Division 46 - Media Psychology

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Division 46 - Media Psychology focuses on the roles psychologists play in various aspects of the media, including, but not limited to, radio, television, film, video, newsprint, magazines, and newer technologies. It seeks to promote research into the impact of media on human behavior; to facilitate interaction between psychology and media representatives; to enrich the teaching, training, and practice of media psychology; and to prepare psychologists to interpret psychological research to the lay public and to other professionals. The Division has liaisons with the APA Education, Practice, Science, and Public Interest Directorates.

Membership Application: www.apa.org/about/division/memapp.html

President: Frank Farley, PhD, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Secretary: Pauline Wallin, PhD, Camp Hill, PA

Newsletter: Amplifier (Spring, Summer, and Fall issues)
Editor: Lita Linzer Schwartz, PhD, Wyncote, PA

• Spring 2007, arrived May 4, 2007
• Summer 2007, arrived July 23, 2007
• Fall/Winter 2007, arrived November 26, 2007

• Spring 2008, estimated arrival May 4, 2008
• Summer 2008, estimated arrival July 23, 2008
• Fall/Winter 2008, estimated arrival November 26, 2008

Division Meetings:

• APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008

List of Presidents: www.apa.org/about/division/div46pres.html

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/div46awards.html

For Additional Information Contact: Division 46 Administrative Office, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; Telephone: (202) 216-7602; Fax: (202) 218-3599; Email: Keith Cooke

Homepage: www.apa.org/divisions/div46/