The Portable Mentor

Mitchell J. Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Chief Science Officer of the American Psychological Association and the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed papers and nine books. His work has included serving as a journal editor, president professional societies, and working extensively with the media.

Preface; Part I. Applying to Graduate School: 1. Before you apply to graduate programs in psychology: Knowing when you're ready, and gaining post-baccalaureate experiences Casey D. Calhoun and Mitchell J. Prinstein; 2. Deciding to apply and successfully gaining admission to graduate schools in psychology Mitchell J. Prinstein; Part II. Beginning Your Career: 3. Your first year in graduate school Mitchell J. Prinstein, Kara A. Fox, Nathan H. Field and Olivia H. Pollak; 4. Taking the scientific path: A road map for psychology students Steven C. Hayes and Nicolas M. Berens; 5. Impostor syndrome in graduate school Donte Bernard and Steven Stone-Sabali; 6. Cultural humility in psychology Maysa Akbar; 7. Graduate training for students of color: Belonging required; fitting in, not recommended Keyona Allen, Amanda Parks and Shawn C. T. Jones; 8. Navigating graduate school in psychology as a sexual and/or gender minority (lgbtq+) student Leigh A. Spivey-Rita and Ilana S. Berman; 9. Considerations for first generation students in psychology Casey D. Calhoun, Donte L. Bernard, Luis D. Medina, Evelyn Behar, April R. Smith, Adam Bryant Miller, Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Angela Scarpa, Matthew K. Nock, and Mitchell J. Prinstein 10. Developing and practicing ethics Kenneth S. Pope, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, and Hector Y. Adames; Part III. Your Research/Academic Career: 11. An open science workflow for more credible, rigorous research Katherine S. Corker; 12. Presenting your research Lindsey L. Cohen , Sarah Martin and Abigail Robbertz; 13. Publishing your research Alan E. Kazdin; 14. Recommendations for teaching psychology William Rando and Leonid Rozenblit; 15. Applying for NIH grants Carl W. Lejuez, Elizabeth K. Reynolds, Will M. Aklin and B. Christopher Frueh; 16. On being a woman in academic psychology Kristen Lindquist, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, June Gruber and Jane Mendle; Part IV. Your Career as a Practitioner: 17. Training to begin a private practice Jeffrey E. Barnett and Elizabeth Henshaw Musewicz; 18. Obtaining a license to practice psychology Corey J. Habben and Jared W. Bollinger; 19. Becoming a specialist: Board certification David R. Cox; 20. Becoming a competent and ethical clinical supervisor Erica H. Wise and Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft; Part V. Your Professional Service Career: 21. Getting involved in professional associations: A gateway to career advancement Daniel Dodgen and Carol Williams-Nickelson; 22. Advocacy: Advancing psychology and public wellbeing Christopher Loftis; 23. Public education of psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D. Phil Zimbardo; 24. Working with the media – and getting the media to work for you Kim I. Mills; Part VI. Your Career After Graduate School: 25. Recommendations for navigating the postdoctoral fellowship process Amy Sato, Valerie A. Simon, Elissa Jelalian and Anthony Spirito; 26. Contemporary employment in psychology and future trends Karen E. Stamm, Jessica C. Conroy, Luona Lin and Amrita C. Ghaness; 27. Career possibilities with your doctorate in psychology: Stories from inspiring leaders Antonio Morgan Lopez, Brett Major, Katie Rosanbalm, Muniya Khanna, Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco and Karen Gavin-Evans; 28. Professional women in psychology: Integrating your values into a full life Vicki DiLillo, Le Ondra Clark Harvey, Andrea Hussong, Barbara Kamholz, Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson and Monica Rivers; 29. The academic job search Robert J. Sternberg; 30. Balancing career and family Paula J. Caplan.