March 2004
Volume 17, Number 3
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'Highly Cited,' Highly Controversial
By Richard Hebert It's meant to be an indicator of influence in the field. But what does an index of scholarly citations really tell us? (News) |
| 2. |
Expressing Genetic Information
By Siri Carpenter A new intramural unit at NIH brings behavioral and social scientists into the Genome Project for health communication research--but what about behavioral genetics? (News) |
| 3. |
Beck In Action
By Anita Bowles Grawemeyer-winning psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck is proud to be mistaken for a psychologist. (News) |
| 4. |
Translation the Topic at NIDDK
By Eric Jaffe 'Clinic to Community' conference raises questions, answers, and hope. (News) |
| 5. |
Affect Valuation
By Jeanne L. Tsai Jeanne Tsai, Stanford University, previews her 2004 Annual Convention invited talk on affect valuation and its theory, measurement, and cultural variation. (News) |
| 6. |
Our Beastly Selves
By Virginia S. Y. Kwan Virginia Kwan, Princeton University, previews her 2004 Annual Convention invited talk on exorcising the ghosts of anthropomorphism. (News) |
| 7. |
Jamesland a Delightful Visit
By Elaine Hatfield A book review of new psychological fiction. (News) |
| 8. |
Befriending Taylor's Research
By Saira I. Qureshi A letter on Shelley Taylor's tend-and-befriend research. (Letters) |
| 9. |
Dusty Roads to Ivory Towers
By Bonnie Strickland Bonnie Strickland details her path from Southern child to successful researcher in part two of Why Study Psychology, a series in which psychologists were asked to share their stories and illuminate the heart of this career decision. (News) |
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Psychology, Love, and Rock' n' Roll
By Michael Gill Michael Gill tells about going from rock star prodigy to social-personality psychologist in part two of Why Study Psychology, a series in which psychologists were asked to share their stories and illuminate the heart of this career decision. (News) |
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The Decision
By Virginia O'Leary Virginia O'Leary goes down the list of circumstances that took her from philosophy/religion double major to psychologist in part two of Why Study Psychology, a series in which psychologists were asked to share their stories and illuminate the heart of this career decision. (News) |
| 12. |
Serendipity or Destiny?
By Stuart Smith Stuart Smith decides whether luck or fate decided his career in part two of Why Study Psychology, a series in which psychologists were asked to share their stories and illuminate the heart of this career decision. (News) |
| 13. |
The Secret Vita
By Roddy Roediger The "Vita Voyeur" missed this one: Keeping a separate curriculum vita for your other life. (News) |
| 14. |
What Happened to Behaviorism?
By Roddy Roediger Whatever happened to that field called behaviorism? Roddy Roediger shares his theories on behaviorism's disappearance--or lack thereof. (Presidential Column) |
| 15. |
Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
By Sharon A. Hollander, Barbara R. Herbert, and Karen Stieglitz DePalma March Teaching Tips discuss the numerous unknown benefits that can result from efficient faculty-librarian collaboration. (Teaching Tips) |
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Student Caucus Midterm Report
By H'Sien Hayward At the year's halfway mark, the Student Caucus tells why it's made the grade. (Student Notebook) |
| 17. |
Psychology All-Stars with Paul Ekman
By Julie Hall In this occasional series allowing students better access to elite faculty, Paul Ekman shares his words of wisdom on pathways to success for graduate students. (Student Notebook) |
| 18. |
Silver to Advise Homeland Security
APS Fellow and Charter Member Roxane Cohen Silver was recently named to a new nine-member national advisory panel on homeland security. (News) |
| 19. |
Designing for Dissemination: For Rimer, Driving Application Means Using a New Map
By Eric Jaffe (News) |