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Paving the Way: Dr. Regina Kimbrough
Welcome to our new blogspace, We’re Psyched! – the purpose of this space is for undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs to share...
donjacques
Mar 16, 20182 min read
What Does A Professor Look Like?
By Kevin L. Nadal, PhD As a child of poor immigrants from rural Philippines, I often heard about how my parents grew up without running...
donjacques
Mar 9, 20186 min read
This is What Psychology Looks Like: Dr. Celeste Malone
Welcome to the first post in our new blogspace, We’re Psyched! – the purpose of this space is for undergraduates, graduate students and...
donjacques
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Let’s Talk About Sex — After 60
By Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA (Geropsychology Doctoral Student, University of Alabama) Science has started to pay attention to what...
donjacques
Feb 12, 20184 min read
WHY VALENTINES DAY IS A HATEFUL, OPPRESSIVE HOLIDAY
While everyone across the world is spending their money on flowers, candy and whatever-else-people buy on Valentines Day, we must...
donjacques
Feb 9, 20184 min read
This is Why Social Media is the Secret to Success in Student Engagement
This article is cross-posted on APA’s Psych Learning Curve and GradPsych blogs. Over the last few years as a School Psychology doctoral...
donjacques
Jan 29, 20183 min read
What High School Psychology Students Told Us About the Future of Healthy Aging
By Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH (Member, APA Committee on Aging & Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Kansas State University) In the past year,...
donjacques
Jan 3, 20187 min read
Give the Gift of Kindness to Your Elders this Holiday Season
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, MaryBeth Apriceno, Ashley Lytle, PhD , and Jamie L. Macdonald The holiday season has a way of encouraging acts of...
donjacques
Dec 20, 20174 min read
Finding Meaning in Life and in Death: A Call to Culturally Competent Action
This is the second of three blog posts on grappling with end-of-life issues. Posts will go up for the next two Fridays. Subscribe to...
donjacques
Dec 15, 20173 min read
“No Duty More Important”: Why We Must Treat Children’s Rights as Fundamental Human Rights
By Julia Mancini (Intern, APA Office on Children, Youth and Families) “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with...
donjacques
Dec 10, 20174 min read
A Good Death is an Important Part of a Good Life
This is the first of three blog posts on grappling with end-of-life issues. Posts will go up for the next three Fridays. Subscribe to our...
donjacques
Dec 8, 20174 min read
What Does Our Past Tell Us About Our Future? The Essential Role of Psychologists in Fighting HIV
(L-R) Dr. Rich Wolitski (HHS/OHAIDP); Dr. Fayth Parks (Georgia Southern University) APA Ad Hoc Committee on Psychology & AIDS (COPA)...
donjacques
Dec 1, 20177 min read
“Shall We Dance?” How Parents Can Work Together to Teach Kids About Race
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
donjacques
Nov 29, 20174 min read
How to Listen When Someone You Know Discloses Sexual Harassment or Assault
This post is based on a longer article by Dr. Jennifer J. Freyd (Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon) Every day now in the...
donjacques
Nov 22, 20175 min read
Is Poking Fun at Birthdays a Harmless Way to Celebrate Them?
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, & MaryBeth Apriceno (Stony Brook University) Have you ever noticed that the tone of birthday cards for children is...
donjacques
Nov 8, 20174 min read
How Can We Better Protect LGBTQ Students: Psychologists Take Action
This slideshow requires JavaScript. By Joshua R. Wolff, PhD (Adler University); H.L. “Lou” Himes, PsyD (QuIPP); and Theresa Stueland Kay,...
donjacques
Nov 1, 20174 min read
A Fate Worse than Death? Being Transgender in Long-term Care
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Senior Research Scientist, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging) “I would kill myself.” This is what a 70...
donjacques
Oct 26, 20174 min read
3 Essential Tips to Help All Kids to Embrace Their Race and Ethnicity
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
donjacques
Oct 25, 20174 min read
What is One Simple Thing You Can Do to Prevent Gun Violence at School? Say Something
By Julia Mancini (Intern, APA Office on Children, Youth and Families) It is crucial for schools to be supportive environments for youth...
donjacques
Oct 13, 20173 min read
11 reasons why many Philanthropists & Non-profit leaders struggle with relationships
If you're a philanthropist or a not for profit leader and you are single, trust me, it’s not a coincidence. Here are few theories as to...
Don Jacques
Oct 4, 20173 min read
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