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Fielding to Participate in the Pacifica Alumni Association’s BEAM Career Fair on Sept. 28

2023-09-11T10:30:32-07:00

Fielding to Participate in the Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association’s BEAM Career Fair on Sept. 28 Fielding Graduate University is participating in Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association (PGIAA)’s Bridging Education, Ambition & Meaningful Work (BEAM) Career Fair. The fair will take place on Thursday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. PT at Pacifica’s Ladera Lane Campus. “As an exhibitor this year, we appreciate every opportunity to partner with Pacifica Graduate Institute,” said Erica Fichter, Director of Recruitment and Admission. “We also want to work with students and alums in our Santa Barbara community as they continue with their purpose-driven [...]

Fielding to Participate in the Pacifica Alumni Association’s BEAM Career Fair on Sept. 282023-09-11T10:30:32-07:00

Fielding Doctoral Student Susan Armiger Named to Forbes 50 Over 50

2023-09-10T17:52:35-07:00

Fielding doctoral student named to the 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 Susan Armiger, doctoral student Fielding Graduate University doctoral student and CEO of Walnut Creek, CA nonprofit Catalight has been named to the 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 List of notable women. Susan Armiger, CEO of Catalight, the nonprofit behavioral health care provider, has been honored along with luminaries such as Jamie Lee Curtis, leading autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin, and Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis. Susan has had a profound impact on behavioral health treatment. When she joined Catalight's precursor organization in 2011, it was a small, local nonprofit serving 500 clients with developmental [...]

Fielding Doctoral Student Susan Armiger Named to Forbes 50 Over 502023-09-10T17:52:35-07:00

New Book from Dr. Jennifer N. Bacon I Am an Antiracist Superhero: With Activities to Help You Be One Too!

2023-09-10T17:58:27-07:00

I Am an Antiracist Superhero "I Am an Antiracist Superhero: With Activities to Help You Be One Too!" released this week from Bala Kids publishing. It is a new book from author and Fielding faculty member Dr. Jennifer N. Bacon with illustrations by Letícia Moreno. The empowering story of the book inspires kids from all backgrounds to Look, Listen, Feel, and Act like antiracist superheroes, even in times of adversity (recommended for ages 4–8). The book tells the story of 6-year-old Malik, who after learning about racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, decides to [...]

New Book from Dr. Jennifer N. Bacon I Am an Antiracist Superhero: With Activities to Help You Be One Too!2023-09-10T17:58:27-07:00

Fielding Graduate University Proudly Supports the Pacific Pride Festival 2023

2023-09-05T08:40:09-07:00

Fielding at Pride 2023! It is always a beautiful experience to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in Santa Barbara.  So pleased that among all the community supporters, there was a Fielding table with wonderful representatives. — Anna DiStefano, Ed.D., Provost Emerita Fielding Graduate University supported the 2023 Pacific Pride Festival, “Pride at the Beach,”  with a sponsor booth. The festival took place this past weekend on Saturday, August 26, 2023, in Chase Palm Park along the beautiful Santa Barbara coastline. The annual event celebrates the LGBTQ+ local, national, and worldwide communities. This year’s “Pride at the Beach” event had a particular [...]

Fielding Graduate University Proudly Supports the Pacific Pride Festival 20232023-09-05T08:40:09-07:00

Fielding Faculty Dr. Karen Shackleford and Alum Dr. Don Grant Named APA Fellows

2023-09-07T07:11:16-07:00

Faculty and alum of Media Psychology recognized at the American Psychological Association (APA) 2023. Fielding Faculty Dr. Karen Shackleford and Alum Dr. Don Grant Named APA Fellows Fielding Media Psychology Faculty Dr. Karen Shackleford and Media Psychology alum Dr. Don Grant were named APA Fellows and Fellows of Div. 46 – Society for Media Psychology and Technology at the 2023 APA conference held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. earlier this month.APA Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field [...]

