are not necessary. References should be included when necessary but are usually limited to 5-10 sources. When applicable, lists of resources for further information are encouraged. Figures and tables may be included when necessary. The Student Notebook does not publish theoretical articles, literature reviews, or original research reports. Please include a 2-3 sentence author note/bio along with your submission.
All submissions and correspondence should be addressed to the Student Notebook Editor at apssc.sneditor@psychologicalscience.org.
Past Issues:
Student Notebook
- Not So Lazy Days: Psychology Summer Institutes (October - 2013)
- Stepping Into the Mentor Role (September - 2013)
- Students Chart a Career in Psychological Science (July/August - 2013)
- Social Anxiety in the Age of Social Networks (May/June - 2013)
- Ways to Make the Most of Peer Mentoring Experiences (April - 2013)
- Get a Life (March - 2013)
- Untangling the Web (February - 2013)
- State of the APS Student Caucus (January - 2013)
- Identifying the Missing Pieces in the Study of Families (December - 2012)
- Putting Pen to Paper (November - 2012)
- Studying Sex (October - 2012)
- Ten Tips for Applying to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (September - 2012)
- Making Contacts: The Best Student Souvenir From Convention (July/August - 2012)
- How to Navigate a National Convention (April - 2001)
- A Recommended Dose of Psychopharmacology (May/June - 2012)
- Allowing Your Creativity to Flourish (April - 2012)
- Student Notebook Announcements (March - 2012)
- Transfer or Transition? (March - 2012)
- State of the APS Student Caucus (January - 2012)
- The Art of Collaboration (December - 2011)
- Teaching in Graduate School: Another Avenue for Research (November - 2011)
- Eating To Fit Into Your Genes (September - 2011)
- Good for the Goose, Bad for the Gander? A Critical Look at the Traditional Graduate Training Paradigm (September - 2011)
- Transitions: Students in Psychological Science (September - 2011)
- A Beginner’s Guide to Graduate Advising (April - 2004)
- Student Events at the 23rd Annual APS Convention (July/August - 2011)
- The Master Jugglers (May/June - 2011)
- Student Notebook News ;-) (April - 2011)
- Gaining Teaching Experience in Graduate School (March - 2011)
- How To Be a Good Mentee (February - 2011)
- The State of the APS Student Caucus (January - 2011)
- What We Didn’t Learn in Graduate School (October - 2010)
- Student Events at the 22nd Annual APS Convention (July/August - 2010)
- A Survival Guide for Your First Review Process (May/June - 2010)
- Understanding Confidence Intervals (CIs) and Effect Size Estimation (April - 2010)
- Psychophysiology: Daunting or Doable? (March - 2010)
- They’re Just Not That Into Your Research: Rejection in Academia (February - 2010)
- State of the APS Student Caucus (January - 2010)
- Psychologists Without Borders: A Graduate Student Perspective on Interdisciplinary Research (December - 2009)
- Playing Guitar Hero to Understand Statistics (November - 2009)
- Navigating the Potential Pitfalls of Online Visibility (October - 2009)
- New APSSC Board Members (September - 2009)
- The Difficulties of Scientific Writing (September - 2009)
- In Search of Funding (July/Aug - 2009)
- 2009 Student Research Award Winners (May/June - 2009)
- From Finding an Advisor to Creating Hypotheses: The Dos and Don’ts of Beginning a Thesis (April - 2009)
- Non-Academic Careers: Plan A, Plan B, or Simply Curious (March - 2009)
- Research Opportunities for Health Psychologists in Primary Care (February - 2009)
- APSSC State of the Caucus (January - 2009)
- Beyond the t-test and F-test (December - 2008)
- “Show Me the Money”: Grant Writing Tips for Graduate Students (October - 2008)
- On Becoming a Theorist in Psychology (September - 2008)
- 2008-2009 APS Student Caucus Executive Board (September - 2008)
- Adherence to Exercise and the Older Adult (June/July - 2008)
- To Avoid “ABD,” Follow Steps 1, 2, and 3: How to Complete Your Dissertation Before a Clinical Internship (May - 2008)
- Educational Psychology: Looking Through a Different Window (April - 2008)
- The Reality of Forensic Psychology (March - 2008)
- Mentoring: Long-Distance Relationships are Worth the Trouble (February - 2008)
- Understanding Media Psychology (January - 2008)
- State of the Caucus (January - 2008)
- Champions of Psychology: Victor Benassi (December - 2007)
- The Non-Traditional Transition to a Phd (December - 2007)
- Time-to-Degree: Some Suggestions for Keeping on Schedule as a PhD Student (November - 2007)
- Exploring the Pages of Psychology’s Past: Archival Research in the History of Psychology (October - 2007)
- The Search for What Else: Typical Student Life as I Know It (September - 2007)
- APS Student Caucus Welcomes New Board (September - 2007)
- Student Events at the APS 19th Annual Convention (August - 2007)
- The Development of a Student-Operated Journal (May - 2007)
- How to Get the Most Out of a Conference (April - 2007)
- Learning Disabilities in Graduate School: Closeted or Out in the Open? (March - 2007)
- Champions of Psychology: Saul Kassin (March - 2007)
