Association for Psychological Science - Observer Archive

December 2003
Volume 16, Number 12

1.	Cultural Psychology: Studying More Than the 'Exotic Other' By Alana Conner Snibbe The emerging field of cultural psychology is crossing disciplines and boundaries to find the relationship between the human psyche and its environment. (News)

2.	NIH Research Under Scrutiny By Andrew Kessler NIH research on sexual behavior has recently come under Congressional scrutiny. The latest development in this increasingly hot topic is the release of the names of 150 grantees being dubbed "hit list" and prompting comparisons to "scientific McCarthyism." (News)

3.	Rigor, Relevance, and Utilization By Grover J. Whitehurst The Institute of Education Sciences was created to reform education practice and research. Its mission is to ensure that education research can benefit from the same empirical foundation as medical sciences. (News)

4.	Reading and Writing; Speaking and Listening By Roddy Roediger The stack of papers at the corner of the desk grows every day, and nothing short of a formidable wind will diminish it. APS President Roediger explains how skimming, listening, and speaking may be the keys to speed-reading. (Presidential Column)

5.	Grading the Graders By Wilbert McKeachie Wilbert McKeachie responds to Roddy Roediger's August 2003 column on reaching students and grading teachers. (Letters)

6.	Psychological Science Goes Monthly: New Covers for APS Journals Beginning in January 2004, Psychological Science will be published monthly, and APS journals will have new covers. (News)

7.	Fighting the Elements: Helping Human Performance Conquer Natural Environments By Richard F. Johnson Richard F. Johnson circumambulates a career that began studying human factors at the US Army Research Institute. He then evaluated clothing performance in Natick Laboratories, and returned to ARI to research the natural environment. (News)

8.	Psychological Fly-By: A Brief History of Industrial Psychology in the US Air Force By William H. Hendrix William Hendrix describes the roots of industrial psychology in the Air Force, from its early conceptions with WWI Alpha tests for literacy, to its later impact on human factors engineering. (News)

9.	To Air Is Human: Applying Psychology to Air Force Problems By Barry P. Goettl Barry Goettl describes his turbulent path from psychology major to Air Force researcher, his development of a flight simulator, and the pride he gets from assisting active soldiers. (News)

10.	Looking Back With Pride By Kathryn H. Knudson Kathryn H. Knudson reflects on a successful military career as a research psychologist, in which she studied soldier-family health and women's health issues. (News)

11.	Getting Started on the Web: Enhancing Instruction in Psychology By Pamela I. Ansburg, Michael Caruso, Sally Kuhlenschmidt The December Teaching Tips column explores the World Wide Web for easy-to-use, effective ways of enhancing psychology studies. (Teaching Tips)

12.	Gaining Admission: Tips and Strategies for Competitive Graduate School Applications By Katherine M. Dollar and Andrea R. Perry Ready for the next level? December's Student Notebook makes sure of it, by offering advice and helpful resources on the graduate school application process. (Student Notebook)

13.	University of Vermont A profile of the University of Vermont psychology program, which includes developmental and social, biobehavioral, behavioral psychopharmocology, and clinical clusters. (Department Profile)

14.	People The December People section highlights the prize-winning research efforts of four APS Members. (News)

15.	New Psychological Science Associate Editor Reid Hastie By Eric Jaffe A brief glimpse at the editorial approach and research interests of new Psychological Science associate editor Reid Hastie. (News)

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