Job talks and work samples are a common though often mysterious component of the interview and hiring process for pediatric/adult health psychologists across academic, hospital, research, and industry settings (and their intersections).
Articles & Resources
Graduate Student Research Awards Q&A with Past Winners
Each year the Society for Health Psychology Health Research Council sponsors several graduate student research awards covering up to $2,000 in direct research costs.
Demystifying the Process of Becoming a National Leader
How to become a leader in the American Psychological Association and Society for Health Psychology.
Health Research Council Update: Provider Flourishing
Participants learned how to help identify opportunities for flourishing in their work, the components, and facilitators of flourishing, how it is distinct from burnout, and the individual and organizational factors needed to implement collective change within their professional environments.
NIH e-Learning Course: Good Clinical Practice for Social and Behavioral Research
All NIH-funded investigators and staff who are involved in clinical trials should be trained in good clinical practice. Find out more about how to access good clinical practice training for social and behavioral scientists.
Competencies in Research for Health Psychologists
Suggested research competencies that are taught in many programs in health psychology.
Finding a Professional Home
Paul Korte, PhD, discusses the benefits of finding a professional home for health psychologists who work in interdisciplinary settings.
Cultivating Mentoring Relationships
Josh Wiley, PhD, discusses how to find a mentor and cultivate a positive mentoring relationship.
Advocating for Psychology in Interdisciplinary Settings
Sabrina Esbitt, PhD, discusses how health psychologists can advocate for the role of psychology in interdisciplinary settings.
Networking Tips for Health Psychologists
Networking tips for clinical health psychologists from Sylvia Malcore, PhD.
Making Connections: How to Thrive when Professionally Isolated in Interdisciplinary Health Systems
Tips from the Society for Health Psychology Early Career Professionals Council on making connections and thriving as a lone psychologist in interdisciplinary health systems.
DEI Principles and Practice in Psychology Undergraduate and Graduate Education
This webinar reviews research demonstrating the centrality of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics within Health Psychology curricula; provides sample assignments and activities to weave DEI into Health Psychology syllabi; and discusses strategies for navigating difficult topics with students representing a range of backgrounds and experiences.