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Division SPOTLIGHT Div. 2 launches mentoring program Beginning this fall, Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) will match graduate students and early career professionals with more seasoned psychologists to work on projects together through its new Professional Development Mentoring Network. Projects may include developing new courses, learning new teaching technologies, or conducting and publishing scholarly work. For more information, contact program director Laura Lunsford, PhD, at lglunsfo@email.arizona. edu or visit www.teachpsych.org. Divs. 3 and 6 combine convention programming To better serve members and avoid possible overlap, Divs. 3 (Experimental) and 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative) are collaborating on their programming for APA’s 2012 Annual Convention in Orlando, Aug. 2–5. The joint programming track will focus on “cuttingedge cells-to-society science.” Sessions will cover such topics as addiction, applications of associative learning, decisionmaking, episodic memory, empathy, incentive contrast and learning, obesity, spatial learning and performance, and virtual environments. The divisions will also host a symposium in honor of Jeff Bitterman, PhD, a longtime member of both groups. For more information, contact Victoria Chamizo, PhD, at victoria.diez. chamizo@ub.edu or Nancy Dess, PhD, at dessnk@oxy.edu. Students: Share Div. 12 resources on your campus Div. 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) welcomes graduate students from APA accredited doctoral programs to volunteer as campus representatives to share information with faculty and fellow students about the benefits of division membership, upcoming awards and funding opportunities, and committee openings. Div. 12 will host a meeting for campus representatives at APA’s 2012 Annual Convention in Orlando, Aug. 2–5. Division membership is required. To join, email the division at div12apa@comcast.net with “Campus Rep” in the subject line. SIOP offers CE workshops Div. 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology — SIOP) will host 14 continuingeducation workshops on April 25 in San Diego on such topics as Div. 16 to develop child-rights curriculum Thinkstock The Social Justice and Child Rights Working Group of Div. 16 (School) is collaborating with Tulane University, the International Institute for Child Rights and Development and several other groups to produce and pilot-test a child rights curriculum to be used to help educate school psychologists about children’s rights to education, health care and social services as spelled out in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child. To contribute or participate in the program development, go to www.cred-pro.org or contact Bonnie K. Nastasi, PhD, at bnastasi@tulane.edu. 80 MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY • APRIL 2012 http://www.teachpsych.org http://www.cred-pro.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - April 2012

Monitor on Psychology - April 2010
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Internship Shortage Continues
Mental Health Services Remain Scarce at Community Colleges
Apa Weighs in on the Constitutionality of Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders
Apa Praises Court’s Support for Equality
New Mobile App Answers Psychologists’ Clinical Questions
Nih Offers Free Web Resources for Psychologist Researchers
New and Improved Psyclink
In Brief
Government Relations Update
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Random Sample
Judicial Notebook
Early Career Psychology
Psychologist Profile
Coal Miners’ Dilemma
The Science of Political Advertising
Science Watch
Science Directions
More Support Needed for Trauma Interventions
The Case Against Spanking
Innovative Psychology at the High School Level
Speaking of Education
Apa Divisions Reach Out to New Psychologists
New Journal Editors
A Home Base for Multiple Fields
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Awards and Funding Opportunities
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - April 2012