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Community Psychology: Thee Inteternattiionnaal Hononor Societetty in Psycholh Oogy Eyey Using the “Big Picture” Perspective to Help People on PSI CHI summmer 2010 | vol 14 | no 4 www.psichi.org Community Psychology: Thee Inteternattiionnaal Hononor Societetty in Psycholh oogy eyey Using the “Big Picture” Perspective to Help People on PSI CHI Make the Most Out of Research Experiences ATOP Returns From Haiti A Conversation With Dr. James H. Bray contents | summer 2010 Departments features 3 In This Issue 20 Community Psychology: 4 President’s Message Using the “Big Picture” Be Telemachus, Find Mentor Perspective to Help People 5 Executive Director’s Message Pia Stanard Psi Chi Technology at Your Fingertips Virginia Commonwealth University 12 Awards & Grants Read about the latest award Doing Your Research: and grant winners 24 How to Make the Most Out 18 Get Involved 20 A listing of relevant Psi Chi of Research Experiences information for students Betty S. Lai, MS, MST Adam Margol 35 Convention Calendar Ryan R. Landoll, MS Psi Chi convention programs and other meetings University of Miami (FL) 36 Chapter Activities ATOP of MeaningfulWorld 28 48 Build a Distinctive 28 Resume With Psi Chi Team Returns From Haiti Delivering Psychosocial and Spiritual Rehabilitation Ani Kalayjian, PhD Fordham University at Lincoln Center (NJ) ATOP Team 32 32 We Have Met the Future and It Is Us: A Conversation With Dr. James H. Bray Jessica Holliday, Justin Iverson, Soren Johnson, Andrea McAllister, Kiley Miller, Courtney Moncrief, Bo Orton, and Laura Roof Nebraska Wesleyan University abbreviations APA American Psychological Association special announcements APS Association for Psychological Science EPA Eastern Psychological Association 6 2010–11 New Leaders for PSI CHI MPA Midwestern Psychological Association NEPA New England Psychological Association 8 2010 Psi Chi Conventions RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association 15 Amendment to the Constitution SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association 17 Faculty Members Provide Essential Support WPA Western Psychological Association 2 EYE ON PSI CHI | SUMMER 2010 eye ON PSI CHI www.psichi.org summer 2010 | VOLUME 14 | NUMBER 4 eDitor Michele Rumpf [email protected] eyeart Director/ ONassociate PSI eDitor CHI Susan Iles [email protected] associate eDitor Martha S. Zlokovich, PhD [email protected] Published by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Founded September 4, 1929, at the Ninth International Congress in this issue of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Eye on Psi Chi (ISSN 1092-0803) is pub lished quarterly by Psi Chi, the International Honor So ci ety in Psychology. All contents ©2010 by Psi Chi. The pub li ca tion ith summer in full swing, many of you will find time to unwind and sched ule fol lows the ac a dem ic year: fall, win ter, spring, and summer. Pe ri od i cals postage paid at Chatta noo ga, Tennessee, and at ad di tion al relax from the frenzy of spring finals. The Psi Chi Central Office takes mailing offices. Print ed in the USA. 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Likewise in “Doing Your Research: obtaining proper permission from copyright owners and are liable How to Make the Most Out of Research Experiences,” authors’ Lai, Margol, and for any and all licensing fees required. All persons wishing to utilize any of the above materials must include copies of all permissions Landoll offer a step-by-step guide(page 24) on defining your interests, choosing and credit lines with the article submission. Psi Chi does not accept a lab, and building your experience to become a competitive applicant for paid advertising for its publications Eye on Psi Chi or Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The society does not wish to appear to graduate school. endorse any particular products or services. psi chi boarD of Directors Looking for a career in psychology that can influence change on a larger scale? society presiDent Author Pia Stanard shares her experience (page 20) in “Community Psychology: Alvin Y. Wang, PhD [email protected] Using the ‘Big Picture’ Perspective to Help People.” From a psychosocial PAST-presiDent perspective, Dr. Ani Kalayjian shares the ATOP (Association for Trauma Scott W. VanderStoep, PhD [email protected] Outreach & Prevention) team’s transformative experience helping victims of the presiDent-ELECT recent earthquake in Haiti. Read her moving account (page 28) in “ATOP o f Michael D. Hall, PhD [email protected] Meaningful World Team Returns From Haiti,” as a guide to the importance of EASTERN REGIONAL vice-presiDent helping survivors express their feelings in order to rebuild their lives. Jason R. Young, PhD [email protected] miDWESTERN REGIONAL vice-presiDent How does health care reform, neuroscience, technology, and collaboration impact Betsy L. Morgan, PhD [email protected] a student majoring in psychology? A panel of students from Nebraska Wesleyan ROCKy MOUNTAIN REGIONAL vice-presiDent University sought these answers (page 32) in “We Have Met the Future and It Is R. Eric Landrum, PhD [email protected] Us: A Conversation With Dr. James H. Bray.” Dr. Bray, president of APA in 2009, SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL vice-presiDent shares his views on what students could do to prepare for the future. Maria J. Lavooy, PhD [email protected] SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL vice-presiDent If the New Year is the time to set resolutions, maybe midsummer is the time to Randall E. Osborne, PhD [email protected] reassess if you have realistic expectations for the future. Take stock of the situation WESTERN REGIONAL vice-presiDent to decide if you are heading in the right direction, and if not, be prepared to Ngoc H. Bui, PhD [email protected] change course and focus on your passions and interests. Meanwhile, enjoy the eXECUTIVE DIRECTOR summer break while it lasts! Martha S. Zlokovich, PhD [email protected] eXECUTIVE officer/COO Michele Rumpf [email protected] SUMMER 2010 | EYE ON PSI CHI 3 president’s message Be Telemachus, Find Mentor ou are probably familiar with the mythological access to a research participant pool, IRB compli- figure Odysseus who is the hero of Homer’s ance, and proper guidance in research methodology Yepic poem The Odyssey. However, many of and ethics all require working closely with a faculty you may not know that when Odysseus left for the mentor. Simply put, mentoring is a necessary part Trojan War, he entrusted his wise friend Mentor to of conducting student research–at both the under- oversee the education of his young son Telemachus. graduate and graduate levels. The eponym “mentor” has come to mean someone So how does a student go about finding a mentor? who is a trusted guide, positive role model, and car- While it may be intimidating for some undergradu- ing teacher. ates to introduce themselves to faculty, but there are A great deal of education research has shown the proven and fairly simple techniques for properly benefits of successful mentoring and you can find introducing yourself and establishing a mentoring several online articles in Eye on Psi Chi that promote relationship. Prior to showing up during office mentorship. Some of these articles also describe the hours, visit the psychology department website to qualities that you should seek in an effective mentor and mentoring relationship (Koch, 2002; McElroy learn more about your faculty and determine their and Altarriba, 2001; Olatunji, 2000; Hammer, 2003). research programs. Do any of these faculty research Early in my career, I benefitted enormously from programs interest you? If so, you are ready to intro- both faculty and professional mentors and I am duce yourself during faculty office hours. sure that if asked, your professors can also identify There are just two things to keep in mind when someone who made a lasting impression on their introducing yourself.
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