Biography

Sean Thoennes has worked for 30 years in media, including 27 years with Disney. He currently works with Walt Disney World Broadcast & Music Productions, where he has pioneered desktop editing, internally.

He specializes in political psychology, media psychology and new technologies including social media & immersive media like AR, VR & Mixed Reality. A Futurist, Thoennes is developing a concept of neo-anthropogenic psychology, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche.

Industry Expertise (3)

Education/Learning

Research

Media - Online

Areas of Expertise (5)

Media Psychology

Political Psychology

Social Media

Immersive Media

Neo-Anthropogenic Psychology

Affiliations (5)

• American Psychological Association Division 46: Society for Media Psychology & Technology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Internet Society (I-Soc)
• Association of Governing Boards (AGB)

Event Appearances (7)

Media Psychology for Good: The Remember Project

APA National Convention  Toronto

2015-12-31

Planning for Disruption: Unintended Consequences - Neo-Anthropogenic Psychology

Augmented World Exposition  Santa Clara, CA

2015-12-31

Ethics and Technology: Ethical Concerns of Life Extension Through the Digital Transfer of Consciousness

APA National Convention  Washington, DC

2014-12-31

Ethics 2014: Ethical Concerns of Life Extension and Augmentation

IEEE Ethics Convention  Chicago, IL

2014-12-31

Media Ethics in an Augmented World: The Singularity is Now! And Why This Matters to You

National Social Science Association  San Francisco, CA

2013-12-31

Radical Ways in Which We Are and Will Be Communicating through Social Media withNew Technology - Social Media AI: Connecting Through A Central Consciousness

APA National Convention  Honolulu, HI

2013-12-31

Psychology in Emerging Technologies: Social Media, Augmented Reality & Social Change - Social Media and Individual Empowerment

APA National Convention  Orlando, FL

2012-12-31

Research Focus (1)

Understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche

A multidisciplinary approach

A Futurist, Thoennes is developing a concept of neo-anthropogenic psychology, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche.

Articles (2)

I Am Barack Obama, President of the United States: The 2012 Conversation with the Independent Online Community Reddit"

Research Poster

2013-12-31

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Visually Mediated Group Processes: A Case Study of President Barack Obama's 2012 Conversation with the reddit Online Community

Research

2015-12-31

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