Psychologists in
Non-Traditional Academic Departments
This Observer series highlights APS Members working outside the traditional psychology department at universities and colleges. Writing about their academic training, research, and teaching assignments, these "Non-Traditional" psychologists explore how they collaborate and interact with other campus departments, and the benefits of or barriers to working as a psychologist in a non-traditional department.
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Isn't That Spatial
By Reginald G. Golledge
In the non-traditional series, Reginald Golledge maps where geography and psychology meet.
November 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 11) -
Giving Psychology the Business
By Stephen J. Hoch
In the non-traditional series, Stephen J. Hoch markets the more appealing points of how his original study, the psychology of decision-making, gave him the business.
November 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 11) -
Medical School Academics
By Matthew Aalsma
In the non-traditional series, Matthew Aalsma disects the more auspicious aspects of his place as an assistant professor in a medical school.
November 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 11) -
The Non-Traditional Transition to a PhD
By Kim Thomas and Harold S. Jenkins
December 2007 Observer (Volume 20, Number 11) -
Psychology in a Community-Based Medical School
By Glen Aylward
In the Non-Traditional series, Glen Aylward discusses the unique challenges encountered in a community-based medical school.
October 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 10) -
The Osteopathic Path
By Michael M. Patterson
In the Non-Traditional series, Michael M. Patterson stresses self-confidence as the key to success outside traditional psychology fields.
October 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 10) -
An Education in Action Research
By Michael Strait
In the Non-Traditional series, Michael Strait describes how his attempt to return to action research led him to his current position as director of assessment and testing.
October 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 10) -
Shifting Focus: The Experience of a Traditional Academic in a Professional School
By Larry E. Beutler
September 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 9) -
Workout Tips From the Exercise and Sport Science Department
By Diane Gill
September 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 9) -
The Many Roles of a Research Psychologist in a Medical School
By Robert M. Hamm
September 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 9) -
From Psychology to Allied Health: An Interdisciplinary Vision
By Tom Miller
September 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 9) -
Re-engineering Social Encounters
By Robert Kraut
July 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 7) -
A Vision of Interdisciplinary Research
By Michael Scheessele
July 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 7) -
Ergo, Ergonomics
By Stover H. Snook
July 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 7) -
Food for Thought: A Career in Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research
By Howard Schutz
July 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 7) -
The Long Winding Road
By Norm Bregman
June 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 6) -
Intellectual Diversity in Marketing
By Keith E. Niedermeier
June 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 6) -
The Interaction Between Places and Faces
By Staffan Hygge
June 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 6) -
Psychologist as Fish Out of Water
By Lyn Corno
June 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 6) -
Who Am I?
By Frank Winn
June 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 6) -
Psychology in Business Schools
By Max Bazerman
May 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 5) -
Creating an Identity for Sport Psychology
By Robert N. Singer
May 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 5) -
Applying Scientific Psychology to Questions of Law
By Jennifer K. Robbennolt
May 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 5) -
Combining Psychological Science and Nursing to Promote Patient Adherence
By Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob
May 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 5) -
Psychologist Turned Cantor
By Scott Sokol
May 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 5) -
Crossing Disciplines, Languages, and Borders
By Linda Polka
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
Interdisciplinary is Norm at Carnegie Mellon
By Michael L. DeKay
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
Promoting Academic Excellence
By Todd Zakrajsek
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
Hospitality is Part of My Job
By Michael Lynn
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
Life in a Multidisciplinary Environment
By Kimihiko Yamagishi
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
Holding onto Psychology in Leisure Studies
By Douglas Kleiber
April 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 4) -
No Starving Artist, Psychologist Collaborates in Advertising
By Patrick Vargis
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Vargas has appointments in the departments of advertising and psychology. His research focuses on implicit measures of attitudes and personality.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
'Quantitative Methods Travel Well' from Educational Psychology to Nursing
By Steve Owen
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Owen discusses educational research and his new career as a biostatician.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
Teaching Dentists to Treat People, Not Teeth
By Marita Rohr Ingehart
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Inglehart's research focuses on the role of psychosocial factors in oral health and oral health care.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
Adventures of an Experimental Psychologist in Medical Imaging
By Elizabeth Krupinski
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Krupinski is the Director of Evaluation and Asessment for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and President of the Medical Image Perception Society.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
An Unplanned Career in Planning
By Michael Lindell
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Lindell's primary research focuses on the processes by which individuals and organizations prepare for environmental hazards and respond to them when they strike.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
'Wild Mice Are Smarter Than I'
By Richard L. Doty
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Doty is currently director of the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center and professor of psychology in the department of otorhinolaryngology.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3) -
Educational Study Takes on New Text With Semiotics
By Donald J. Cunningham
Psychologists put down roots in more than just traditional psychology departments. Cunningham pursues research and development in computer mediated instruction and is a leading contributor to the development of semiotic/constructivist theories of learning and instruction.
March 2003 Observer (Volume 16, Number 3)