by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | From the Editor
Kathryn Stamoulis, PhDkestamoulis@hotmail.com Please enjoy the Fall/Winter 2023 issue of The Amplifier Magazine. In its pages, we hear from our Executive Board, Media Psychology Greats and new student voices. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed their time and...
by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 15, 2023 | From the Editor
Kathryn Stamoulis, PhDkestamoulis@hotmail.com After 14 years (2008-2022) of service, Dr. V. Krishna Kumar has stepped down from his longtime role as Editor of The Amplifier Magazine. Under his editorial guidance, The Amplifier Magazine has become a central benefit of...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2016 | From the Editor
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD kkumar@wcupa.edu TV news carried it, as did the Wall Street Journal on the front page (August 19, 2016) and on the opinion page (p. 11, August 27-28, 2016), and widely reported in the media—the image of a young boy pulled from the rubble of...
by 553866pwpadmin | May 26, 2016 | From the Editor
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD kkumar@wcupa.edu Internet can be a great self-help media for young and old alike to exchange information, shop, and stay connected, informed, and entertained. By no means, what some seniors do is passive (e.g., read online news, watch videos);...
by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 18, 2015 | From the Editor
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD Kkumar@wcupa.edu E-mail, a truly great invention, is increasingly replacing paper mail for most purposes. We regularly receive e-mails in more than one e-mail account from banks, various doctors’ clinics, automobile dealers (a price you...
by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 15, 2015 | From the Editor
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD kkumar@wcupa.edu In the early 1960s some university and technical training centers in the USA and former USSR employed electronic student response systems during lectures to measure student’s comprehension via multiple-choice items. Students...