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DC Government Study Finds Body-Worn Cameras Have No Effect on Police Uses of Force
The Lab @ DC, a research team within the Washington, DC city government, has just released the results of a two-year-long study investigating the effects of police body-worn cameras on policing in DC.
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Seven Costs of the Money Chase: How Academia’s Focus on Funding Influences Scientific Progress
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Scott O. Lilienfeld details his concerns about academia’s emphasis on big research grants — and the reward system for the scientists who land them.
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APS Grants and Recognition for Students
The career path for students in psychological science can seem daunting at times, with many factors influencing your decisions and choices. Is academia the best fit for you, or would you flourish in another setting?
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A Magnetic Field: Psychological Scientists Lead fMRI Labs
Once the domain of medical schools, brain imaging labs are increasingly interdisciplinary and thriving under the leadership of psychology departments.
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Taking Responsibility for Our Field’s Reputation
To put it bluntly, academic psychology’s public reputation seems to be in free fall. When the press coverage of the “replicability crisis” in psychological science first began a few years ago, reporters generally broached the
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Estes Fund Grants Aim to Raise Awareness of Computational Tools
The William K. and Katherine W. Estes Fund, which was created to honor the legacy of influential psychological scientist Bill Estes, has awarded three grants for programs focused on increasing awareness of how computational tools
