American Psychological Association (APA) Media Psychology Division to Give Life Achievement Award to Bernard Luskin

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Bernard Luskin will receive APA Media Psychology Division life achievement recognition for contributions to Media Psychology at a convention reception in Washington, D.C., on August 5, 2011," announced Dr. David Shapiro, Chair of the Awar

ds Committee and former Division President.

"Bernie Luskin has been active in Media Psychology for most of his professional career," said Rachel Bishar, the first Ph.D. recipient from the first university doctoral program in Media Psychology.  In 2002, we launched this first university Ph.D. program enrolling what we called, "The Magnificent Seven," i.e., the seven beginning MA, Ph.D. Students who pioneered this important unique new graduate program in Media Psychology," said Bishar.

"The master's degree, EdD and Ph.D. programs we began at Fielding were triggered by the 1998 APA Media Psychology Division Task Force report entitled Psychology and New Technologies, chaired by Lilli Friedland and me. The findings identified emerging professional areas of work where media psychology is emerging," Luskin explained.

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