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Dr. Erik G.

Specialty: Clinical Psychology

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Boston, Massachusetts

Blog: http://mprcenter.org/blog/

Dr. Erik Gregory is Executive Director of the Media Psychology Research Center. He specializes in positive psychology, a field that examines healthy human functioning such as courage, hope, optimism, and happiness. He has worked internationally with children and adolescents as a psychotherapist... Full Bio

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Revising Maslow’s Hierarchy for a Socially-Connected World

In my November 2011 Psychology Today post “What Maslow Misses,” I argued that Maslow’s popular Hierarchy of Needs pyramid undervalues the role...

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Media Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or Media Personality?

I get lots of questions about media psychology, such as ‘What is media psychology?’ and ‘What does a media psychologist do?’ A big stumbling...

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Does ‘No Such Thing As Bad Publicity’ Apply To Psychologists?

The ethical questions surrounding psychologists who appear in the mass media are emotionally-loaded and subject to much debate. But we also...

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‘Pointless humor’ Isn’t Pointless: It Rewires & Inspires Us

As I told Carrie Cummings from OMMA (interview excerpted below), I so rarely get asked questions about the positive side of social media...

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#RIP Twitter Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Twitter has been teeming with celebrity death hoaxes; the #RIP hashtag has been attached to Tweets about the untimely demise of celebrities...

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Dr. Erik G. posted Five Things to Remember about Social Media Dec 23 2009

Dr. Erik G. posted The Psychology of Away Messages Dec 23 2009

Dr. Erik G. posted “Did You Know” Version 4: Media Convergence Dec 23 2009

Dr. Erik G. posted Want to Keep Your Job? Get More Education Dec 23 2009

Dr. Erik G. posted What Courses Should I Take to Study Media Psychology? Dec 23 2009

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Protecting rights from fear - The evolution of flash mobs from pranks to crime and revolution SFExaminer http://ow.ly/6eUo5 276 days ago

New PT blog post: Using Transmedia Storytelling to Raise Awareness of OCD http://t.co/peYWxVO 282 days ago

New PT blog post: Us versus Them: It's Time for We're All In This Together http://t.co/Emhrlpg 286 days ago

Friend Keely Kolmes on SXSW 2012 panel proposal--give it a thumbs up!- WARNING: Are online reviews bad for your health? http://ow.ly/669Q1 287 days ago

VOTE! SXSW 2012 - Multidisciplinary user experience design of social tools SxDesign Concepts and Insights http://ow.ly/63Sdf! #sxsw 289 days ago

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