Past President’s Column: 2024 Society for Media Psychology & Technology Distinguished Award Winners

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 16, 2024 | Officers

Celebrating achievements in our field Susan J. Eddington, PhDPresident, Society for Media Psychology and Technologyseddington@email.fielding.edu The 2024 winners of the Society for Media Psychology & Technology division awards represent diversity in topical...

President’s Column: Technological Innovations and Creative Destruction

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 16, 2024 | Officers

Lessons from this year’s Nobel Prize recipients Grant J. Rich, PhDPresident, Society for Media Psychology and Technology Walden Universityoptimalex@aol.com Artificial intelligence (AI) has been ubiquitous in the 2024 media. Its popular, daily use by the general public...

President-Elect’s Column: Bridging Realities: A Media Psychologist’s Dive into the Apple Vision Pro Experience

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 3, 2024 | Officers

Exploring Apple Vision Pro through the lens of narrative psychology and consumer behavior—where digital frontiers meet human experience Kristian A Alomá, PhDFounder & CEO, ThreadlinePresident-Elect for Division 46kristian@threadline.co Apple Vision Pro marks a...

President’s Column: Eclipses, Communitas, Technology, and the Natural World

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 3, 2024 | Officers

Deconstructing the interplay of technology and humanity throughout the ages Grant J. Rich, PhD Walden Universityoptimalex@aol.com The recent total (or partial) solar eclipse, which moved across much of North America on April 8, 2024, afforded an excellent opportunity...

Past President’s Column: Battle Weary—The Ongoing Fight Against Disinformation

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 3, 2024 | Officers

Examining the roles of information pollution and media platforms on growing political polarization Susan J. Eddington, PhDseddington@email.fielding.edu This presidential election year has amplified citizen discontent about the state of politics in the nation. Since...

President’s Column: The Quest for Truth amid the Perils and Pitfalls of Political Disinformation

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Officers

Susan J. Eddington, APR, PhDseddington@email.fielding.edu Campaigning for the 2024 elections is in full swing. It has been projected that the 2023-2024 election cycle will be the most expensive in history, with political expenditures expected to reach $10.2 billion,...