Five Psychology Blogs Psychology Students have Never Read

Psychologist Albert Ellis (1913- 2001) said, “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” Wise words, and if your destiny finds you pursuing a psychology decree, listed below you will find 5 blogs that are worth your while to read.

1.) Child in Mind

Author: Claudia Gold
Site: Visit Child in Mind

Promoting Children’s Mental Health Through Relationship Based Interventions

Her aim for the blog is to “spread to a wide audience, including parents, professionals who work with children and families, and policy-makers, the explosion new knowledge at the interface of neuroscience and developmental psychology.” Just a few subjects Gold has recently touched on are: prejudice against children, yoga for a mother’s emotional regulation, the effect of a mother’s mental health on children’s brain development and child defiance.

Gold goes on to say, “Research shows that by supporting early child-caregiver relationships we can promote the physical and mental health of the next generation. My blog also identifies forces that often work against this model, including the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries.”

Follow on twitter: twitter.com/childinmind

2.) PsychoStud.com aka Psychology Student Disclosure

Author: Dr. Jerry D. Smith, Jr.
Site: Visit PsychoStud

“I created the Psychology Student Discourse, aka PsychoStud.com, blog because I wanted Psychology students to have a place on the world wide web where they could go to get interesting and practical information on the field of psychology, as well as engage in interesting, timely, and thoughtful discussion. As a student, myself, I found that there was a wealth of information on the internet. However, it was hard to find a single site where I could read information relevant to my varied interests. Usually, I would find myself with dozens of different browser windows open, causing my system to get very slow and sometimes crash. In the end it wasn’t very effective for me. So I set out to create a single site where all the topics I found of interest, and hopefully of interest to others, could be found and returned to time and time again.”

Smith’s blog covers a VERY wide variety of psychology-related information, both valuable and entertaining. For the second year in a row, PsychoStud.com has been ranked in the top 100 Best Blogs for Psychology Students.

3) Notes from the School Psychologist

Author: Dr. Rebecca Branstetter
Site: Visit Notes From the School Psychologist

“I created Notes From the School Psychologist blog to connect with other professionals working in the school system and to share with parents and families ways to help students be more successful and happy in school. I always loved school when I was younger; I used to play “school” on the weekends! I work with students who do not share my love of school and learning. I hope the blog will help other school psychologists, teachers, and parents connect with students in a way that will help them improve their school experience. Those exploring school psychology as a career will also find that the blog allows for a behind-the-scenes peak at what it is really like to be a school psychologist in the public schools. It is a career that is challenging and rewarding.”

This is a very humorous, personable blog that tends to tell one story but has several different underlying meanings.

4) The Media Psychology Blog

Author: Pamela Rutledge
Site: Visit the Media Psychology Blog

The psychology of social media, transmedia experience and emerging technologies

“I started the Media Psychology Blog to discuss the psychology of all kinds of media and technology. Understanding psychology as the basis for analyzing and developing media and emerging technologies is the key to harnessing their potential. Too many people look for the problems, but media technologies are the tools of the 21st century and they are not going away. It’s important to understand the dynamics of human-media interaction so media technologies can be used to support human goals across all levels of society. That is the essence of media psychology.”

In addition to her blog, Dr. Rutledge is also available for appearances, workshops and to reporters for comments and analysis of social media.

Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/pamelarutledge

5) Cal Poly Dolly aka Nichol Elise

Author: Nichol Elise
Site: Visit Cal Polly Dolly

“The blog of a real life student’s experiences in researching the human being and in being a mid-30s full-time Grad Student, and “Disabled” Human. — My Goal: To survive and thrive in school and inspire others to do the same.” And in case you’re wondering, she is not a “Cal Poly Dolly”…..google it!

Nichol writes about many different psychological topics like sleep deprivation, depression and the importance of exercise. She has also recently had a guest blogger write about electronic media and education…..in other words online degrees.

To all the psychology major students out there, if you are interested in pursuing a degree online you should add these blogs to your studies. Filled with valuable information, some humorous, some more text book like, all worth following.

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