Scholarships Awarded in Honor of Late Media Psychology Alum   Four students in Fielding's Media Psychology program were awarded The Mike R. Neal Legacy Award at Winter Session recently in Santa Barbara, Calif. The scholarships are awarded each year in honor of a beloved program alum who died in 2013. Mike Neal was an extraordinary student who often went above and beyond the required assignments in his coursework, and was known for his collaboration with faculty and students in designing research and presenting at conferences. Beloved for his involvement, his humor, and his intellect (he held 19 patents), Mike died at [...]

PhD student Tatyana El-Kour earns two awards Tatyana El-Kour Fielding Media Psychology student Tatyana El-Kour was recently honored with two awards at the American Psychological Association convention in San Francisco. She received a Division 52 (International Psychology) Award & Honorable Mention for her poster presentation. The Division 52/Psi Chi International APA Convention Travel Grant provides Psi Chi students who live outside the US and are interested in international psychology with $1500 to support travel costs to attend and present research at the APA annual convention. She received a medal and certificate with this honor. Division 52, the Division of International Psychology, represents [...]

Media Psychology student teaches retirees about modern media Patrick McNabb teaching his class Inspired by what he was learning in his Media Psychology studies at Fielding, student Patrick McNabb recently taught a five-week course introducing the subject to curious locals in his hometown of Chestertown, MD. Entitled "From Fake News to Free Thought: The New Science of Media Psychology - What it is and Why It's Relevant to You" and taught through The Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning, the public course attracted mostly retired adults who wanted to better understand the tools of the media. “A lot of [...]

The Pew Research Center and Elon’s Imagining the Internet Center asked technologists, scholars, practitioners, strategic thinkers and education leaders to weigh in on the likely future of workplace training. Dr. Pamela Rutledge, a faculty member in Fielding's Media Pscyhology program, contributed to the study, “The core assumptions driving educational content are not adapting as fast as the world is changing," Dr. Rutledge told them. "Traditional models train people to equate what they do with who they are (i.e., what do you want to be when you grow up) rather than to acquire critical thinking and flexible skills and attitudes that fit a rapidly [...]

By Gregg Moore, Media Psychology Doctoral Student Walt Disney World pulled back the curtain for Fielding Graduate University media psychology masters and PhD students this month. Fielding alumni, faculty member, and 25-year Walt Disney World employee Dr. Sean Thoennes hosted the behind-the-scenes tour of the park’s media production facility in Orlando, Florida. Media Psychology Program Director Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg attended, as well. In addition to their intensive class schedule, the students attend multiple “cluster” events to gain practical experience in the field. The three-day Orlando trip was an opportunity to discuss how media psychology plays an overarching role in broadcast [...]