by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, Member News, Uncategorized
From The Society at Large: Member News Student Welcome Event Hosted by the Division 46 Student Committee The student committee of Div. 46 is hosting a Student Welcome Event on January 20 from 5:00-6:30pm CT. We are holding this Zoom event to welcome all new and...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, Featured Article, Film/TV Review
Featured Article How The Summer I Turned Pretty Used the Love Triangle as a Recipe for Success This past July, the final season of the teen romantic drama show entitled The Summer I Turned Pretty (TSITP)—featuring a conflict-ridden but nonetheless endearing summer...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, Featured Article, Uncategorized
Featured Article The Current State of Parasocial Theory Recent years have seen a number of publications that focus on parasocial theory. Indeed, parasocial was one of the finalists for Oxford’s “word of the year” in 2023. [Editor’s note: Parasocial was selected by...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, Featured Article, Popular Media Culture, Uncategorized
Featured Article The Media Psychology of Brain-Computer Interface: A Call to Action Media psychology sits at the intersection of technology, identity, and communication. Brain-computer interface (BCI) is redefining human-robot communication. BCI now uses “black box”...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, From the Editor, Uncategorized
Editor’s Column Parasocial, Rage Bait, 6-7, and Slop: Reflecting on the 2025 Words of the Year Each year, several dictionaries select a “Word of the Year,” meant to capture the zeitgeist and define a cultural trend of the past 12 months. Interestingly, though...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Fall/Winter 2025, Officers, Uncategorized
President-Elect’s Column Leadership, Legacy, and the Algorithm: How Media and Perception Shape Who Gets to Lead In higher education, a persistent paradox continues: interim presidents are often trusted to guide institutions through moments of instability and...
