Submit Your Stories for March 11’s Call Across the Globe 2024

2024-02-16T12:49:56-08:00

Submit Your Stories for March 11’s Call Across the Globe 2024 Share your stories with us during Fielding’s 50th Anniversary! For 50 years, Fielding has been on the cutting edge of the social sciences, and our community members continue to move collective and individual scholarship and practice forward. While that showcases the Fielding experience, the stories of our community are at the heart of who we are.  During our Call Across the Globe: 50 Years of Stories celebration on March 11, we are sharing the narratives of our students, alums, faculty, staff, Trustees, donors, faculty emeriti, friends, family, and more! [...]

Submit Your Stories for March 11’s Call Across the Globe 20242024-02-16T12:49:56-08:00

Media Psychology Student Uses VR to Transport Viewers Back to 1955 and the Famous Rosa Parks Bus Ride

2024-02-16T07:50:25-08:00

Cory Logston, Ph.D. candidate Ph.D. candidate in media psychology, Cory Logston is dedicated to leveraging virtual reality (VR) technology for social good to induce empathy and reduce implicit racial bias. Cory’s VR project centers around the iconic civil rights figure Rosa Parks and has garnered significant attention. The VR experience transports users into history, providing an immersive experience that enables individuals to witness and understand the pivotal moment when Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama 1955. Cory recently received endorsement from Rosa Parks' family, adding authenticity and reverence to the [...]

Media Psychology Student Uses VR to Transport Viewers Back to 1955 and the Famous Rosa Parks Bus Ride2024-02-16T07:50:25-08:00

Alonso Center Presents: Decolonizing Cognition

2024-02-13T15:45:14-08:00

Alonso Center Presents: Decolonizing Cognition Magical Thinking, Psychoanalysis, & the Spectrum of Rationality.  Please join us on Sunday, February 18, 11.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m. ET, for a presentation by a guest speaker, Rain Mason Olbert, PhD, titled “Decolonizing Cognition: Magical Thinking, Psychoanalysis, & the Spectrum of Rationality.”    Email alonso@fielding.edu to receive a Zoom link.  Rain Mason Olbert, Ph.D. Talk Description:  The ascendency of natural science and its focus on objective knowledge fostered a powerful ideology—naturalism—which devalues and marginalizes non-scientific ways of experiencing and knowing the world. Max Weber named the experience of mechanization and objectification following in [...]

Alonso Center Presents: Decolonizing Cognition2024-02-13T15:45:14-08:00

Fielding to Host State of Diversity Summit on Feb 21

2024-02-12T14:35:57-08:00

2023 has been a year of tremendous change both nationally and internationally. As we move through 2024, our university’s 50th Anniversary, we will find that Fielding’s work in advancing inclusive excellence continues to transform and grow in new and innovative ways.   Please join us on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 8-9.30 a.m. P.T./11 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. ET, for the State of Diversity Summit.   The State of Diversity Summit will offer insights into where Fielding has grown in the past two years, where we are now, and where we are headed as we face the headwinds of national and international change. The event will [...]

Fielding to Host State of Diversity Summit on Feb 212024-02-12T14:35:57-08:00

Transforming Trauma into Beauty: Community Healing and Solidarity-Building Through Arts-Based Phenomenological Research

2024-02-13T15:48:29-08:00

Ruthellen Josselson Chair in Qualitative Inquiry Speaker Series Presents: Transforming Trauma into Beauty: Community Healing and Solidarity-Building Through Arts-Based Phenomenological Research will feature Nisha Gupta, Ph.D., on April 7, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. PT | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET. Register Today! Nisha Gupta, Ph.D. The goal of this learning experience is to introduce participants to arts-based phenomenological research as a vehicle for emancipatory praxis to serve the mission of liberation psychology, which is to raise critical consciousness about the psychological impact of sociopolitical oppression and to partner with marginalized communities to foster dialogue, community healing, [...]

Transforming Trauma into Beauty: Community Healing and Solidarity-Building Through Arts-Based Phenomenological Research2024-02-13T15:48:29-08:00

The Transformative Power of Learning: 50 Years of Lifelong Learning at Fielding Graduate University

2024-01-26T07:42:45-08:00

50 Years of Lifelong Learning at Fielding Graduate University The Transformative Power of Learning, editors Elena I. Nicklasson and Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt. Fielding University Press is proud to announce the publication of The Transformative Power of Learning (ISBN: 173-7943980), which encapsulates the essence of lifelong learning and its transformative power. This compelling publication, curated by editors Elena I. Nicklasson and Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt., is a testament to the enduring impact of Fielding Graduate University's innovative approach to adult education and its pivotal role in shaping transformative learning experiences. The monograph offers a rich tapestry of narratives that reflect [...]

The Transformative Power of Learning: 50 Years of Lifelong Learning at Fielding Graduate University2024-01-26T07:42:45-08:00

The Name and Frame Matters When it Comes to Public Support of Opioid Prevention Programs

2024-02-13T15:49:45-08:00

The Name and Frame Matters When it Comes to Public Support of Opioid Prevention Programs. Lessons learned from Dr. Jennifer Johnston's professional and academic journey as a media psychology scholar. Dr. Jennifer Johnson Dr. Jennifer Johnston is a media psychologist and Associate Professor of psychology at Western New Mexico University. She was also a licensed mental health clinician for 15 years before entering academia.  She graduated from Fielding Graduate University in 2013. Since then, she conducts research at the intersection of media effects and psychological disorder, and serves as the chair of the Institutional Review Board [...]

The Name and Frame Matters When it Comes to Public Support of Opioid Prevention Programs2024-02-13T15:49:45-08:00

Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Running for APA Presidency

2024-01-24T13:02:01-08:00

Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President of Fielding Graduate University, Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., is running for the presidency of the American Psychological Association (APA). For 16 years, Dr. Williams has been involved with the APA and brings extensive experience in executive leadership and governance in academic and nonprofit organizational leadership throughout her career. Leveraging her expertise in wellness in work and leadership context for diverse populations, Dr. Williams is running on a platform of Radically Well Together. From her campaign website, Dr. Williams articulates the following: “Being radically well involves applying the clarity and [...]

Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Running for APA Presidency2024-01-24T13:02:01-08:00

Fielding Welcomes New Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson

2024-01-22T12:35:25-08:00

Fielding welcomes new Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson Fielding Graduate University proudly introduces Elena Nicklasson as the newest member of its leadership team, taking on the role of Vice President of University Relations. In this pivotal year, marking the university's 50th Anniversary, Nicklasson’s appointment is integral to Fielding's strategic initiative aimed at amplifying the university's engagement and extending its impact both within the local community and on the global stage. Nicklasson, who has been with Fielding since 2017, brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to social justice, nonprofit management, and strategic planning. Her responsibilities will [...]

Fielding Welcomes New Vice President of University Relations Elena Nicklasson2024-01-22T12:35:25-08:00

Fielding Mourns The Loss of Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D.

2024-01-29T05:09:31-08:00

Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D. It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President of Fielding Graduate University. Dr. Taylor was a person of great heart and wisdom. His remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on our community, and his loss is deeply felt. Details regarding memorial services are available here: https://everloved.com/life-of/orlando-taylor/funeral/#62681724-57fb-433b-9b80-959df0866cbb The service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 10 a.m. EST. It will be held at the University Baptist Church, 3515 Campus Drive, College Park, MD [...]

Fielding Mourns The Loss of Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D.2024-01-29T05:09:31-08:00

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