Introduction to Psychology (PSY 166): Non-Library Resources

• APA Resources for Students - Site includes information on graduate school, funding opportunities, APA style, and joining APA.
• Allen Brain Atlas - Free interactive resources on gene expression and neuroanatomical data with topics including mouse and human brains.
• FASTSTATS - Current, reliable guide of mental health statistics on topics such as morbidity, health care use, and mortality from the CDC.
• National Institute on Mental Health - Official U.S. government website on mental health, including information on health and education, outreach, research and funding, and news.
• Psi Chi - Website of the International Honor Society in psychology.
• Social Psychology Network - Excellent resource for people interested in social psychology; also includes information on other areas of psychology.
• VeryWell Mind Psychology Student Resources - These resources will acquaint students with how to read and comprehend journal articles, write and format papers using APA style, and learn about prominent figures and theories of psychology. You'll also find insights that will help guide a career in healthcare. Learn which psychology career is right for you or see how you can apply your psychology studies to other fields of work.
• Personality Project - The personality-project is a collection of web pages devoted to the academic study of personality. It is meant to guide the interested student, researcher or serious layperson to recent developments in the field of personality research.

Anyone applying to or enrolled in psychology graduate programs could find these links useful!

• Assn. for Psychological Science Student Caucus - Opportunity for undergraduates and graduate students to join APS and reap the benefits of this professional development organization.
• Graduate and Postdoctoral Education (APA) - https://www.apa.org/education-career/grad
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychologists - Current information on psychologist career statistics including salary, work environment, and job outlook.
• Online Psychology Careers - Includes tips on applying to graduate school, developing an academic CV, and access to hundreds of job listings.

Here are links to some of the leading psychology-related professional development organizations in the U.S! These organizations often offer discounted student membership rates.

• American Psychiatric Association - World's largest psychiatric professional organization.
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology - Professional development organization for people interested in personality and/or social psychology. 
• Society for Neuroscience - Professional organization focusing on the understanding of the brain and nervous system.
• Association for Psychological Science - Professional organization focusing on the advancement of scientifically oriented psychology.
• Society for Research in Child Development - Professional organization for people associated with the study of human development.

• American Psychological Association - APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 146,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members.