Media Psychology Team Discusses Anti-Terrorism Project

Public forum on government work to counteract ISIL messaging

Earlier this year, 10 faculty and students from Fielding Graduate University’s Media Psychology graduate program joined the United States Department of Defense in a simulation exercise aimed at countering terrorist messaging in Iraq and Syria.

Digital Hollywood May, 2016

Durnell is committed to empowering individuals and assisting in the process of collective problem solving to find solutions that will have significant social impact. She presented at Digital Hollywood conferences in May on the topic of “Neuroscience and Virtual Reality,” which elucidates how people can avoid distraction while balancing technology with humanity through neuroscience and cognitive psychology.

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Dr. Durnell teaches at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, the topic of Consumer Behavior, which focuses on consumers’ decision making based on theoretical and empirical findings from psychology, anthropology, and sociology and includes engagement, emotions, and social influences. Also explored is consumer behavior analysis on marketing strategies, market segmentation/positioning, brand loyalty, the persuasion process, and promotion. Ethical and moral motivations and the impact on social change are discussed.

Durnell speaks on using media to fight terrorism

Digital Hollywood May, 2016

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