New APS Board Members Known for Work on Inequality, Development
Jennifer Eberhardt, widely respected for her work on race and inequality, becomes APS President-Elect, joined by new Members-at-Large Seth Pollak and Janet F. Werker. More
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new set of practices has begun to take shape in how psychological scientists teach and conduct research. A global survey of the field reveals the scope of the impact, along with strategies being used to overcome the considerable challenges associated with moving research and learning from in-person laboratory settings and classrooms to online platforms. More
Jennifer Eberhardt, widely respected for her work on race and inequality, becomes APS President-Elect, joined by new Members-at-Large Seth Pollak and Janet F. Werker. More
APS President Shinobu Kitayama explores the benefits and ideals of the open-access model, the two main prototypes of open-access journals, and the very real costs and other challenges associated with producing them. More
New York University’s György Buzsáki proposes that our newborn brains are filled with largely random patterns, which he refers to as an “inside-out” framework. More
Recent research highlights from APS journals. More
Techniques and strategies for making connections remotely, identifying pain points, and building collaborations with your future colleagues. More
Psychological scientists who have chosen careers outside of academia share helpful experiences and tips. More
Low-cost, potentially high-impact collaborations based on large-scale data sets and tested under real-world conditions are the hallmarks of the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES). More
Online learning grants have been awarded to 10 projects, while grants of up to $5,000 will continue to be available for anti-racist curricular twice per year. More
Researchers closely examine the racial dimensions of what they consider to be top-tier cognitive, developmental, and social psychology journals. More
More than 60,000 participants have participated in a global study to investigate the psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. More
As the U.S. Congress worked to develop the country’s budget for fiscal year 2021, behavioral science landed critical mentions among lawmakers’ priorities, a reflection of APS’s advocacy work with policymakers. More
After fierce opposition from the scientific and academic community, including APS, proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy for international students were quickly dropped. More
Several theories point to human’s unique capacity to teach and learn from others as an evolutionary turning point in human history. More
Student-led Wikiversity is helping to improve the quality and detail of information about psychological science on Wikipedia. More
Education Matters: Making the Mind’s Muscles by David G. Myers. Reaping the Rewards of Regret by C. Nathan DeWall. More
Kelsie Forbush, recognized as an APS Rising Star in 2015, discusses landing her first job post-PhD, launching a lab at the University of Kansas, and the importance of collaborating with clinicians. More
Repeated incidences of racial discrimination and violence have far reaching consequences for mental health. More
Ji Son, a professor of cognitive psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, uncovers data-based methods for helping students understand statistics more deeply. More
Featuring articles on the sharing economy, health and happiness, and social connection. More