Test Agenda

08:00 – 08:10

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Welcome Message

Welcome message from Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, Director of the Media Psychology Symposium.

PLEASE NOTE: This will also be the INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYNOTE. The “JOIN EVENT” button (available to logged-in users) is the same Webinar as the Keynote.

08:10 – 08:40

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Keynote: Ellen Peters, PhD

Director of the Center for Science Communication Research in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon

Keynote Talk: Statistics stalking and the highly numerate in the time of COVID-19

Numeracy skills will be crucial to emerging as successfully as possible from the COVID-19 pandemic.  From understanding infection rates and antibody test results to managing ongoing financial and health issues, numeracy skills are crucial. Does being objectively numerate (having high numeric literacy) mean that citizens understand and react more appropriately to the inevitable uncertainty and complications in this pandemic? How much have people paid attention to coronavirus statistics and how have those who stalk the statistics reacted to this crisis?  LEARN MORE

08:40 – 9:00

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Q&A with Keynote Speaker Ellen Peters, PhD

Dr. Ellen Peters is the Philip H. Knight Chair and Director of the Center for Science Communication Research in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. She studies the basic building blocks of human judgment and decision making and their links with effective communication techniques. She is particularly interested in how affective, intuitive, and deliberative processes help people perceive risks and make decisions.

9:00 – 9:30

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Break

Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.

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9:30 – 10:15

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Room 1: Video Games during the Pandemic

During the pandemic, many people, youth and adults alike, have turned to video games to get their social and autonomy needs met during this unusual time. This has led both to significant praise for video games but also some scholars renewed concerns about pathological gaming.  LEARN MORE

10:15 – 10:45

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Room 1: Q&A/Breakout:

Video Games during the Pandemic

Your opportunity to ask questions of the international panel of experts.

9:30 – 10:15

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Room 2: Professional Development in a Virtual World: A Narrative Approach

One challenge of the pandemic has been the loss of connection. Further, much remaining contact has become very goal directed, such as classes and department meetings. This presentation will describe an online, narrative-based approach that creates space for connection and reflection among professionals. LEARN MORE

10:15 – 10:45

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Room 2: Q&A/Breakout:

Professional Development in a Virtual World: A Narrative Approach

Your opportunity to ask questions of the international panel of experts.

10:45 – 11:15

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Break

Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.

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11:15 – 12:00

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Room 1: Technology, Mind, and Behavior: A Home for Media Psychology and the New Normal

Recognizing the growing interest in media psychology and related research, in 2020 the American Psychological Association launched their newest open-access journal, Technology, Mind, and Behavior. LEARN MORE

12:00 – 12:30

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Room 1: Q & A / Breakout:

Technology, Mind, and Behavior: A Home for Media Psychology and the New Normal

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11:15 – 12:00

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Room 2: Parasocial Relationships: Conversation with Four Authors of REAL CHARACTERS

Top narrative psychology scholars present and discuss their work on relationships with fictional characters, especially related to how these so-called para-relationships meet psychological, relational and developmental needs for audience members. LEARN MORE

12:00 – 12:30

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Room 2: Q & A / Breakout:

Parasocial Relationships: Conversation with Four Authors of REAL CHARACTERS

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11:15 – 12:00

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Room 3: Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal

Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal: Disparities in food access and resulting food insecurities are a persistent problem in cities across the United States.  LEARN MORE

12:00 – 12:30

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Room 3: Q & A / Breakout:

Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal

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12:30 – 1:00

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Break

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1:00 – 1:45

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Real Characters: Parasocial Relationships During a Pandemic

Top narrative psychology scholars present and discuss their work on relationships with fictional characters, especially related to how these so-called para-relationships meet psychological, relational and developmental needs for audience members. LEARN MORE

1:45 – 2:15

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Q & A

Parasocial Relationships and Changing World Conditions

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2:15 – 2:45

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Break

Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.

