Transforming Trauma through Social Change: An Empowering Guide for Meaning Making in Challenging Times

2024-09-26T09:46:54-07:00

Transforming Trauma Through Social Change Transforming Trauma through Social Change (Fielding University Press; ISBN-13: 979-8991258012), written by the Department Head of the Teaching and Learning Centre at Selkirk College and Fielding alum Theresa Southam, Ph.D., is a practical guide for educators and trainers to guide students in the understanding of trauma and working toward wellness through justice and examples of social change. The book explores key concepts within trauma theory, such as grief, acknowledgment, forgiveness, giving, transformation, and cultures of resistance through the living histories of individuals and communities. As Cher Hill writes in the Foreword, “Theresa hooks [...]

Transforming Trauma through Social Change: An Empowering Guide for Meaning Making in Challenging Times2024-09-26T09:46:54-07:00

Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Elected 2026 APA President

2024-09-23T11:13:33-07:00

Note: This announcement is adapted from the American Psychological Association’s press release from Sept. 23, 2024. Dr. Wendi Williams Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., provost and senior vice president at Fielding Graduate University, has been elected 2026 president of the American Psychological Association. A psychologist, advocate and educator, Dr. Williams focuses her work on the inner lives of Black women and girls. Blending ideas from liberation psychology and various feminist perspectives to guide her work, she designs and runs programs for individuals, groups and organizations aimed at personal and organizational growth. Her goal as a psychologist is to help [...]

Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Elected 2026 APA President2024-09-23T11:13:33-07:00

Announcing the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award – Nominations due November 15

2024-10-03T13:25:51-07:00

Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Marie Fielder Center is pleased to announce the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award. The award will be made annually to student or alumni recipients whose research and/or writing exemplifies the concern with education, leadership, and democracy that characterized the career of Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, for whom the scholarship is named. The award will recognize a student or alum whose work appeared in a peer-reviewed publication in the previous calendar year or was presented at a professional conference in the previous calendar year. The publication [...]

Announcing the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award – Nominations due November 152024-10-03T13:25:51-07:00

Fielding’s Peer Support Thrives Through Student Socials

2024-09-19T09:43:03-07:00

Fielding University’s Media Psychology students are fostering connections beyond the classroom, with a flourishing series of Student Social events. From virtual gatherings to in-person Coffee Hours and online forums, these grassroots initiatives offer myriad opportunities for students at all levels— from new enrollees to alumni— to engage without any cost. Often! Virtual and In-Person Networking Opportunities Abound Media Psychology doctoral students at Coffee Hour/Hollywood: Stacy Griffin, Holly Beavon, Angel Burns, Perry Reed Fielding’s social opportunities to network are proliferating in three ways: virtual Socials, in-person meetups by locale, and an online social platform, all hosted by fellow students. [...]

Fielding’s Peer Support Thrives Through Student Socials2024-09-19T09:43:03-07:00

Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington

2024-09-18T10:33:41-07:00

Fielding students, faculty, and staff participated in the 2024 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention from Aug. 8-10 in Seattle, Washington. Some Fielding community members included students Mona Chung, Nathan L. Smith, Shania Greenwood, and Tahlia Bragg, along with Clinical Psychology faculty member Dr. Anthony “AGee” Greene. On Aug. 9, Nathan L. Smith, a current doctoral Clinical Psychology student, and Dr. Greene facilitated a symposium titled Creating Resiliency in the Face of Adversity: Black Men and Violence Exposure to more than 45+ attendees. "I am still overjoyed following my first American Psychological Association Convention presentation for Division 51 Men and Masculinities on [...]

Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington2024-09-18T10:33:41-07:00

Clinical Psychology Faculty-Student Duo Receive the Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award 

2024-09-16T14:26:53-07:00

Dr. Sally Peterson Fielding Clinical Psychology faculty member Alayne "Mimi" Ormerod, Ph.D. and doctoral student Tiffany Parisi, M.P.H., are the recipients of the 2024 Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award for their research published in the Journal of Social Issues about how schools that have climates that are tolerant of sexual harassment also tend to foster a loss of safety and academic disengagement for high school girls, particularly through peer sexual harassment. This is the kind of research that is critical for our understanding of how to change school climate to provide a better learning environment for all. [...]

Clinical Psychology Faculty-Student Duo Receive the Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award 2024-09-16T14:26:53-07:00

Are Our Kids Anxious or Just Unprepared?

2024-09-16T13:26:47-07:00

Technology strategies that don't teach media literacy will likely fail our kids. Key points Social media amplifies existing challenges like bullying, peer pressure, and FOMO; it does not create them. Less than half of U.S. states have media literacy legislation, leaving many students unprepared. Kids' social development makes them vulnerable to online influence, requiring targeted education. Media literacy is finally getting some long-overdue attention. Whether it’s the rising awareness of political disinformation, the threat of AI, Russian hackers, or cellphones in the classroom, discussions about media literacy are on the uptick. In September, the APA Monitor joined the fray arguing for equipping [...]

Are Our Kids Anxious or Just Unprepared?2024-09-16T13:26:47-07:00

Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series

2024-09-11T14:02:16-07:00

The Deans' office at the University of Victoria, Canada, has chosen Fielding Provost Dr. Wendi S. Williams as a keynote for their upcoming 2024-25 speaker series on Climate, Complexity, and Decolonization. Dr. Williams will be presenting a talk titled "Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times," on September 18, 2024 at the conference. For Dr. Wendi S. Williams, leading in “these” times is a formulation layered with complexity and opportunities for generativity grounded in legacies of abolition and liberation first articulated by our ancestors and elders. In her talk, “Through Liminality: Transformative Leadership in VUCA Times”, Dr. Williams complicates the [...]

Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series2024-09-11T14:02:16-07:00

Alums Celebrate the Retirement of Clinical Psychology Faculty Member Ray Hawkins, Ph.D.

2024-09-04T10:46:17-07:00

After two decades of dedicated teaching and mentorship at Fielding Graduate University, Dr. Ray Hawkins, Ph.D., is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of profound impact on both students and alums. Having educated generations of clinical psychologists in Texas, Dr. Hawkins has been a pillar of the Clinical Psychology program, known for his unwavering support, wisdom, and calm demeanor. His influence has been so significant that countless alums have come forward to share heartfelt testimonials, celebrating not only his contributions to their professional development but also the lasting personal connections he fostered. Dr. Hawkins’ retirement marks the end of an era, [...]

Alums Celebrate the Retirement of Clinical Psychology Faculty Member Ray Hawkins, Ph.D.2024-09-04T10:46:17-07:00

IECD Program: A Student and Faculty Perspective 

2024-08-26T13:19:27-07:00

Infant and Early Childhood Development Program Provides Understanding, Evidence-Based Curriculum and Practice  This feature originally appeared in the January 2024 edition of FOCUS Magazine. Read the article and entire issue here. The Infant and Early Childhood Development (IECD) program fills a unique and unmet need in education, clinical work, and advocacy in Infant Mental Health (IMH) and in developmental assessment and intervention of infants and children and their families. The design of the IECD program blends an otherwise unavailable DIR® (Developmental, Individual Differences, and Relationship-based) approach with more widely offered Infant Mental Health education and Reflective Practice training, giving students [...]

IECD Program: A Student and Faculty Perspective 2024-08-26T13:19:27-07:00

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