Episode 13: Entering the Job MarketChun Tao met with Drs. Martin and Ragin to discuss transitioning to the job market and things to consider when you are applying for jobs.

Dr. Deborah Fish Ragin is a Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University. Her professional service includes a five-year appointment as an American Psychological Association (APA) Representative to the United Nations where she focused on global efforts to address the psychosocial impact of HIV/AIDS. She currently serves as a member of the Health Research Council of the Health Psychology Division (Division 38) of the American Psychological Association and as a member of the Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) also for the American Psychological Association. Dr. Ragin’s research focuses on health systems and health policy, examining disparities in health care. She is the author of numerous articles on HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, health care disparities, healthy communities, and research ethics, and of a leading textbook entitled Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to health, now in its third edition, published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis. She also serves as a reviewer on several international and national journals, including Social Science and Medicine, American Journal of Nursing, Health Psychology Open, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and others.

Dr. Martin Igunchi is a Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health. Dr. Iguchi received his AB in liberal arts from Vassar College, his MA, and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Boston University, and postdoctoral training in Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug Abuse from Johns Hopkins. He is also a former Director of the RAND Corporation's Drug Policy Research Center. Dr. Iguchi's more recent research has examined the sexual transmission of HIV, development of brief motivational and contingency management approaches for the treatment of substance abuse, barriers to treatment entry, and drug policies. Dr. Iguchi is also studying aging performing artists, examining the quality of life, life transitions, retirement planning, legacy planning, and roles in the community.