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2:45 – 3:45

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Conversation Hour: Social Justice, Media & the New Normal

Moderators: Karen Shackleford, Regina Tuma

Speaking Discussant: Aiden Hirshfield

3:45 – 4:00

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Break

4:00 – 5:00

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06:30 – 07:30

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Networking Breakout

Your opportunity to network with a global community of creatives, media psychologists, and business professionals. Moderator: Jerri Lynn Hogg

08:00 – 08:10

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Welcome Message

Welcome message from Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg, Director of the Media Psychology Symposium.

PLEASE NOTE: This will also be the INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYNOTE. The “JOIN EVENT” button (available to logged-in users) is the same Webinar as the Keynote.

08:10 – 08:40

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Keynote: Bettina Sherick, MBA

SVP, Worldwide Consumer Insights and Audience Analytics on the Digital Marketing team for Warner Bros.

Keynote Talk: The Cultural Impact of Hollywood and the Stories They Tell

Stories and storytellers are vital to society because stories break through mental barriers and simulate our ability to use imagination and language to create new worlds and possibilities. Storytelling is a uniquely human ability. Stories bridge time, language and culture to create empathy, shared experience and authentic connections.  LEARN MORE

Q&A with Keynote Bettina Sherick

Bettina Sherick is the SVP, Worldwide Consumer Insights and Audience Analytics on the Digital Marketing team for Warner Bros. Theatrical Marketing.  She is a pioneer in the field of digital marketing and has worked on projects ranging from AVATAR, LIFE OF PI, and X-MEN.  LEARN MORE

Break

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9:30 – 10:15

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Room 1: The New Activism – Continuity and Change in Social Movements

At a time of uncertainty and change, the measures adopted by Governments in order to address the threats posed by COVID-19 have had a significant impact on the way in which citizens are able to play a role in determining the direction and management of the societies they live in.  LEARN MORE

10:15 – 10:45

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Room 1: Q & A

The New Activism – Continuity and Change in Social Movements

Your opportunity to ask questions of the panel experts.

9:30 – 10:15

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Room 2: The New Normal for Learning, Health, and Misinformation

Food Systems Realities and the New Virtual Normal: Disparities in food access and resulting food insecurities are a persistent problem in cities across the United States. The nation’s capital is no exception. LEARN MORE

10:15 – 10:45

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Room 2: Q & A

The New Normal for Learning, Health, and Misinformation

Your opportunity to ask questions of the panel experts.

10:45 – 11:15

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Break

Please take this opportunity to check out the Symposium’s Virtual Posters session and Short Talks.

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11:15 – 12:00

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Room 1: Practitioner Heal Thy Self(ie); APA (Div. 46) Recommended Guidelines For Professional Online Engagement

Social media use and utilization can prove a slippery slope for anyone. For professionals especially, the appropriate, proper, smart, and safe limits of self-disclosure, boundaries, ‘sharing,’ and even client contact can be even harder to identify, discern, and sustain.  LEARN MORE

12:00 – 12:30

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Room 1: Q & A

Practitioner Heal Thy Self(ie); APA (Div. 46) Recommended Guidelines For Professional Online Engagement

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11:15 – 12:00

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Room 2: Publishing in Media Psych: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World

This panel will present information relative to a textbook in “Introduction to Media Psychology” that we are currently writing.   LEARN MORE

12:00 – 12:30

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Room 2: Q & A

Publishing in Media Psych: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World

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Break

Popular Media’s Role in a World on Fire: Panel Discussion with the Editors of the APA Journal Psychology of Popular Media

Q & A

Popular Media’s Role in a World on Fire: Panel Discussion with the Editors of the APA Journal Psychology of Popular Media

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Break

2:45 – 3:45

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Conversation Hour: Society, Technology & COVID-19: Short Term Solution or Long-Lasting Impact?

Speaking Discussants: Tunisha Singleton, Linda Durnell, Kristian Aloma, David Peck, Caryn Wiley-Rapoport, Pam Rutledge

Moderator: Jerri Lynn Hogg.

Closing Remarks