Chair: Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD The Nominations and Elections committee is pleased to report the election of V. Krishna Kumar, PhD, as President-Elect. In addition, Frank Farley, PhD, and Jerri Lynn Hogg, PhD, have both been elected to serve as Member-at-Large. Many thanks to those who ran and voted in the 2018 elections.
Mary Gregerson, PhD Media First Response Special Interest Group Chair mary.gregerson@aol.com Division 46 Outreach Since 2014 when I was elected to the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 46 Presidential pipeline, I have led an effort called “Media First Response” (MFR). In this trans-Divisional effort, key Division 46 Members have collaborated with other APA Divisions’ key…
Mary Gregerson, PhD Heartlandia Psychology, Leavenworth, KS mary.gregerson@aol.com In 2014 the Media First Responder (MFR) Corps launched. A baker’s dozen psychologists from around the world “trained the trainers” before the 2015 APA Convention in Toronto, Canada. Each provided her or his area of expertise to increase the crisis management skills of all. In 2016, Leavenworth,…
Chris Ferguson (Chair, cjfergus@stetson.edu), Dana Klisinan, Jerri Lynn Hogg, June Wilson, Patrick Markey, Andy Przybylski, Malte Elson, Jimmy Ivory, Deborah Linebarger, Mary Gregerson, Frank Farley, & Shahbaz Siddiqui The views here are those of Division 46 (Society for Media Psychology and Technology) of the American Psychological Association and do not represent an official position of…
The News Media, Public Education and Public Policy Committee Christopher Ferguson (Chair), Malte Elson, Frank Farley, Mary Gregerson, Jerri Lynn Hogg, Jimmy Ivory, Dana Klisinan, Deborah Linebarger, Patrick Markey, Andy Przybylski, Shahbaz Siddiqui, & June Wilson In December 2012, the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut began an 11-month societal debate regarding whether violent video games…
Mary Gregerson, PhD, Julie Meranze Levitt, PhD, Rodney Lowman, PhD, Ellen Lent, PhD, Shahbaz Siddiqui, PhD, & Lisa Weakley, Mayor, Leavenworth, KS In 2016 the Media First Responder (MFRer) Corps initiative moved forward (President’s Column: Primum Non Nocere: First Do No Harm, Make a Difference: Media First Response Is Crisis Media Consultation for Community Leaders and…
Jonathan Grimes, PhD jgrimes@ccbcmd.edu Eric Peterson, MBA godscoffee@gmail.com We are the first division to initiate this! The first Division 46 Virtual Social Hour held on Friday, October 21, 2016, was an interesting and engaging experience. Participants were able to see old friends and meet new people. The Membership Committee would like to thank Alex Spradlin,…
APA Toronto Convention Program Committee Report Program Highlights: Media Psychology For Good Chair: Pamela Rutledge, PhD Pamelarutledge@gmail.com The Division 46 theme for the upcoming 2015 Convention in Toronto is “Media Psychology For Good.” In keeping with this focus, Division 46 has a rich line-up of symposia that explore the positive impact, use, and potential of…
Chair: V. Krishna Kumar, PhD Kkumar@wcupa.edu The Fellows committee is pleased to report the election of three new Fellows to Division 46 in 2014: Phyllis Koch-Sheras, Pauline Wallin, and Eileen Kennedy-Moore.
Shayne Aquino Aquino.shayne@gmail.com Tunisha Singleton Tsingleton@email.fielding.edu Media psychology students come in different ages, career goals, and stages in their program. Some are starting out and others are already involved in their respective professions. Having a mentor gives students a sense of direction and someone to look up to when the balance between school, work, and…
