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In Appreciation: Robyn Dawes
(1936 – 2010) APS Fellow and Charter Member Robyn Dawes died December 14, 2010 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 74. Dawes was the Charles J. Queenan Jr. University Professor of Psychology at Carnegie
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Harnessing the Power of Wikipedia for Scientific Psychology: A Call to Action
As I wrote in my December column, Wikipedia provides an immense opportunity to teach about psychological science . Wikipedia is massive, with over 3.5 million articles in the English version alone. It is the most
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Sensing Success: Klatzky Doubly Honored
2010 has been a banner year for Roberta L. Klatzky, APS Treasurer and Professor of Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University: She has received both a Humboldt Research Award and the Kurt Koffka
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Member Profile: A Pillar of Psychology
In a few months, Janet Taylor Spence will be fully retired from the University of Texas-Austin, an institution at which she has taught, researched, published, and flourished for the past 30 years. In moving on
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Member Profile: Something Old, Something New
Charles Hamad, an experienced gardener and strong supporter of psychological research, knew it would not be a bed of roses when he took over as director of the Southbury Training School in Danbury, Connecticut, last
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Member Profile: Internet Without Angst: APS Member John Krantz Maintains Tidy APS Home on Web
“Internet is a huge resource but it’s incredibly disorganized, with everyone doing their own thing,” said John Krantz, assistant professor of Psychology at Hanover College. “So I thought it would be a lot easier if
