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Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington
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 [...]
Clinical Psychology Faculty-Student Duo Receive the Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award
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, [...]
Are Our Kids Anxious or Just Unprepared?
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 [...]
Dr. Okokon Udo Appointed Program Director for EBC Certificate and ODL Master’s
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 [...]
Provost Wendi Williams to Give Keynote at the University of Victoria Climate Complexity & Decolonization Speaker Series
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 [...]
RAC Leadership Establishes an Award Supporting Organizational Research at Fielding
RAC Leadership, an organizational development firm based in Southern California, has established the RAC Leadership Award for Applied Organizational Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. This prestigious award is designed to support one outstanding doctoral student pursuing a degree in Organizational Development and Change (ODC) within the Southern California region. The RAC Leadership Award will provide financial support for research that aligns with the core values of RAC Leadership, specifically: [...]
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