- From Science to Practice: Bridging the Gap with Translational Research (February - 2007)
- Champions of Psychology: Jennifer Eberhardt (January - 2007)
- Expanding Horizons: Research on Underrepresented Groups (January - 2007)
- What My Students Taught Me: Early Teaching Experiences (December - 2006)
- A History of Our Future: APS’s Student Caucus (November - 2006)
- Getting Involved With OHP (November - 2006)
- Passion and Strategy: Necessary Ingredients for Choosing a Thesis Topic (October - 2006)
- Champions of Psychology: Paul E. Spector (September - 2006)
- Tips for Back to College: What I Wish I Knew (September - 2006)
- APSSC Board – 2006-2007 (July - 2006)
- Recruiting and Retaining a Quality Research Team (June - 2006)
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective Convention Attendees (May - 2006)
- Champions of Psychology: Elizabeth Loftus (May - 2006)
- The Truth About ‘Open’ Labs (April - 2006)
- Take it Personally (February - 2006)
- Champions of Psychology: Robert Levine (January - 2006)
- Reading Scientific Research With a Careful Eye (November - 2005)
- LD Students in Your Class: Who Are They And What Do We Do With Them? (October - 2005)
- When Graduate and Undergraduate Students Collaborate — Everybody Wins! (September - 2005)
- Champions of Psychology: Stephen J. Ceci (September - 2005)
- Meet the 2005-2006 APSSC Board (July - 2005)
- Senioritis Has a Whole New Meaning (May - 2005)
- APSSC Presidential Candidates (April - 2005)
- Champions of Psychology: Laura A. King (March - 2005)
- If I Could Turn Back Time (March - 2005)
- Fortuitous Opportunities: Taking Advantage of Student Competitions (February - 2005)
- Food for Thought (December - 2004)
- Step on It (November - 2004)
- Psychology All-Stars: Charles S. Carver (November - 2004)
- The Importance of Introductory Psychology Courses (October - 2004)
- Navigating Your First IRB Review (September - 2004)
- New APSSC Board Introduced (July - 2004)
- For Mentor or Worse: The Importance of Mentoring Relationships at the Undergraduate Level (June - 2004)
- Psychology All-Stars: Susan Mineka (June - 2004)
- Psychology All-Stars with Paul Ekman (March - 2004)
- Beyond the Classroom: Increasing Student Participation in Professional Organizations (February - 2004)
- Psi Chi Reaches 75: The Youth Psychology Beacon Celebrates an Illuminated History (February - 2004)
- Choosing a Dissertation Topic (January - 2004)
- Gaining Admission: Tips and Strategies for Competitive Graduate School Applications (December - 2003)
- Cracking the Code of Research Experience (November - 2003)
- Applying to Doctoral Graduate Programs: Should You Get a Master’s First? (November - 2003)
- Writing Grant Proposals (October - 2003)
- Applying for Research Grants (September - 2003)
- RiSE-UP Examines Cultural Differences and Freshmen Anxiety (August - 2003)
- Student Grant Winners (August - 2003)
- Consequences of Person-Environment Fit Across Contexts: We Are Where We Live (August - 2003)
- How to Get Published: Guidance from Journal Editors (August - 2003)
- So, You Wanna Go to Grad School? (June - 2003)
- Publishing in Graduate School: Tips for New Graduate Students (April - 2003)
- Waking Up: Using Mindfulness Meditation in Graduate School (March - 2003)
- Focusing on Students: The APS Student Caucus Winter Meeting (February - 2003)
- Science Versus Pseudoscience: Educating the Public Via the Bookstore Project (January - 2003)
- Teaching Psychology: Graduate Student Shares His Lessons Learned from a Summer Teaching Undergraduate Statistics (March - 2002)
- Graduate Students from an Undergraduate Perspective (February - 2002)
- Undergraduates from a Graduate Student Perspective (February - 2002)
- Steps Toward a Self-Evaluating Caucus (January - 2002)
- Resources for Undergraduates (January - 2002)
- Applying to Graduate School: Writing a Compelling Personal Statement (December - 1999)
- What’s Up, Postdoc? (November - 1997)
- APSSC Web Site has a New Look! (November - 1997)
- Making the Best of Graduate School (January - 1997)
- Meet Your APSSC Committee Chairs (November - 1993)
- Meet Your APSSC Executive Council (September - 1993)
- Congratulations (July/August - 1993)
- Notes from the President (May - 1993)
- Outstanding Chapter Award Brings Recognition and Funds (March - 1993)
- Introductions continue… (January - 1993)
- Let Us Introduce Ourselves… (November - 1992)
- New Electronic Network: APSSCnet (September - 1992)
- Student Chapters and the APSSC: Development through Partnership (July - 1992)
- Interview with Bonnie Eberhardt, APSSC Graduate Advocate (May - 1992)
- Cocaine Use is on the Rise (January - 1992)
- Meet the APSSC Officers and Committee Chairs (January - 1992)
- Attention APSSC Student Chapters (January - 1992)
- 1992 APS Convention: Mark Your Calendar, Get Set to Go… (November - 1991)
- University Chapters Update: Chapter Roundup (September - 1991)
- Focus on Luther College (July - 1991)
- Student Chapter Award, Research Awardees, Travel Award Recipients (July - 1991)
- Caucus Meeting At APS Convention (July - 1991)
- Student Chapters Exhibit Diversity (March - 1991)
- Executive Council Meets (March - 1991)
- The Student Notebook (March - 1990)
