'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 [...]

A group of 10 Media Psychology faculty and students from Fielding Graduate University spent the last six months participating in a worldwide exercise aimed at degrading and countering terrorist messaging. The project was initiated by the U.S. Department of Defense Global Operations and involved academic, research, and public agencies from around the globe. The initial focus was on the impact of narrative psychology in Iraq, Syria, and North Africa. Fielding joined the US Department of Defense, Special Operations Command, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Homeland Security, and other agencies. “I’d like to commend the outstanding work done by students and [...]

The future is now. In fact, it's this week in Manhattan at the 12th annual Media Summit New York, where members of Fielding’s Media Psychology program gave a presentation Wednesday on augmented and virtual reality. Above, author and PhD student Meghann Ryan spends time on a yacht via virtual reality goggles. Attended by producers, software and hardware developers, network executives, press, and students, Media Summit New York 2016 is part of the Digital Hollywood trade conferences. Fielding is a sponsor of this year's event. PhD students Matthew Price and Caryn Wiley-Rapoport joined faculty members Dr. Garry Hare, Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, and Dr. Pamela Rutledge to present “The Psychology of [...]

A team of media psychology PhD students and faculty from Fielding Graduate University recently leaped the pond to present research and share ideas at University of Salford in Manchester, England. The Fielding team presented “And Yet They Tweet: The Complexity of Tweets from the Streets of Tahrir” at the Salford International Media Festival. Having emerged from a research practicum offered by Fielding faculty and team research lead Regina Tuma, PhD, the project examined the potential complexity of messages limited to 140 characters: Does that limited space allow room for meaningful and complex exchanges—especially during a time of upheaval, as was the [...]