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Student Notebook: Making the Most of Academic Conventions
Going to an academic convention is an exciting opportunity to connect with colleagues and exchange stimulating ideas.
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Student Notebook: APS Student Caucus, Advancing Our Community of Students
Each fall, the APS Student Caucus (APSSC) Executive Board meets at APS headquarters in Washington, DC to discuss student engagement and convention programming. This annual meeting gives us a chance to reflect as a group
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Getting Involved On and Off Campus
For many people, the first few years of graduate school are pretty much alike: spending hours reading journal articles, taking classes, formulating research questions, doing the research, and writing papers. Aside from the occasional required
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Professional Networking as a Graduate Student
Getting your name out into the academic world may seem most relevant for students approaching graduation, but it is never too early to begin the networking process.
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Testing for Measurement Invariance: Does your measure mean the same thing for different participants?
From Beck’s Depression Inventory to the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), psychological scientists regularly use scales, schedules, and inventories in published empirical papers. But how can we be certain that these questionnaires actually measure the same construct across all respondents?
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Students Learn Naked Truths About Publishing, Jobs, and More
The APS Student Caucus (APSSC) organized several exciting and informative events for student members from across the globe at the 2018 APS Annual Convention in San Francisco. The events included networking opportunities, award addresses, and