Career Decisions
And Experiences
Of Psychologists

ACADEMIC PATHS
Career Decisions and Experiences of Psychologists

Edited by
Peter A. Keller
Mansfield University

LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS
1994 Hillsdale, New Jersey Hove and London

Contents

Preface		vii
Chapter 1	Career Paths in Academia: No Single Route To Success Peter A. Keller	1
Chapter 2	Psychology and Community College Teaching: Helping People in Context Ann E. Garrett Robinson	15
Chapter 3	You Take the High Road, I'll Take the Low Road: A Satisfying Career at a Small State University Stephen F. Davis	25
Chapter 4	An Unconventional Career path in Teaching And Neuropsychology Antonio E. Puente	39
Chapter 5	Reflections on the Richness Of a Small College Career Samuel M. Cameron	51
Chapter 6	An Academic Odyssey: Experiences in a Small College and a Major Research University Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.	57
Chapter 7	The Rhythms and Serendipity of an Academic Life Baron Perlman	69
Chapter 8	A Midcareer Perspective: Big City to Small University Town Patricia C. Keith-Spiegel	81
Chapter 9	Of People, Places, and Trees: A Varied Career In Counseling Psychology Ursula Delworth	95
Chapter 10	The Evolution of a Feminist Psychologist, Advocate, and Scholar Nancy Felipe Russo	105
Chapter 11	Playing the Hand That's Dealt You: My Life And Times (So Far) as a Psychologist Robert Perloff	121
Chapter 12	Building a Safe Environment for Children And Families: The Integration of Research, Teaching, and Public Service Gary Melton	135
Chapter 13	Changes, Persistence, and Enthusiasm For Ethnic Research Stanley Sue	149
Chapter 14	The Autobiography of a Social Psychologist: Scholarship, Advocacy, and Leadership Dalmas A. Taylor	159