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Doug Haldeman, PhD Distinguished Student Contribution: Melanie Brewster and Caroline Lippy Evelyn Hooker Award for Distinguished Contribution by an Ally: Brent Mallinckrodt, PhD The Bisexual Foundation Scholarship Award: Michael Stief Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award: Jordan Simonson Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez Student Travel Awards: Danielle “Danny” K. Phillip and Eddie Siu-Kwan Chong Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award: Esther Tebbe Transgender Research Award: Rodrigo A. Aguayo Romero Presidential Citation: Carol Goodheart, EdD Div. 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) Charles and Shirley Thomas Award: Gail Wyatt, PhD Emerging Professional Award, Research: Joseph Gone, PhD Emerging Professional Award, Service: Michi Fu, PhD Distinguished Career Contributions to Research Award: Gordon Nagayama Hall, PhD Distinguished Career Contributions to Service Award: Michael Connor, PhD Distinguished Student Research Award: Kimberly Langrehr A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert Distinguished Student Service Award: Dianna Gonzalez Div. 46 (Media) Distinguished Lifetime Achievement: Frank Farley, PhD, and Bernard Luskin, PhD Distinguished Professional Contribution: John Grohol, PhD Distinguished Scientific Contribution: Amy Nathanson, PhD Early Career Psychologist: Ryan Niemiec, PhD Div. 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence) Ralph K. White Lifetime Achievement Award: Cristina Jayme Montiel, PhD Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award: Diane Bretherton, PhD Early Career Awardee: Elizabeth Levy Paluck, PhD Nominations for the $25,000 Beckman award due by Oct. 31 Know a higher education faculty member who has inspired his or her students to make a difference in their communities? If so, nominate him or her for the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, which offers a $25,000 monetary award. Last year’s prestigious award recipients were Carol S. Dweck PhD, of Stanford University; Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, of Yale University; Kathleen McDermott, PhD, of Columbia University; Claude M. Steele, PhD, Columbia University; James O. Prochaska, PhD, of the University of Rhode Island; and Judith Resnik, PhD, JD, Yale Law School. The award was established in 2008 under the will of Gail McKnight Beckman (1938-2007) in memory of her mother, Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. serves as the Trustee. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman was an educator, a renowned author and a pioneer in the field of psychology. She was one of the first female psychology professors at Columbia University, and she taught at the University of Pennsylvania. Beckman authored nine books and textbooks about child and adolescent Psychology. Beckman was a champion of gender equality and an advocate for the advancement of women in academia. Individuals nominated for the award must be current or former teachers, professors or instructors in any higher education academic field. Preference will be given to educators in the fields of psychology, medicine and law. To be considered, the educator must currently teach or have taught at a United States college, university, junior college, community college or technical school. Award candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent resident aliens. The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Awards Advisory Committee is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 award cycle. Nomination forms must be postmarked by Oct. 31. Award winners will be notified by Dec. 31. The award recipients will be honored at the second annual Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Awards Ceremony in Atlanta. For more information go to www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/ beckman. 90 MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY • OCTOBER 2011 Photos.com http://www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/beckman http://www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/beckman

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