Special Interest Group Reports

Media First Response Consultation to Offset Psychological Risks for Communities during Crises: An Update Mary Gregerson, PhD mary.gregerson@aol.com, oltowne@aol.com Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD cjfergus@stetson.edu Rodney L. Lowman, PhD rllowman@gmail.com June Wilson,...

Committee Reports

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...

Member News

Dr. Frank Farley has been honored by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA) with its highest award for public contributors to psychology, the “Psychology in the Media Award.” His contributions as a public intellectual cover all forms of media including...

Detoxing Negative Thoughts

Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD Associate Editor Review of Book O’Gorman, P. A. (2014). The Girly Thoughts 10-Day Detox. Health Communications Inc., $12.95. Many people are weighed down with negative thinking, “the shoulds,” “the oughts,” and “the...