PBS present at internal launch of new global health initiative research platform

PBS’s Professor Cathy Campbell presented a wealth of work dedicated to issues in Global Health at the internal launch of a new multidisciplinary LSE Global Health Initiative. The initiative’s work will apply LSE’s tradition of rigorous social science research to emerging global health challenges

New article warns against incorrect use of psychological terms

A paper in the latest issue of Frontiers in Psychology highlights why 50 commonly used terms in psychology should be avoided. The article, by Lilienfeld et al. is aimed at students, teachers and researchers of psychology and warns that terminology must be used carefully otherwise it can easily lead to misinformation and confusion. To illustrate this point, Lilienfeld et al. identify 50 problematic words or expressions commonly used in psychological literature. These expressions are grouped into five categories: inaccurate or misleading terms, frequently misused terms, ambiguous terms, oxymorons (contradictions), and pleonasms (the use of more words than are necessary to communicate meaning)

Stanley Sue Distinguished Diversity Lecture Series

IN 2006, the Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee was established in order to develop more consistency within the clinical psychology department in terms of the amount of attention paid to diversity issues across courses, research programs, clinical settings, and individual students. Since then, the diversity committee has been heavily involved in the enhancement of efforts to recruit and retain ethnically and culturally diverse faculty and students (graduate and undergraduate) in both the psychology program, and university-wide. Additionally, we seek to expand links with external practicum placements that serve diverse populations, while also establishing working relationships with diversity related groups on campus. Lastly, we seek to educate and increase the awareness of diversity issues amongst our colleagues within the department and university-wide. Therefore, in order to address these objectives, the Clinical Psychology Diversity Committee\u27s major initiative has been to recruit prestigious speakers to educate and provide insight into the myriad of issues involving diversity in the mental health profession, including research, clinical practice, education, and recruitment