title: Psychology in the public service.
abstract: Philip G. Zimbardo outlines the challenges and opportunities he faces as the American Psychological Association's (APA's) 110th president. This article expands on remarks made in his introduction to Patrick H. DeLeon's presidential address at the APA's 2001 annual convention in San Francisco, California. Appearing now, mid-term in his presidency, that vision is a working blueprint of his activities and what he hopes to accomplish in his remaining tenure: enhancing psychologists' pride in psychology; developing more productive relationships with all media as gatekeepers to the public; publishing the standard high school psychology textbook; developing a compendium of all psychological research that illustrates how psychologists have made a significant difference in improving various aspects of the quality of life of individuals, groups, communities, and the United States; and encouraging greater unity of purpose and respect among psychologists across their many diverse domains and specialties.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Stanford University, Building 420, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. zim@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Zimbardo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology; D011634:Public Health; D012958:Societies, Scientific