Kim-Phuong L. Vu, PhD California State University Long Beach Kim.Vu@csulb.edu Robert W. Proctor, PhD Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana rproctor@purdue.edu Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology promotes research on human performance and applies psychological principles to the design of technology, consumer products, and complex systems for effective human-machine interactions. Members of Division 21 seek…

Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD cjfergus@stetson.edu In February, the APA Council of Representatives met to discuss some of the issues facing the APA at the moment. Here are some of the things discussed. First, the lawsuits regarding the Hoffman Report lumber on for the moment. There is not much to report that is new. A major…

V. Krishna Kumar, PhD kkumar@wcupa.edu We often think of media as newspapers, magazines, films, music, and the Internet with its many platforms that include news broadcasts, videos, podcasts, and social media. There is, however, one other powerful everyday medium, the “informal word of mouth medium,” which I define as a spontaneous information exchange that occurs…

Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD kestamoulis@hotmail.com The first half of the year has flown by and Division 46’s leadership has been busy behind the scenes. We had a productive Winter Board meeting at APA headquarters that left us inspired and looking forward. As we move to the second half of the year there are many exciting opportunities…