Dear Colleagues, Our division shares in the feeling of heartbreak and horror following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other Black Americans. These tragic events have raised concerns internationally as evidenced by organized demonstrations in Amsterdam, Auckland, London, Paris, and other cities. Whether at the hands of police or armed…
V. Krishna Kumar, PhD Kkumar@wcupa.edu Succeeding a line of highly competent presidents and then anticipating other equally competent individuals to succeed you can be an intimidating and anxiety-producing experience. Division presidents often have their own agendas, missions, visions, and themes. When I served as President of the Society for Humanistic Psychology a few years ago,…
Christopher J. Ferguson cjfergus@stetson.edu We are all facing crazy uncertain times. Our specific circumstances may be different … perhaps working from home, trying to manage restless and cranky kids stuck with virtual schools while maintaining some sense of sanity. Or perhaps more critically, worrying where the rent or money for food will come from or…
Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD kestamoulis@hotmail.com In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when most Americans have been ordered to stay at home, people are using the Internet to fill multiple roles. To create a semblance of normalcy, many rely on their phones and computers to work, learn, maintain social support, and distract themselves from the horrors…
Danny Wedding danny.wedding@gmail.com WASHINGTON – The Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association adopted updated resolutions regarding LBGTQ issues and reiterated its positions on violent video games and climate change at its meeting Feb. 29-March 1, 2020. Council archived three outdated policies related to LGBTQ issues and replaced them with new versions that also…
Stephanie Joseph, MA, MEd stephanie.joseph08@gmail.com & Stephanie Miodus, MA, MEd stephaniemiodus@gmail.com Phew!!! A lot is going on in the world right now. And we know as students, we already have a ton on our plates in terms of academic and/or professional work. Coupled with trying to balance that with our personal lives—it is overwhelming. Fellow…
Stephanie Miodus, MA (stephanie.miodus@temple.edu); Stephanie Joseph, MA (tuj57388@temple.edu); Frank Farley, PhD (frank.farley@temple.edu); Ishwar Bridgelal, MA (tuj61248@temple.edu); & Catherine Duffield, MA (tuc00223@temple.edu) Temple University As the professor and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) for a large undergraduate course on the Meaning of Madness, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought widespread changes and uncertainty to teaching and instruction. The…
Mary Buckelew, PhD West Chester University of Pennsylvania mbuckelew@wcupa.edu “That year I made the most important discovery I have ever made about teaching: community in itself is more important to learning than any method or technique. When community exists, learning is strengthened—everyone is smarter, more ambitious, and productive. Well-formed ideas and intentions amount to little…
Anne Walsh, M.A. West Chester University of Pennsylvania awalsh@wcupa.edu As an educator in the Information Age, I find myself reflecting on technology and the realization that I am part of the world population who, once, had very little technology, but grew to become technologically savvy as our careers dictated. As an educator in communication with…
Chrysalis Wright, PhD University of Central Florida Chrysalis.Wright@ucf.edu In the past several months, our society has been shifted and our usual way of life has been disrupted as a result of COVID-19 in the United States. The first confirmed case was in January of this year, with an increase in reported cases each day since.…
Stephanie Joseph, MA stephanie.joseph0001@temple.edu & Frank Farley, PhD Temple University, Philadelphia frank.farley@temple.edu We are in a crisis! During these times, it is difficult to find our footing. We are struggling to be productive, to be present. Normally, during crises, we come together with our loved ones to push through the difficult times. However, with this…
Gregory F. (Greg) Zerovnik, EMBA, PhD California Institute of Management gzerovnik@verizon.net Rotten Tomatoes gave Homeland’s final season a grade of 85%. My grade is 70%. Game of Thrones (G.O. T.) benefitted from George R. R. Martin’s novels for several seasons and then had to find its own way once the show ran out of novels…
News Media, Public Education, and Public Policy Committee Christopher J. Ferguson (Chair), Malte Elson, Mary Gregerson, Jerri Lynn Hogg, Jimmy Ivory, Dana Klisanin, Patrick Markey, Deborah Nichols, Shahbaz Siddiqui, and June Wilson Submitted to Council March 2, 2020 Dear APA Council of Representatives: We are writing in reference to the recent 2019 review of the…
Remembering Fredrick Koenig Lawrence Balter, PhD New York University lb9@nyu.edu Fred was a good friend who was fun-loving, quirky, really intelligent, and had a wry sense of humor. I always looked forward to hanging out with him. I often had the pleasure of his company when he would stop off in New York en route…
https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/ppm/9/2 2020 Volume 9 (1) Editorial. Consulting editor’s introduction. Me, my selfie, and I: The relations between selfie behaviors, body image, self-objectification, and self-esteem in young women. Intellectual, narcissistic, or Machiavellian? How Twitter users differ from Facebook-only users, why they use Twitter, and what they tweet about. The impact of weight-biased media on weight attitudes,…
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