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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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Welcome message from Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, Director of the Media Psychology Symposium.
PLEASE NOTE: This will also be the INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYNOTE. The “JOIN EVENT” button (available to logged-in users) is the same Webinar as the Keynote.
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Numeracy skills will be crucial to emerging as successfully as possible from the COVID-19 pandemic. From understanding infection rates and antibody test results to managing ongoing financial and health issues, numeracy skills are crucial. Does being objectively numerate (having high numeric literacy) mean that citizens understand and react more appropriately to the inevitable uncertainty and complications in this pandemic? How much have people paid attention to coronavirus statistics and how have those who stalk the statistics reacted to this crisis? LEARN MORE
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Dr. Ellen Peters is the Philip H. Knight Chair and Director of the Center for Science Communication Research in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. She studies the basic building blocks of human judgment and decision making and their links with effective communication techniques. She is particularly interested in how affective, intuitive, and deliberative processes help people perceive risks and make decisions.
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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During the pandemic, many people, youth and adults alike, have turned to video games to get their social and autonomy needs met during this unusual time. This has led both to significant praise for video games but also some scholars renewed concerns about pathological gaming. LEARN MORE
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Your opportunity to ask questions of the international panel of experts.
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One challenge of the pandemic has been the loss of connection. Further, much remaining contact has become very goal directed, such as classes and department meetings. This presentation will describe an online, narrative-based approach that creates space for connection and reflection among professionals. LEARN MORE
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Your opportunity to ask questions of the international panel of experts.
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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Recognizing the growing interest in media psychology and related research, in 2020 the American Psychological Association launched their newest open-access journal, Technology, Mind, and Behavior. LEARN MORE
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Top narrative psychology scholars present and discuss their work on relationships with fictional characters, especially related to how these so-called para-relationships meet psychological, relational and developmental needs for audience members. LEARN MORE
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Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal: Disparities in food access and resulting food insecurities are a persistent problem in cities across the United States. LEARN MORE
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ask questions of the panelists
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
Registered and Logged-in users can post comments on posters and talks.
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Top narrative psychology scholars present and discuss their work on relationships with fictional characters, especially related to how these so-called para-relationships meet psychological, relational and developmental needs for audience members. LEARN MORE
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ask questions of the panelists
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
Registered and Logged-in users can post comments on posters and talks.
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Moderators: Karen Shackleford, Regina Tuma
Speaking Discussant: Aiden Hirshfield
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Take a break. Coming up…Networking Breakouts.
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Your opportunity to network with a global community of creatives, media psychologists, and business professionals.
Moderators: Jerri Lynn Hogg, Pam Rutledge, Karen Shackleford, and Regina Tuma
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Your opportunity to network with a global community of creatives, media psychologists, and business professionals. Moderator: Jerri Lynn Hogg
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Welcome message from Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, Director of the Media Psychology Symposium.
PLEASE NOTE: This will also be the INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYNOTE. The “JOIN EVENT” button (available to logged-in users) is the same Webinar as the Keynote.
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Stories and storytellers are vital to society because stories break through mental barriers and simulate our ability to use imagination and language to create new worlds and possibilities. Storytelling is a uniquely human ability. Stories bridge time, language and culture to create empathy, shared experience and authentic connections. LEARN MORE
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Bettina Sherick is the SVP, Worldwide Consumer Insights and Audience Analytics on the Digital Marketing team for Warner Bros. Theatrical Marketing. She is a pioneer in the field of digital marketing and has worked on projects ranging from AVATAR, LIFE OF PI, and X-MEN. LEARN MORE
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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At a time of uncertainty and change, the measures adopted by Governments in order to address the threats posed by COVID-19 have had a significant impact on the way in which citizens are able to play a role in determining the direction and management of the societies they live in. LEARN MORE
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Your opportunity to ask questions of the panel experts.
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Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal: Disparities in food access and resulting food insecurities are a persistent problem in cities across the United States. The nation’s capital is no exception. LEARN MORE
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Your opportunity to ask questions of the panel experts.
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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Social media use and utilization can prove a slippery slope for anyone. For professionals especially, the appropriate, proper, smart, and safe limits of self-disclosure, boundaries, ‘sharing,’ and even client contact can be even harder to identify, discern, and sustain. LEARN MORE
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This panel will present information relative to a textbook in “Introduction to Media Psychology” that we are currently writing. LEARN MORE
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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The editorial team at the APA journal Psychology of Popular Media will host a lively panel discussion about research into the study of the psychology of popular media during this unprecedented and changing era in history. LEARN MORE
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Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.
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Speaking Discussants: Tunisha Singleton, Linda Durnell, Kristian Aloma, David Peck, Caryn Wiley-Rapoport, Pam Rutledge
Moderator: Jerri Lynn Hogg.
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Closing comments from Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, Director of the Media Psychology Symposium 2020