Career paths in psychology: where your degree can take you

I. Academia

Psychologists in university department of psychology or psychological science

Psychologists in college departments of psychology or psychological science

Psychologists in schools of education

Psychologists in schools of business

Psychologists in medical schools

Psychologists in law schools

Psychologists in schools of public policy

II. Clinical and counseling psychology

Clinical psychologists in independent practice

Psychologists specializing in child and adolescent clinical psychology

Geropsychologists : psychologists specializing in aging

Clinical neuropsychologists

Counseling psychologists

Psychologists specializing in psychopharmacology

Psychologists specializing in rehabilitation psychology

III. Specialized settings

Psychologists working in independently funded research centers and institutes

Forensic psychologists

Sports psychologists

Media psychologists

Consulting and organizational psychologists

Psychologists in management

Consumer psychologists

Psychologists in the publishing world

Psychologists writing textbooks

Military psychologists

Police and public safety psychologists

Psychologists giving grants through nonprofits

Psychologists giving grants through government organizations

Psychologists in educational testing and measurement organizations

School psychologists

Psychologists pursuing scientific research in government service.

Pt. I. Academia. 1. Teaching, research, and more: psychologists in an academic career

2. Learning about learning: psychologists in schools of education

3. Teaching the managers of tomorrow: psychologists in business schools

4. Working as a psychologist in a medical school

5. Coming full circle: from academe to administration to academe

Pt. II. Clinical and counseling psychology. 6. Clinical psychologists in independent practice: infinite opportunities

7. Careers in child clinical psychology

8. The diverse and intriguing career opportunities for counseling psychologists

9. Clinical neurospychology: brain-behavior relationships

10. Career experiences of clinical psychologists working in a hospital

Pt. III. A variety of organizations. 11. Careers in public service: the intersection of science and policy

12. Scientific careers in psychology in government service

13. Promoting positive school environments: a career in school psychology

14. Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology as a career: improving workforce performance and retention

15. In the halls of business: consulting psychology as a career

Pt. IV. Diverse areas of psychology. 16. Military psychology: a dynamic and practical application of psychological expertise

17. Health psychology: where psychological, biological, and social factors intersect

18. A psychologist in managed care: an unexpected career

19. Improving test development, use, and research: psychologists in educational and psychological testing organizations

Epilogue: Preparing for a career in psychology.

Teaching, research, and more: psychologists in an academic career / Henry L. Roediger

Learning about learning: psychologists in schools of education / Robert Calfee

Teaching the managers of tomorrow: psychologists in business schools / Victor H. Vroom

Psychologists in private practice / Jeffrey Young and Marjorie E. Weishaar

Emphasizing strengths: counseling psychologists / Kathleen L. Davis

Reaching out: community psychologists / Ira Iscoe

Treating, teaching, and training: clinical psychologists in hospitals / Billie S. Strauss.

Rewards of public service: research psychologists in the government / Douglas Herrmann

Pathways to change and development: the life of a school psychologist / Stephen F. Poland

Improving the workplace: industrial/organizational psychology as a career / Mary L. Tenopyr

Why we buy what we buy: consulting in consumer psychology / Anne E. Beall and Ted W. Allen

Designing for human use: human-factors psychologists / Raymond S. Nickerson

Defense of the nation: military psychologists / Martin F. Wiskoff

Health psychology: where psychology, biology, and social factors intersect / Kelly D. Brownell and Peter Salovey.