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Fielding Graduate University is an accredited nonprofit leader in blended graduate education, combining face‐to‐face and online learning. Our programs offer quality degrees and courses for professionals living and working around the world. Fielding’s faculty members represent a breadth of scholarship and practice within the fields of clinical and media psychology, human and organizational development, and educational leadership. Faculty are mentors and guides to self‐directed students who use their skills to become powerful and socially responsible leaders in their communities, workplaces, and society.
Experts (165)
Arnold Purisch, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty - School of Psychology
Neuropsychology; behavioral change due to traumatic brain injury; psychiatric disorders; forensic psychological evaluation
Neuropsychology Traumatic Brain Injury Forensic Psychology
Claudia Rankins
Marie Fielder Fellow
Champion for inclusion, diversity and broadening participation and works tirelessly on behalf of students and faculty.
Science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education Gender equity for STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) History and relevance of HBCUs History of African American Physicists Elementary particle physics
Patrice Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies
Scholar-practitioner focused on organization behavior and change in nonprofit organizations
Gender Issues in Organizations Emotional Labor in Service Work The Client-Service Provider Interface Evaluation of Change Programs in Private and Nonprofit Organizations Customer Discourses in Public Sector Management Leadership in organizations Categorization and labeling in organizations
Janice Rudestam, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty - Clinical Psychology
Adjunct Faculty in the School of Psychology
Buddhism and Psychotherapy Experiential Psychotherapies Buddhist Psychology and Western Psychotherapy Feminist Psychology Psychology of Trauma and Recovery Interpersonal Psychotherapy Training in Psychotherapy
Kjell Rudestam, Ph.D., ABPP, DSC
Faculty Emeritus - Clinical Psychology
Doctoral Faculty in the School of Psychology
Couples Therapy Psychopathology Research in Psychotherapy Family Therapy Research Methods Suicidology Group Process Crisis Intervention Dissertation Supervision Human Change Processes Online Learning Behavioral Economics Constructivist Psychotherapy Organizational Consultation Psychotherapy Practice and Research Clinical Supervision
Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita - Media Psychology
Rutledge focuses on identifying human motivations, behavioral triggers & instinctive drives to inform messaging & data strategies
Trust in Information Applied Narrative Persuasive Messaging Positive Psychology Applied to Media Qualitative Research and Analysis Audience Engagement Media Psychology Brand Storytelling and Brand Meaning Persona Development Fear Behavior and Pandemics
Maria Viola Sanchez, Ph.D.
Student Trustee
Background in Clinical Psychology, Communications and Human Resources; currently a doctoral student in Media Psychology at Fielding
Communications Media Psychology
Steven Schapiro, Ed.D.
Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership Studies
Doctoral Faculty in Human & Organizational Development
Human Development Education for Democracy Community-Building Multicultural Education Men's Development Gender Studies Teaching for Diversity Transformative Learning Psychological Education Social Justice Education Structural Inequality Adult Learning Higher Education Administration Diversity Social Justice
Judith Schoenholtz-Read, Ed.D.
Faculty Emerit - Clinical Psychology
Feminist theory and practice; Group psychotherapy; Non-verbal methods of psychotherapy; Narrative research methods; Gender issues
Integrated Psychotherapy Psychodrama Women's Health Gender Issues in Research Qualitative Methods Qualitative Research Methods Critical Thinking Skills Supervision and Consultation Group Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Process and Research Women's Groups Narrative Inquiry Gender Issues
Karen Shackleford, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology
Media violence; Fandom and the construction of meaning from media; Media, race and gender.
Media Psychology Media Effects Social Psychology Gender Race Social Justice Social Representations in Media Narrative Meaning Making Wellbeing Methodology Meditation Social Media
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