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Presidential Column

The Changing Landscape for Research and Education in Psychological Science

It doesn’t seem possible but this is the last column of my term as APS President. Throughout the past year you have heard from many of our APS colleagues who hold various administrative positions in universities in the United States and Europe. ... More>


Observation

New Guidelines for Training in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) recently sponsored an Inter-organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education to develop guidelines and statements of best practices for integrated education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology (CBP) at the doctoral level. The task force was co-chaired by APS Fellow Robert K. Klepac, immediate past president of ABCT, and George F. Ronan, professor of psychology and director of the Violence Reduction Clinic at Cen­tral Michigan University. ... More>


Remembrance

Remembering Robert Glaser

Robert Glaser, founding director of the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) and Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away on February 4, 2012. ... More>


Narrowing the Achievement Gap with a Psychological Intervention


Karen A. Matthews

University of Pittsburgh James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Karen Matthews is renowned for her many and multi-faceted contributions to the formation and growth of health psychology as a discipline. Her ... More>