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Announcing the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award – Nominations due November 15
Orlando L. Taylor, Ph.D. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Marie Fielder Center is pleased to announce the Orlando L. Taylor Excellence in Scholarship Award. The award will be made annually to student or alumni recipients whose research and/or writing exemplifies the concern with education, leadership, and democracy that characterized the career of Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, for whom the scholarship is named. The award will [...]
Fielding’s Peer Support Thrives Through Student Socials
Fielding University’s Media Psychology students are fostering connections beyond the classroom, with a flourishing series of Student Social events. From virtual gatherings to in-person Coffee Hours and online forums, these grassroots initiatives offer myriad opportunities for students at all levels— from new enrollees to alumni— to engage without any cost. Often! Virtual and In-Person Networking Opportunities Abound Media Psychology doctoral students at Coffee Hour/Hollywood: Stacy Griffin, Holly Beavon, [...]
Fielding at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2024 Convention in Seattle, Washington
Fielding students, faculty, and staff participated in the 2024 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention from Aug. 8-10 in Seattle, Washington. Some Fielding community members included students Mona Chung, Nathan L. Smith, Shania Greenwood, and Tahlia Bragg, along with Clinical Psychology faculty member Dr. Anthony “AGee” Greene. On Aug. 9, Nathan L. Smith, a current doctoral Clinical Psychology student, and Dr. Greene facilitated a symposium titled Creating Resiliency in the [...]
Clinical Psychology Faculty-Student Duo Receive the Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award
Dr. Sally Peterson Fielding Clinical Psychology faculty member Alayne "Mimi" Ormerod, Ph.D. and doctoral student Tiffany Parisi, M.P.H., are the recipients of the 2024 Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award for their research published in the Journal of Social Issues about how schools that have climates that are tolerant of sexual harassment also tend to foster a loss of safety and academic disengagement for high school girls, [...]
Are Our Kids Anxious or Just Unprepared?
Technology strategies that don't teach media literacy will likely fail our kids. Key points Social media amplifies existing challenges like bullying, peer pressure, and FOMO; it does not create them. Less than half of U.S. states have media literacy legislation, leaving many students unprepared. Kids' social development makes them vulnerable to online influence, requiring targeted education. Media literacy is finally getting some long-overdue attention. Whether it’s the rising awareness of [...]
Dr. Okokon Udo Appointed Program Director for EBC Certificate and ODL Master’s
Okokon Udo, Ph.D., has been appointed Program Director for Evidence Based Coaching (EBC) Certificate and Master’s in Organization Development Leadership (ODL). In addition to managing the EBC Certificate Program, his responsibilities will now include managing our ODL Master’s Program and developing new opportunities to leverage both programs to advance Fielding’s educational programming in this area. “I am thrilled to formally accept the position of Director for the MA program [...]
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