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Contact the Search and Screen Committee if you have a special need/accommodation to aid your participation in our hiring process. Employment will require a criminal background check. A pending criminal charge or conviction will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, UW–La Crosse does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record. WYOMING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: The University of Wyoming Psychology Department invites applicants for a tenure-track clinical psychology assistant professor position to begin August 2012. We seek a productive researcher specializing in any area of clinical psychology, but are especially interested in applicants focusing on child and adolescent psychology or developmental psychopathology or someone who does research in an area that is particularly relevant to these life periods (e.g., eating disorders, substance use). 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Laramie, a family-friendly small town situated in the high plains between the Laramie mountain range and the Medicine Bow mountain range, has abundant outdoor recreation, a strong economy, and is an easy drive to Denver, CO. Interested candidates should send or e-mail a letter of application describing research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, selected reprints, and teaching evaluations, and have three letters of reference e-mailed or sent to: Walt Scott (psyc.uw@uwyo.edu), Chair, Clinical Psychology Search Committee, University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Department 3415, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071. UW is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: Immediate opening for a licensed or licensed eligible psychologist in a comprehensive community mental health and substance center. Position includes: performing psychological and therapy to individuals and families. 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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

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