Applied psychology seeks to enhance the quality of our everyday lives. Personality and social psychologists contribute to areas as diverse as health, business, law, the environment, education, and politics.
From the Annual Convention
■SPSP2020: Beyond UX: Exploring Industry Careers
See: https://osf.io/mpywu/
■SPSP2020: Psychologists in Politics: Getting Heard and Having an Impact
See: http://spsp.org/sites/default/files/Psychologists-in-Politics-Getting-Heard-and-Having-an-Impact.pdf
■SPSP2020: Industry Research Methods: A Primer Plus Q&A
See: https://osf.io/rta2n/
■SPSP2019: Government and Policy Careers for Social Psychologists
See: https://osf.io/qnvg8/
■SPSP2015: Preconference on Academic and Non-Academic Jobs for Social-Personality Psychologists
See: http://www.spsp.org/2015-annual-convention-videos/academic-not-academic-jobs (video)
Additional Resources
■Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions (SPARQ) https://sparq.stanford.edu/ ■Behavioral and Science Policy openings: https://behavioralpolicy.org/jobs-and-calls/
■Nudging and Boosting: Steering or Empowering Good Decisions
■Increasing Vaccination: Putting Psychological Science into Action
■Optimizing Psychological Science’s Impact on Public Health
■Behavioral Science Around the World: Profiles of 10 Countries
■Debiasing Training Improves Decision Making in the Field
■How Behavioral Economics and Nudges Could Help Diminish Irrationality in Suicide-Related Decisions
Featured Members in Applied Psychology
