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Reflections from Pioneering Women in Psychology
About this book
This volume traces the life journeys of a cohort of influential and transformative women in psychology, now in or nearing retirement, who have changed the discipline and the broader world of academia in significant ways. The 26 reflective essays record how these scholars thrived in an academic landscape that was often, at best, unwelcoming, and, at worst, hostile, toward them. They explicitly and implicitly acknowledge that their paths were inextricably linked with the evolution of women's roles in society; they highlight and celebrate their achievements as much as they acknowledge and recognize the obstacles, barriers, and hurdles they overcame. They tell their stories with candor and humor, resulting in a compilation of inspiring essays. The end result of these individual narratives is a volume that provides a unique resource for current and future academics to help them navigate through the crossroads, curves, and challenges of their own careers in academia.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Voices of Remarkable Women in Psychology
- Chapter 1 Hardly a Straight Line: My Career in Psychology
- Chapter 2 Challenging Paradigms: It Takes a Village
- Chapter 3 From Young and Naïve to Old and Experienced
- Chapter 4 Being the Change You Want to See in the World
- Chapter 5 Accidental Professor
- Chapter 6 Finding a Place and Changing the Space
- Chapter 7 The More You Do, the Better It Gets
- Chapter 8 Happily Ever After
- Chapter 9 Love and Work: How to (and Not to) Have Both
- Chapter 10 Overcoming Obstacles and Thriving
- Chapter 11 Out of the Box: Forging a Career in Clinical Psychology in the Liberal Arts Academy
- Chapter 12 Stress Has Been Good to Me: My Career in Psychoneuroimmunology
- Chapter 13 On Pioneering at Northwestern University. . . With a ''Village'' of Supports
- Chapter 14 Against All Odds: An American Indian Creates a Path
- Chapter 15 Tricked by Memory
- Chapter 16 Doing Psychology in Unsettled Times
- Chapter 17 Overcoming Obstacles: Persisting, Pivoting, and Paying Attention to Unforeseen Opportunities
- Chapter 18 Knocking on Doors that Opened for Me
- Chapter 19 Paths Unexpected, but Rewarding, during an Academic Journey
- Chapter 20 Reflections on an Improbable Journey
- Chapter 21 The Delicate Art of Balancing Serendipity and Planfulness in an Academic Career
- Chapter 22 A ''Skin in the Game'' Scaffolded Career Path
- Chapter 23 A Wonderful Journey Along an Unforeseen Path: Memoir of an Improbable Career
- Chapter 24 Choosing Both: Finding a Path as an Academic Feminist
- Chapter 25 Identity and My Life Story in Psychology
- Chapter 26 Doing What Matters: A Framework for Academic Success
- Conclusion: Reflecting on the Collective
- Index