Professional associations and colleagues are a vital link to new issues, research, and programs in the field. Scan these websites for helpful content.Consider joining or attending conferences.View or subscribe to blogs, podcasts, etc.
Center for Psychology and Health (APA)
Society for Health Psychology (APA Div. 38)
American Board of Clinical Health Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology)
NUIG Health Psychology Blog (School of Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway)
Marin Health Psychologist Blog (most recent post in 2014)
Special Issue: Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Health Psychology. (Apr, 2013) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81 (2). Available in PsychART database.
Psychology.org - career & employment information; online "Encyclopedia of Psychology" collection of submitted articles.
Health psychology issues and development as currently discussed in blogs and general interest publications:
Weighing the Options: Health-Psychology Expert Gives Tips for Avoiding “Freshman 15” , By Tom McLaughlin. Rutgers-Camden NewsNow, 3 Sept. 2015
'Death Panels': Moving Beyond the Rhetoric by Kenneth W. Lin, MD, MPH. Medscape, 15 Sept. 2015.
Ashley Madison and the psychology of cheating and apologizing by Melissa Dahl. CNN, 24 Aug. 2015
How Reliable Are Psychology Studies? (2015, Sep 08). New York Times. Retrieved from http://0-search.proquest.com.enterprise.sacredheart.edu/docview/1709935568?accountid=28645
Lisa, F. B. (2015, Sep 01). Psychology is not in crisis. New York Times. Retrieved from http://0-search.proquest.com.enterprise.sacredheart.edu/docview/1708404820?accountid=28645
Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. (28 Aug. 2015) Science. 349:6251, 943. See full text of research article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4716, available for purchase or through subscription
The origin of moralizing gods, replicating 100 psychology experiments, and a roundup of daily news stories. Science Podcast: 28 August 2015. [downloadable MP3 file].
How One University Uses a ‘Mental-Health Kiosk’ to Reach Students (2015) Special Report: Student Mental Health, Chronicle of Higher Education
Academic reference sources (subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, etc.) are key tools as you begin your research. The authors are experts in their field, generally college faculty; authors of articles in academic encyclopedias are usually identified by name or initials with each article. Leaders in the field are identified, leading theories and controversies are summarized, and bibliographies of relevant journal articles and monographs are offered.
Academic reference sources help you determine the scope and direction of your research. Are their narrower sub-topics on which to focus? Is there a related field of interest? What are some logical ways to organize your paper and major topics to address?
Circulating books may be borrowed; print journals and reference books [call numbers beginning "REF" or "CAMBRIDGE"] must be used in the Sacred Heart library. E-books and e-journals can be accessed on- or off-campus via the internet using the SHU user ID and password.
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