Fielding Faculty Dr. Karen Shackleford and Alum Dr. Don Grant Named APA Fellows2023-09-07T07:11:16-07:00

Fielding Graduate University Supporting Pacific Pride Festival on Aug. 26

2023-08-29T11:13:03-07:00

Fielding Graduate University Supporting Pacific Pride Festival on Aug. 26 Fielding Graduate University will support the 2023 Pacific Pride Festival in Santa Barbara this weekend. This year’s Pacific Pride Festival, hosted by the Pacific Pride Foundation, will be Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. PT at Chase Palm Park Field. The all-day Pride at the Beach event will focus on Belonging and Access and have areas dedicated to Arts, Health, Outdoors, Spirituality, Social Justice, and more. Each year, Fielding participates in this local festival as a community partner with shared core values. Fielding staff volunteers will be at [...]

Fielding Graduate University Supporting Pacific Pride Festival on Aug. 262023-08-29T11:13:03-07:00

Alonso Center Presents: The Impact of AI on the Profession & Practice of Psychology

2023-08-22T09:52:07-07:00

Alonso Center Presents: The Impact of AI on the Profession & Practice of Psychology By Sanford Drob, Ph.D. Many have expressed concerns that the development of AI poses a threat to humanity. The concerns that I will discuss do not stem from the possibility that AI will take over, run amok and destroy the human species (although this possibility cannot be ruled out), but rather from the very high likelihood, that AI will unravel the activities, relationships, creative ventures, and institutions that from the dawn of civilization have constituted our humanity. It is for this reason that the emergence of [...]

Alonso Center Presents: The Impact of AI on the Profession & Practice of Psychology2023-08-22T09:52:07-07:00

Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams Delivers Keynote at APA 2023

2023-12-24T05:16:58-08:00

Fielding Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., delivered a strong keynote address at the annual American Psychological Association (APA) 2023 conference held in Washington D.C. earlier this month. Provost Williams's presentation was titled "On Refusal and Recovery: What Black women teach us about reclaiming our wellness in our work." In her keynote address, Dr. Wendi Williams explained to a standing-room-only packed auditorium how Black women's refusal and recovery offer key lessons to positively shape our collective reclamation of wellness in our work lives. Black women have a complicated relationship with labor in the U.S. context and beyond. [...]

Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams Delivers Keynote at APA 20232023-12-24T05:16:58-08:00

Alum Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D., Receives APA’s Foremothers Mentorship Award

2023-08-29T11:13:18-07:00

Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. Fielding clinical psychology alum and the founding president of the Black Student Association Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. (2023), received the Foremothers Mentorship Award, presented by American Psychological Association’s Div. 35, Section I (The Psychology of Black Women). Div. 35, Section I is a prestigious group within APA. Among other goals, the section aims to promote the development of methods of research and models of treatment and intervention that are ethnically, culturally, and gender appropriate for Black women. The Foremothers Mentorship Award celebrates Black women’s commitment to supporting the growth and development of students, peers, and/or colleagues in [...]

Alum Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D., Receives APA’s Foremothers Mentorship Award2023-08-29T11:13:18-07:00

Alum Cynthia Vinney, Ph.D., Offers a Perspective on Social Identity Theory

2023-08-10T12:35:28-07:00

Alum Cynthia Vinney, Ph.D., Offers a Perspective on Social Identity Theory Fielding Media Psychology alum (Media PSY, 2016), recently penned an article titled “Social Identity Theory—Are We the Company We Keep?” for Verywell Mind. Dr. Vinney is a scholar, author, and freelance writer who focuses on psychology and popular culture topics. Her research examines how audiences understand, engage with, and respond to popular media. She has published two books and numerous academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Psychology of Popular Media Culture, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, and Review of Communication. Her latest book, Finding Truth in Fiction, was published [...]

Alum Cynthia Vinney, Ph.D., Offers a Perspective on Social Identity Theory2023-08-10T12:35:28-07:00

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