Careers in Psychology

  Tara L. Kuther is professor of developmental psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for nearly three decades. Dr. Kuther earned her MA and PhD in developmental psychology from Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (American Psychological Association, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Dr Kuther is author of the award-winning Lifespan Development: Lives in Context as well as Lifespan Development in Context: A Topical Approach, Child and Adolescent Development in Context, and Adolescence in Context. Dr. Kuther is coauthor of Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World (with Robert Morgan). Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood. Robert Morgan is Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Illinois University.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I • Making Decisions About Psychology
Chapter 1 • Choosing a Major
Chapter 2 • Majoring in Psychology and Preparing for Your Career
Part II • Practice-Oriented Fields in Psychology
Chapter 3 • Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Chapter 4 • School Psychology
Chapter 5 • Legal and Forensic Psychology
Chapter 6 • Health Psychology
Chapter 7 • Sport Psychology
Part III • Research and Applied Research Fields in Psychology
Chapter 8 • Biopsychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology
Chapter 9 • Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Human Factors Psychology
Chapter 10 • Experimental and Quantitative Psychology
Chapter 11 • Social and Consumer Psychology
Chapter 12 • Developmental Psychology
Part IV • Preparing for the Future
Chapter 13 • Getting a Job With Your Bachelor’s Degree
Chapter 14 • Graduate-Level Careers in Psychology
Chapter 15 • Getting Into Graduate School in Psychology
References
Index