Apr 27th, 2012
This past winter I developed a 6-month series of seminars for businesses and organizations on emerging media. Through data, insider tips, group role play, worksheets, and discussion I led groups through the WHY and HOW of integrating social media into a business plan — including the importance of developing an effective social media plan.
Feb 27th, 2012
Because we are constantly connected through media, there are uncountable angles to explore how it all affects our lives, society, behavior, relationships … This post touches on the questions: What is media psychology? What do media psychologists do? Where is media psychology headed?
Feb 1st, 2012
The IV International Conference of Community Psychology, held at the University of Barcelona this coming June, should be an exciting event with the theme Community and politics in a world in crisis. I will be presenting an exploration of the potential for media-supported community building both locally and globally based on results from original research [...]
Dec 20th, 2011
This past weekend I defended my dissertation on Sense of Community in a Mediate World. It was fun to see friends and classmates from over the years gathered together and hear their input on my findings. Now my file is in the hands of the university for proof reading, and hopefully there will be a [...]
May 3rd, 2011
Over at senseofcommunityresearch.org I’ve been posting interesting snippets uncovered during the data analysis of my dissertation research. In it I look at sense of community in a mediated world by getting input from World of Warcraft players on four communities to which they belong. So far you can see: Participation by Invitation Source: In-game vs. [...]