Tag: Professional Development
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The Greatest Barrier to Open Access: The Pay to Play Model of Academic Publishing
by Thomas Harrison, M.A., Stony Brook University The concept of increasing scientific communication originates in academic publishing in 1665 (Fyfe, 2015). Indeed, the longest running scientific journal, the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society was founded to embody empirical philosophy set forth by Sir Frances Bacon (The Royal Publishing Society, n.dab). Here, the sole goal…
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Dear Therapists: An Interview with Lori Gottlieb on Navigating Graduate School and Beyond
by Madeline Pike, M.A., Temple University Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” and “Marry Him,” TED Speaker, co-host of the popular “Dear Therapists” podcast, and “Dear Therapist” columnist for The Atlantic. Her books have sold over one million copies worldwide. In her work, Lori…
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I Got An Invite! Now What?
by Molly Bowdring, University of Pittsburgh Now that the internship application season has come to a close, students who have gone through the process are eager to share strategies aimed at helping you to minimize your burden and maximize your likelihood of success. Specifically, we highlight approaches for navigating one aspect of the application process:…
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Licensure and PCSAS: Commonalities and Differences Across States
by Stephanie L. Haft, UC Berkeley After graduate school, internship, and postdoc, there is still one more step to complete in order to independently work with clients as a psychologist: licensure. To be licensed, all states have requirements that are typically under the jurisdiction of state licensing boards. The state uses these licensing requirements to establish…
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Academic Twitter: Connecting, Communicating, and Collaborating with Your Scientific Colleagues
by Kathryn Coniglio, Rutgers University Why Join Academic Twitter? Imagine a social media platform where, instead of being inundated by pictures of your friends on vacation, your feed is curated with scientists in your field sharing newly published papers. Enter: Academic Twitter. For those who may be unfamiliar, Academic Twitter is a community within the standard Twitter platform…
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Raising a Family While Attending Graduate School
by Brett Boeh Bergmann, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Living up to being a clinical scientist involves juggling many hats. Many of us find our time stretched between research and clinical work with the hope that the two might inform one another to live up to the evidenced-based principles lauded by our training programs.…