Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Graduate University

2020 De la Vina, Santa Barbara, CA, US

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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.

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Karen Shackleford, Ph.D.

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

Tunisha Singleton, Ph.D.

Tunisha Singleton, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - Media Psychology

Emotion, Engagement & Experience in Digital Communication | Fandom, Meaningful Marketing & Community Management | Sports & Society

Digital Communication Fandom Sports Media & Marketing Storytelling Community Management Social Media Engagement Brand Development Audience Engagement Fan Identification Consumer Behavior Organizational Psychology Content Development and Ideation Narrative Persuasion Immersive Technology Writing Sports eSports Branding E-Commerce

Nicola Smith, MBA, J.D.

Nicola Smith, MBA, J.D.

Public Trustee & Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies

Structural inequality and diversity; Leadership for change; Children’s rights advocacy; Ethics and professional responsibility

Leadership and Change Alternative Dispute Resolution Workplace Politics Ethics and Professional Responsibility Organizational Theories Community Relations Ethics Education and Law Education Finance Structural Inequality and Diversity Children's Rights Advocacy Business Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Frederick Steier, Ph.D.

Frederick Steier, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies

Cybernetics researcher

Cybernetics Constructionist Research Methodologies Relationships Between Information Technologies, Organizational and Inter-Organizational Communication Work Teams and Communication Processes

Judith Stevens-Long, Ph.D.

Judith Stevens-Long, Ph.D.

Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership Studies

Fielding Faculty Emerita, organizational consultant, professor and administrator

Adult Development Graduate Level Writing Human Development Adult Learning Personality Development Paradigmatic Thinking in Developmental Psychology Group Process Adult Development Personality in Adulthood Ego Development Graduate Study and Adult Development

Sean Thoennes, Ph.D.

Sean Thoennes, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - Media Psychology

Specializing in political psychology, media psychology and new technologies, including social media and immersive media

Media Psychology Political Psychology Social Media Immersive Media Neo-Anthropogenic Psychology

Laura Thompson, Ph.D.

Laura Thompson, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology

Effects of womb environment and maternal social factors on Infant learning; Effects of stress on cognition in infants and adults

Stress Self-Regulation Attention Working Memory Infant Learning Neuroendocrine Functioning Human Development

Teresa Thompson, Ph.D.

Teresa Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - Media Psychology

Equal rights and nondiscrimination of people with disabilities; Abuse and developmental disabilities; Guardianship laws and practices reform

Foundations of Research Video Modeling Single-Case Research Abuse and Developmental Disabilities Meta-Analysis Spss Software for Quantitative Data Analysis Spss Software for Qualitative Data Analysis

Regina Tuma, Ph.D.

Regina Tuma, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology

Media psychology is the future of psychology—Without it, we would not be able to understand social media as constructed and lived realities.

Psychology of Social Media Social Media Research Psychology of Big Data Mind and Technology Critical Media Psychology Social Psychology History of Psychology History of Media Psychology

Okokon Udo, Ph.D., PCC, CPCC

Okokon Udo, Ph.D., PCC, CPCC

Program Director – Evidence Based Coaching

Expert in international change management, leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Organizational Effectiveness Management Development Workshop Facilitation Leadership Development Executive Coaching Team Building Organizational Development

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