March 2014 – Psychology Benefits Society

March 25, 2014March 26, 2014Administrator

Let’s Get Everyone Brushing…Their Minds!

By S. D. Shantinath, DDS, MPH, PhD (Associate Professor of Public Health, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences) What do you get when you mix a pediatric dentist with a clinical psychologist, and toss in a master’s degree in public health? Someone who wants to get the whole world brushing – brushing their teeth, and […]

March 24, 2014June 24, 2014Administrator

When Policy Gets Under the Skin (In a Good Way): The Case of LGBT Health

By Caroline Fitz, MPhil (Graduate Student Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) In what percentage of states do you think it’s legal to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in the workforce: 20%, 40%, 60%? If you guessed 60%, you’re right. In 29 and 33 states, respectively, employers can fire you for […]

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014Administrator

40 Years Strong: APA’s Committee on Women in Psychology Made History

By Joan C. Chrisler, PhD, 2013 Chair of APA’s Committee on Women in Psychology It may be hard to imagine now, but before the creation of APA’s Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP), there was blatant discrimination in the hiring of women psychologists and obliviousness to, if not open disregard for, the needs of women […]

March 11, 2014March 10, 2014Administrator

Barbie as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model? Our Girls (and Boys) Deserve Better

By Eileen Zurbriggen, PhD (Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz) and Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD (Professor of Psychology, Colorado College) The latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is out, with a print edition of 200+ pages, a mobile app, bonus online photographs and videos, and even a hardcover book to celebrate the 50th anniversary. But […]

March 10, 2014March 10, 2015Administrator

7 Things Everyone Should Know About the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women and Girls

By Efua Andoh (Public Interest Communications) Women and girls living with HIV in America are mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. Women and girls affected by the epidemic – particularly those of color –deserve a voice and their unique needs and challenges require attention. In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, here is […]

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014Administrator

Let Us Care for Ourselves and Our Loved Ones

We are honored to publish this guest post by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro on the need for paid family and medical leave. By U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) If you have a baby, shouldn’t you be able to take time off from work to care for your newborn? Most of the world thinks so. In fact, every single […]

March 4, 2014Administrator

21 Microaggressions in Photos

Our fellow APA blog for graduate psychology students, GradPsych Blog, has a great post up about the various types of microaggressions faced by students at university. We have cross-posted it below: By Eddy Ameen, PhD (Asst. Director, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students) Microagressions aren’t just a term you read and theorize about. They happen everyday […]