Fall/Winter 2015 Issue

Division 46 Social Hour at the APA 2015 Convention. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Michael Fenichel.

Division 46 Social Hour at the APA 2015 Convention. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Michael Fenichel.

President: Jerri Lynn Hogg; Editor: V. Krishna Kumar; Associate Editor: Kathryn Stamoulis; Consulting Editors: Frank Farley, Joseph Browne; Justin Karter (Student)


President’s Column: My Year as President
Jerri Lynn Hogg
The goal for the year–Media Psychology and Technology for Good.

President-Elect’s Column: Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World Daily
Mary Gregerson
In 2016 make a difference daily–Join planned Division 46 pro-social activism!

Past-President’s Column: A 12-Step Program for Building a Successful Consulting Practice
Bernard Luskin
What should I do to make my consulting practice successful?

APA Council of Representatives Report
Elizabeth Carll

From the Editor: E-mail Related Disorders: Compulsive Checking, Responding, and Hoarding
V. Krishna Kumar
Glued to e-mail!

From the Associate Editor: Leaving Underserved Teens Behind
Kathryn Stamoulis
Depression screening only for those with access to treatment!


Featured Articles

The Power of Social Media and Videoconferencing for Training and Dissemination
Mary Karapetian Alvord
Using social media to promote social and academic goals

A Tale of Two Metas: The Video Game Controversy Continues
Chris Ferguson
Meta-analyses highlight continued debate on violent video game influence on aggression.

Psychological Impact of News Coverage Related to Terrorism: Implications for Pakistan
Erum Hafeez
Can explicit media coverage of violence impair mental health of its viewers?

Getting Started in Mental Health App Development
Alicia Brown, Glen Moriarty, and Jim Sells
Innovating mental health care through app development.


Film and Book Reviews

Homunculi on Screen: The Mediated Mind
Frank Farley, Michelle Beech, Benjamin Brock, Lauren Butler, Bernadette Maher, Mona Sarshar
Disney’s dizzying digital dialog on brain and behavior in an animated almost-adolescent.

Enough Is Enough: Time for Culture Change
June Wilson
Why media psychologists should care about this film.

An Important Book, A Public Event, A Gathering of Giants
Frank Farley, Michelle Beech, Melissa Bologno, Laina Dimento, Kathleen Dougherty, Melissa Holloway, Min Joo Kim, Samantha Korn, Courtney Mitchell, Melissa Montgomery, Anne Powers, Lewis Romelus, Steven Schmaltz, Lauren Sullivan, Madison Trout
In a world of hurt, a British approach to thriving


Member News

APA Division 46 Convention Photos

Some Old Division 46 Photos

Index of Articles Published in Psychology of Popular Media Culture

Job Opportunity