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Media Psychology Programs

Fielding’s Media Psychology programs enable students to enter at their qualification, readiness and goal levels. The PhD in Media Psychology program provides a research-based program that informs practice in an evolving field of study. The Masters of Arts in Media Psychology is 100% online, applies psychological science to media and technology landscapes. The 3-course Certificate in Media Psychology program is also 100% online, and offers emphases in Media Neuroscience and Brand Psychology & Audience Engagement.

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Virtual Media Psychology Symposium / 

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July 13, 2020

Deborah Scearce-Miles. With a BA in anthropology and psychology, an education minor, and a MA in psychology, Deborah's academic research is motivated by observations. Her interest in video games and her mother's memory issues led to some of Deborah's first academic research projects. Her passion for social justice fueled by her brush with economic hardship led to her interest in using media and art to positively impact perceptions of homelessness, poverty, and the state of child welfare in the US. Understanding the volunteers' motivations and those that advocate for these issues, Deborah suggests, is vital in designing solutions. SYMPOSIUM SESSION POSTER: Volunteerism: Overcoming Cognitive Bias in Media  ...

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July 13, 2020

Valerie Sanz is a Doctoral Student in Media Psychology at Fielding Graduate University pursuing research in the area of using media to persuade and evoke empathy and promote volunteerism with an emphasis on the homeless population. She has spent several years working with the homeless, providing crisis triage using intervention and de-escalation training designed to offer a warm hand-off to the appropriate resources. She currently volunteers at the Shalom Free Clinic and the Safe Space Winter Shelter furnishing much needed services to the homeless within her community. Valerie continues to support the homeless who are re-entering the workforce by providing job skills training along with an educational pathway for furthering their academic goals. SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS POSTER: The Motivations for Sharing Misinformation POSTER: Volunteerism:...