Book contents
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- 25 Recommendations for a Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 26 Career Versatility in Employment Trends
- 27 Career Possibilities with your Doctorate in Psychology: Stories from Inspiring Leaders
- 28 Professional Women in Psychology: Integrating Your Values into a Full Life
- 29 The Job Search
- 30 Balancing Career and Family
- Index
- References
28 - Professional Women in Psychology: Integrating Your Values into a Full Life
from Part VI - Your Career After Graduate School
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
Book contents
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- 25 Recommendations for a Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 26 Career Versatility in Employment Trends
- 27 Career Possibilities with your Doctorate in Psychology: Stories from Inspiring Leaders
- 28 Professional Women in Psychology: Integrating Your Values into a Full Life
- 29 The Job Search
- 30 Balancing Career and Family
- Index
- References
Summary
A doctorate in psychology is a remarkably versatile degree.Once a verboten in academic circles, graduate programs now routinely discuss non-academic careers with the knowledge that an education in psychological science can offer a terrific impact to improve human lives in so many ways that extend beyond traditional teaching and academic research.This chapter uses an interview format to feature careers from doctorates in psychology that include a scientist at a research institute, a researcher at Facebook, a private practitioner, researcher, and author, a senior research scientist at a university-based policy center, a scientific review officer at a federal funding agency, and a freelance author.
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- The Portable MentorExpert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology, pp. 514 - 545Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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