Fielding Graduate University Student Listening Sessions Facilitated by Jernigan & Associates, Inc.

2024-10-07T10:56:20-07:00

Fielding Graduate University is excited to announce the opportunity to participate in virtual student listening sessions (i.e., focus groups) designed to solicit your feedback regarding your experiences as a graduate student at Fielding. The listening sessions (focus groups) aim to surface ideas, feedback, and possible concerns based on your time and experience at Fielding. Fielding continues to integrate and implement efforts related to our Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) strategic plan. As such, we have partnered with external consultants Jernigan & Associates, Inc. to facilitate the listening sessions. Sessions are designed to create a psychologically safe and confidential space [...]

Fielding Graduate University Student Listening Sessions Facilitated by Jernigan & Associates, Inc.2024-10-07T10:56:20-07:00

DEI and SLT October 18 Workshops with Dr. Alden Jones

2024-10-01T14:17:03-07:00

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Office of Student Life and Thriving at Fielding Graduate University invite you to participate in two exciting workshops hosted by Dr. Alden Jones, Ph.D., on Friday, October 18, 2024. These sessions will explore key topics in gender studies and digital community-building. About the October 18 Workshops Faculty-Only Session: "Gender Basics for the Future" 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET Register Here In this session, participants will learn the most important concepts around gender. Not only will this session bring participants through history and up to date, participants will learn [...]

DEI and SLT October 18 Workshops with Dr. Alden Jones2024-10-01T14:17:03-07:00

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

Dr. Okokon Udo Appointed Program Director for EBC Certificate and ODL Master’s

2024-09-11T13:58:55-07:00

Okokon Udo, Ph.D., has been appointed Program Director for Evidence Based Coaching (EBC) Certificate and Master’s in Organization Development Leadership (ODL). In addition to managing the EBC Certificate Program, his responsibilities will now include managing our ODL Master’s Program and developing new opportunities to leverage both programs to advance Fielding’s educational programming in this area. “I am thrilled to formally accept the position of Director for the MA program in Organization Development & Leadership and the Evidence-Based Coaching program at Fielding Graduate University,” said Dr. Udo. “This opportunity aligns perfectly with my professional aspirations and my commitment to fostering excellence [...]

Dr. Okokon Udo Appointed Program Director for EBC Certificate and ODL Master’s2024-09-11T13:58:55-07:00

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

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