Loretta Lynn, music media superstar, famously coal miner’s daughter, has died at age 90. Because of the education profession and the push to increase the public visibility and awareness of the accomplishments and needs of American education, I met her at the White House during the administration of Jimmy Carter. Her passing brought back memories…
Anonymity—an elusive concept!
Consequences of giving away our privacy on the internet
We need a new citation metric to encourage cultural diversity in research.
Can media shaming lead to trauma?
Rebuilding trust in mainstream news.
Should you regulate your children’s emotions through digital devices?
Gaming benefits, gaming disorder, moral panic, and good science.
A review of Understanding Media Psychology.
Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD Resilience Across Borders, Inc. resilienceacrossborders@gmail.com Mental health needs far exceed the availability and affordability of services for many individuals and families. Approximately 25% of youth meet the criteria for a mental health disorder, and only 1 in 5 children and teens receive the care they need. It is particularly challenging for…
Pamela Rutledge, PhD, MBAMedia Psychology Research Center & Fielding Graduate Universitypamelarutledge@gmail.com The world is waking up to what media psychologists have known all along: Media is about people. Media is the manifestation of human behavior, the result of collective and individual actions as people consume, interact, design, create, and connect across the spectrum of mediated…
Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC MAlvord@alvordbaker.com Dissemination of accurate mental health information is critical for the well-being of the public. Disseminating evidence-based information helps empower people to make informed decisions about personal mental health care and seeking professional services. Mental health information facilitates the understanding of warning signs of difficulties and…
Allycin Powell-Hicks, Ph.D. Independent Consultant allypowellhicks@gmail.com “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” The sentiment hangs heavy in the air, a specter from the past. The Nobel Peace Prize recipient, activist, and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s (Wiesel, 2020) words are unfortunately all too…
Yemaya Halbrook, PhD Mary Immaculate College yemaya.halbrook@mic.ul.ie It is commonly believed that video games are unhealthy for individuals and for society. Even when discussing my research over the course of my PhD in psychology at the University of Limerick, people often assumed that I study the negative effects of video games. The release of Pokémon…
Roger Klein, PhD University of Pittsburgh rklein@pitt.edu Can real news be fake? Of course. While most news stories are based upon real events, I use the term “fake” here to suggest that with a variety of production strategies, purposeful exaggerations, and other intentional decisions by management, producers, and reporters, the end product—what the audience sees…
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