This book is designed to help psychology grad students and early career professionals develop skills to effectively work through the research process.

Foreword
Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Preface
Introduction: How This Book Can Help Build Research and Leadership Skills

I. Principles: Building Yourself Into a Successful Researcher
Chapter 1. Finding and Sustaining Motivation: Connecting Your Values to the Research Process
Chapter 2. Building Community as You Build Your Research Career
Chapter 3. Building Expertise in Research
Chapter 4. Setting Goals for Your Research
Chapter 5. Developing Good Habits for Successful Research
Chapter 6. Cultivating Positive Beliefs to Foster Research Success
Chapter 7. Nurturing the Mind–Body Connection to Support Productivity
Chapter 8. Navigating Adversity During the Research Process

II. Plan: The Research Project From Start to Finish
Chapter 9. Choosing a Topic for Your Research Project
Chapter 10. Conducting a Literature Review
Chapter 11. Designing Your Research Project
Chapter 12. Planning the Method Section
Chapter 13. Preparing for the Proposal Meeting
Chapter 14. Planning for and Conducting Data Collection
Chapter 15. Analyzing Data and Writing Your Results
Chapter 16. Crafting the Discussion
Chapter 17. Writing the Abstract
Chapter 18. Making a Conference Presentation
Chapter 19. Preparing Your Research Project for Publication

III. Program: Developing Leadership Skills and Jump-Starting Your Research Career 
Chapter 20. Stepping Into Leadership in Your Research Career
Chapter 21. Developing a Research Program
Chapter 22. Collaborating With Others in Research
Chapter 23. Making the Transition From Graduate Student to Professor
Chapter 24. Mentoring Students
Chapter 25. Balancing Cohesion and Inclusion in Teams
Chapter 26. Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Growing as a Researcher

Appendix: Sample Timelines
References
Index
About the Authors

Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, and Daryl R. Van Tongeren