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 [...]

'Best Masters in Psychology' Names Fielding’s Media Psychology Degree in Top Online Programs Santa Barbara, CA — Fielding Graduate University is proud to announce that the Best Masters in Psychology ranking system has named Fielding’s MA in Media Psychology among the top online masters in psychology degree programs in the nation. “With over 100 different schools offering some form of online psychology program according to College Navigator,” states the report, “we recognized the importance of finding a quality program, and created this list of the best online masters in psychology programs offered in the United States.” Program Director Jerri Lynn Hogg is [...]

(L-R) Garry Hare, Linda Durnell, Jerri Lynn Hogg, and Christopher Reyes Fielding’s Media Pscyhology Department presented the Michael R. Neal Legacy Award to two students at a Thursday evening gathering at Winter Session. PhD student Linda Durnell and masters student Christopher Reyes received The Neal Award, a scholarship named after a beloved Media Psychology PhD alumnus who passed away in 2013. “Once in a while, you run across somebody who is truly extraordinary,” said faculty member Garry Hare of Mike Neal. “He challenged us as his colleagues and as his faculty. He was just a staggeringly terrific guy.” Neal [...]

Dr. Sharon Coen www.paulburrowsphoto.com © Pic Paul Burrows Manchester Dr. Sharon Coen, senior lecturer in Media Psychology at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom, will attend Winter Session in Santa Barbara, Calif., next week to exchange ideas with the faculty and students in Fielding’ Graduate University's Media Psychology program. “For me, it’s Mecca. It’s an absolute paradise for free thinking,” Dr. Coen says of Fielding. “You are the first institution that created a whole degree in media psychology. We in the UK have only just started so we can learn from you. The US is the first [...]

Public forum on government work to counteract ISIL messaging Earlier this year, 10 faculty and students from Fielding Graduate University’s Media Psychology program joined the United States Department of Defense in a simulation exercise aimed at countering terrorist messaging in Iraq and Syria. On Jan. 17, at a public forum in Santa Barbara, Calif., eight of the participants will describe their experiences: the months of briefings on terrorism, culture, and the politics of the regions; teaming with Military Intelligence Special Operations to create audio, video, and graphic media to send to imams, tribal leaders, and even ISIL supporters and recent defectors; [...]

  (L-R) Students Carlos Gonzales, Aiden Hirshfield, and Tunisha Singlton at Digital Hollywood Content. Content. Content. That was the running theme last week at the Digital Hollywood conference in Los Angeles, where Media Psychology faculty, students, and alumni convened to immerse themselves in immersive media. Software developers, startups, venture capitalists, entertainment producers, and industry leaders alike all gathered over the course of four days to hear panelists all preaching the need for smart content and audience engagement in the age of advanced media. Emerging technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality are gaining momentum. But how do you create [...]