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Fielding Students Sweep The Student Awards at the 2023 American College of Forensic Psychology Conference

2023-04-10T15:23:38-07:00

The American College of Forensic Psychology held its 38th annual symposium of forensic psychology in San Diego, California, from March 30 to April 2, 2023. More than twenty Fielding School of Psychology students presented their research in the student poster competition. Three of those students took the top awards, making it a Fielding sweep of the student poster category.  Autumn Banks Ph.D. psychology student and a graduate of the Fielding post-baccalaureate program Autumn Banks won 1st place for Campus Carry: Safety Perceptions and Implications for At-Risk Groups. RESEARCH: Campus Carry: Safety Perceptions and Implications for At-Risk Groups Objectives: This research [...]

Fielding Students Sweep The Student Awards at the 2023 American College of Forensic Psychology Conference2023-04-10T15:23:38-07:00

Black Women’s History Month: Johnnie King Scales

2023-04-07T10:50:49-07:00

Black Women's History Month: Johnnie King Scales Johnnie King Scales My mother was born in Selma, Alabama, as Johnnie Mae Craig, but some may know her as J. Mae, Johnnie, Ms. Johnnie, Johnnie Mary, Ms. King, Ms. King-Scales, Deaconess Scales, or however you interacted with her over the years. She is the epitome of Black Women’s History Month. She is the granddaughter of a sharecropper and the daughter of a single mother who was a beautician. Johnnie grew up in the George Washington Carver Project Homes (GWC) - the city’s first and most significant federal housing project for [...]

Black Women’s History Month: Johnnie King Scales2023-04-07T10:50:49-07:00

Black Women’s History Month: Honor a Black Woman, Share Her Name

2023-04-05T15:44:43-07:00

April is Black Women’s History Month. We invite every member of the Fielding community to honor a Black Woman in their life and share her name. We would like to celebrate the names of Black Women that may not always be recognized but play a vital role in our lives. How to participate: prepare a 300-word essay about the Black Woman you want to recognize. Share why she is important to you. Send the essay, accompanied by a photo or image representing her, to media@fielding.edu. We will share your story via Fielding’s Newsroom. There are also ways to support the Black [...]

Black Women’s History Month: Honor a Black Woman, Share Her Name2023-04-05T15:44:43-07:00

Celebrating Women’s History Month: The Life and Contributions of Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark  

2023-04-06T06:21:22-07:00

Written by Tieranni Parquet (Black Student Association) This Women’s History Month, we honor the women who have paved the way. The women who are historical groundbreakers and have laid the foundation for us to take up space. The women who gave us the permission to be ourselves, unapologetically. As we highlight these trailblazers, I hope that you find the courage to awaken the trailblazer inside of you. Historically, women were not given the same opportunities as men. Women were told to follow the societal rule of “women are to be seen and not heard.” However, Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark challenged [...]

Celebrating Women’s History Month: The Life and Contributions of Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark  2023-04-06T06:21:22-07:00

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser – A Pioneer in Psychology

2023-03-30T14:07:50-07:00

Written by Alexa E. Austin (Black Student Association) Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser During March, we celebrate Women’s History Month  — not as a one-time event but as a reminder of the countless pioneers and brazen revolutionaries throughout history who were instrumental in fighting for a better future and in whose footsteps we continue to follow. One such pioneer, Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser, is noted as the first African American woman to obtain a doctoral degree in Psychology. Born as one of 11 siblings in 1897 and hailing from Yoakum, Texas, Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser demonstrated exceptional reading abilities [...]

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser – A Pioneer in Psychology2023-03-30T14:07:50-07:00

Fielding Doctoral Student Sabrina Arch Named to Top 40 Under 40

2023-03-27T14:02:45-07:00

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) announced the 2023 class of Native American 40 Under 40 award recipients. The Native American 40 Under 40 awards represent the best and brightest emerging Indian Country leaders, recognizing Native American citizens for outstanding leadership and community contributions annually. Among this year’s recipients is Fielding doctoral student, Sabrina Arch. Sabrina S. Arch, ME Sabrina Arch is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and currently works as the EBCI Director of Economic Development. She is also a doctoral student in the PhD in Organizational Development and [...]

Fielding Doctoral Student Sabrina Arch Named to Top 40 Under 402023-03-27T14:02:45-07:00

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 2023

2023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Director of Development and Community Relations, Elena Nicklasson, will present on the topic of JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference. This special session in the Conference takes place on March 20 at 10:45 am. Elena Nicklasson, M.A. Today, educational institutions must take on the complicated task of implementing JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) principles in their organization and creating learning opportunities for their community. Success through synergy is when university departments are strategic and purposeful about leveraging resources to meet the emergent needs of society, the [...]

Fielding’s Director of Development and Community Relations Elena Nicklasson Will Present at CASE 20232023-03-17T14:51:06-07:00

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research

2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Fielding alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg received an appointment to the new Affiliate cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. "I am ecstatic and deeply honored to have been accepted to the Center for Antiracist Research. As a postdoctoral fellow committed to decolonizing research and practice, I am eager to elevate my commitment at the esteemed center founded by Dr. Ibrahim X. Kendi," shared Dr. Bragg. "My current research focuses on deconstructing race as a variable. Aside from becoming a subject-matter expert in researching racial disparities in Alzheimer's Disease [...]

Fielding Alum Dr. Tahlia Bragg Joins the New Affiliate Cohort of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research2023-03-17T10:59:39-07:00

Mindful Inquiry in the Current Crises of Lifeworlds and Deathworlds

2023-03-15T14:36:43-07:00

Valerie M. Bentz, Ph.D., MSSW A chapter collaboration between Fielding faculty member Dr. Valerie Bentz and doctoral student William Hart, a Ph.D. candidate in the Human Development program, was recently published by Routledge in the book, "Mindful Inquiry in the Birth Sphere" (Davies & Crowther, 2023). The chapter “Mindful Inquiry into Lifeworlds and Deathworlds: An unmarried mother and a gay father” features phenomenological protocols by Dr. Bentz and Mr. Hart. The chapter explores Dr. Valerie Bentz’s own unmindful experience of childbirth in contrast to the mindful experience of William Hart, a gay father who formed his family through [...]

Mindful Inquiry in the Current Crises of Lifeworlds and Deathworlds2023-03-15T14:36:43-07:00

The Effect of Implicit Racial Bias on Defense Attorneys’ Plea Recommendations

2023-03-14T15:19:45-07:00

Thursday, 16th March - 15:50: External Actors Influences on Plea Outcomes Brian Cutler, Ph.D., Program Director for the Media Psychology Program This Thursday, March 16, 2023, research by Media Psychology Program Director Dr. Brian Cutler, Ms. Annmarie Khairalla (Ontario Tech University), and Dr. Miko Wilford (University of Massachusetts Lowell) will be presented at the 2023 American Psychology-Law Society Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former graduate student of Dr. Cutler's, Ms. Khairalla will be at the conference to present this research which uses innovative virtual reality technology to examine potential racial bias in the plea bargaining process. The researchers examined [...]

The Effect of Implicit Racial Bias on Defense Attorneys’ Plea Recommendations2023-03-14T15:19:45-07:00

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