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); the 2014 Pew Research Survey notes that seniors (56%) go online to communicate…
Susan Birne-Stone PhD, LCSW Systems Therapist, Private Practice & Kingsborough Community College drsusanbirnestone@gmail.com A review of Hamilton An American Musical Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Rogers Theatre, New York When I heard about an up-and-coming musical that was leaving The Public Theater to head to Broadway, I decided to take a shot…
Balter, L. & Tamis-LeMonda, C. (Eds.), (2016). Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues (3rd Edition). Routledge/Psychology Press. Dorothy Singer, PhD, presented the keynote address on The Power of Imaginative Play at the National Playwork Conference in Eastbourne, England on March 1, 2016. Irene Deitch, PhD, shared the following media mishap anecdote: Like all my “MEDIA MARVELS” we enjoy the challenges…
Jerri Lynn Hogg, PhD HoggJL@aol.com The Earth is alive with energy. That’s both a metaphor and a scientific fact: just as all life, learning, and activity depends on energy from the environment, the planet itself carries an electrical potential, and researchers say that connecting to it seems to convey both physiological and psychological benefits. Chevalier,…
Sean P. Thoennes, PhD Walt Disney World Broadcast Productions Fielding Graduate University sthoennes@fielding.edu The Disney Institute sells a course to businesses teaching Disney’s unique management style that “makes the magic happen.” What they sell does have merit: an organic growth business model seeking input from each person, because each offers a unique viewpoint of “challenges”…
Janet de Merode Fielding Graduate University jdemerode@fielding.edu A political debate ignited in the United States recently over the issue of access to cell phones by refugees. Access to a phone, it was argued, indicates financial means that are at odds with refugee status. In response, digital rights activists argued that access to information, and thus…
Christopher J. Przemieniecki, PhD West Chester University of Pennsylvania CPrzemieniecki@wcupa.edu Street gangs have long been a problem for communities in the United States. Gangs create fear, terrorize neighborhoods, contribute to drug and sex trafficking problem, and recruit youth into crime and violence. While street gangs have been around since the 1800s, the significance of the…
Joanne Broder Sumerson, PhD joannebrodersumerson@gmail.com Happy Spring! This is a wonderful time of year for cultivating new ideas and implementing change. Nature is renewed and so are we. This division is growing with new members who are leaders in the field. Our members are psychologists, practitioners, scholars, journalists, and students who work together to study,…
Joanne Broder Sumerson, PhD joannebrodersumerson@gmail.com Technology has largely changed our lives for the better. Turn back the clock to 2004 and we had not hit the mobile wave (Saylor, 2012) of smartphone and social media use. Online learning needed a camera crew for the professor and a special computer lab for the students, as opposed…
Co-Chairs: June Wilson, PhD, Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD, Mary Gregerson, PhD The Division 46 Program (PDF, 584 KB) for the 2016 APA Annual Convention, in Denver, Colorado, over August 4-7, 2016.
Joseph Rodman Albuquerque, New Mexico joseph.r.rodman@gmail.com Mary Gregerson Booz Allen Hamilton Leavenworth, Kansas mary.gregerson@aol.com Marco C. Conners National Simulation Center Fort Leavenworth, Kansas marco.conners@gmail.com Review of Into the Heart of the Sea, Director: R. Howard (Director, 2015), Burbank, CA: Village Road Show Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. Hollywood has a long history of telling stories…
Frank Farley, PhD Temple University ffarley@temple.edu Lauren Renee Butler Temple University tug08349@temple.edu A review of The Jungle Book (2016), Director: Jon Favreau. Walt Disney Pictures. The Jungle Book is one of the most enduring and endearing children’s stories, a classic written by a literary giant, Rudyard Kipling. But it is also beloved by many adults. …
Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD Stetson University cjfergus@stetson.edu Academic psychology is currently experiencing one of the most difficult times I can recall during my years as a student or faculty member. Much of this is occurring as an aspect of the overarching replication crisis in psychology, worsened in many respects by the acrimony and confusion rather…
Kathryn Stamoulis, PhD Associate Editor kestamoulis@hotmail.com A review of Sales, N. J. (2016). American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers. NY: Alfred A. Knopf. $18.68 (Hardcover) Imagine a 13 year-old girl. Maybe this 13 year-old girl is your daughter, your niece or an 8th grader you just happen to know. Now imagine…
Brian E. Kinghorn, PhD Marshall University kinghorn@marshall.edu On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a poorly photographed image of an average looking dress with the caption “guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black?” was posted on Tumblr. Early the next day BuzzFeed reposted the picture, and by Friday morning…
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