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PsycCareers.com CAREER OPPORTUNITIES to their own interests. Applicants must have their Ph.D., Psy.D. or M.D. The fellowship helps individuals gain licensure. We are looking to fill a position early 2012. The fellowship includes a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a professional travel stipend. Submit your application online via the University of Minnesota employment website, https:// employment.umn.edu/applicants/ jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp. quiries to: Rob Kirby at: rkirby@ umphysicians.umn.edu. In- POSTDOCTORAL CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School has an opening for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine. Provide integrated care and individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy in outpatient clinics of a large family medicine residency program for a wide range of problems including anxiety and depressive disorders, chronic pain, eating disorders, marital and sexual problems, and family discord. Will be involved in the overall behavioral medicine teaching for the family practice residents and complete a research project under pervision. Applications be received by October 1, 2011, for a start in November, 2011 to January, 2012. Applicants must have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. and will be eligible for Minnesota licensure. Competitive salary with excellent benefits. Apply online with curriculum vitae, cover letter and three references to: https:// employment.umn.edu/applicants/ jsp/shared/search/Search_css.jsp. Refer to requisition number 172651. Address cover letter to: Eli Coleman, Ph.D., Director of Behavioral Medicine, DFMCH, 1300 S. 2nd St., Ste. 180, Minneapolis, MN 55454. The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY: The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking to fill five tenure-track positions, four at tant professor and one at the rank of associate professor, beginning August 2012. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in psychology by time of appointment; potential for excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; and ability to establish an active, programmatic line of research and seek external funding. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011, and continue until the position is filled. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. Experimen- the rank of assis- MISSISSIPPI FIVE TENURE-TRACK POSI- faculty sushould interpersonal problems, tal: We anticipate filling one position in social psychology within the experimental program. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in social cognition or social development (broadly defined). However, we also welcome qualified applicants from other areas of social psychology. For more information, contact: John Harsh, Social Psychology Search Committee Chair, john.harsh@usm. edu. We also seek an experimental psychologist (broadly defined) for our Gulf Coast campus. Although candidates from all areas of experimental psychology are encouraged to apply for this position, we are especially interested in candidates with research interests that overlap with those of existing faculty at the Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg campuses, particularly social, cognitive, behavioral neuroscience, and developmental psychology. For more information, contact: Michael Mong (Michael.Mong@usm.edu), Coast Psychology Search Committee Chair. School: We seek two school psychologists to join our APA and NCATE/NASP-accredited program in school psychology. One position will be for a training director at the associate level and the second position will be at the assistant level. For more information, contact Brad A. Dufrene, School Psychology Search Committee Chair, brad. dufrene@usm.edu. Clinical: We seek a clinical psychologist to join our APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology at the assistant professor level with expertise that contributes to either our adult clinical or child clinical concentration areas. For more information, contact: Tammy D. Barry, Clinical Psychology Search Committee Chair, tammy. barry@usm.edu. The University of Southern Mississippi has approximately 16,000 students on two campuses. The Department of Psychology, designated as one of six Centers of Excellence in the university, is a growing and dynamic department, with 33 full-time faculty lines and approximately 550 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate students. It is located in Hattiesburg, MS, a prosperous Sun Belt community about 70 miles from the Gulf Coast and about 100 miles from New Orleans. Applicants should send current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, academic transcripts, reprints/preprints of publications, statement of research interests and needs, a statement of teaching experience and philosophy, and a formal letter of application outlining interests and qualifications to the chair of the appropriate search committee, The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, 118 College Drive #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 394060001. In addition, applicants must complete an employment appli- OCTOBER 2011 • MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY cation form located on The University of Southern Mississippi Human Resources website at www. usm.edu/hr/emp_app/main.php. More detailed information about each position can be found at http:// www.usm.edu/hr/listings. Information concerning the Psychology Department’s faculty, programs, and facilities can be obtained at http://www.usm.edu/psy/. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer MISSOURI ENDOWED ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP: Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Psychology, is seeking candidates for a tenure-track endowed associate professorship position in personality psychology, to teach psychology or related courses, conduct research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, advise student and participate in department governance and university service. A Ph.D. in this field is required. The Saul and Louise Rosenzweig Professorship in Personality Science was created from the estate of Saul Rozenzweig. We seek candidates at the associate professor level or below who are doing research in the area of personality psychology, broadly defined. While all areas of personality science will be considered, we are especially interested in candidates doing research related to Rosenzweig’s interests, including personality theory and assessment, the study of lives over time, empirical studies of mental processes, or the analysis of lives marked by exceptional creativity. The primary qualification for this position is demonstrated excellence in empirical research and teaching. The Search Committee will begin the formal review process November 1, 2011, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. We especially encourage applications from women and members of minority groups. E-mail curriculum vitae, reprints, a short statement of research interests and teaching experience, and three letters of reference to: Cheri B. Casanova at cbcasano@wustl.edu. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment eligibility verification required upon hire. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: Washington University in St. Louis is seeking candidates for a tenure-track position in clinical psychology at the assistant professor level to publish in peer-reviewed journals, advise students and participate in department governance and university service. Candidates in all areas within clinical psychology will be considered. The primary qualifications for this position are demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. Completion of an APA-accredited clinical internship is preferred and a Ph.D. in this field is required. We especially encourage applications from women and members of minority groups. E-mail curriculum vitae, reprints, a short statement of research interests and teaching experience, and three letters of reference to: Cheri B. Casanova at cbcasano@wustl.edu. The Search Committee will begin the formal review process November 1, 2011; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment eligibility verification required upon hire. BEHAVIORAL CLINICAL CONSULTANT, PEER REVIEWER— LICENSED PH.D.: This position will report up through the ALERT (revolutionary data-driven outpatient care) outpatient program. The ALERT peer reviewer will be responsible for conducting peer-topeer clinical reviews of outpatient cases where the patient’s length of stay exceeds normative standards, and/or the patient’s care cannot be authorized by a care advocate. The ALERT peer reviewer will be responsible for applying medical necessity criteria to these cases resulting in the authorization of continued treatment if medically necessary, authorization of a modified treatment plan as appropriate, or issuance of an adverse benefit EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGIS TS Self-care is an ethical imperative for ECPs Too few early career psychologists recognize the stress they are under and the need to make self-care a priority, said speakers at APA’s 2011 Annual Convention. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - October 2011

Monitor on Psychology - October 2011
President’s Column
Subtle and stunning slights
Contents
From the CEO
Live science on the showroom floor
Zimbardo re-examines his landmark study
Ready, set, mentor
Attention students and ECPs: Self-care is an ‘ethical imperative’
Suicide risk is high among war veterans in college, study finds
Psychotherapy is effective and here’s why
From toilet to tap: getting people to drink recycled water
What’s ahead for psychology practice?
A push for more accountability is changing the accreditation process
Peer, parental support prove key to fighting childhood obesity
Popular media’s message to girls
Bullying may contribute to lower test scores
A consequence of cuckoldry: More (and better) sex?
Manatees’ exquisite sense of touch may lead them into dangerous waters
Building a better tomato
How will China’s only children care for their aging parents?
‘Spice’ and ‘K2’: New drugs of abuse now on the market
Many suspects don’t understand their right to remain silent
In Brief
Boosting minority achievement
Where’s the progress?
And social justice for all
Helping new Americans find their way
Segregation’s ongoing legacy
A new way to combat prejudice
Retraining the biased brain
Suppressing the ‘white bears’
How to eat better — mindlessly
Protect your aging brain
Must babies always breed marital discontent?
Outing addiction
Flourish 2051
The danger of stimulants
Keys to making integrated care work
Is technology ruining our kids?
Facebook: Friend or foe?
The promise of Web 3.0
NIMH invests in IT enhanced interventions
Science Directions
Science Directions
PsycAdvocates work to safeguard key programs
The psychology of spending cuts
APA’s strategic plan goes live
Visionary leaders
Bravo!
Vote on bylaws amendments

Monitor on Psychology - October 2011