{"id":22570,"date":"2021-07-26T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=22570"},"modified":"2021-07-27T06:10:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:10:43","slug":"marshall-psychologists-students-present-as-part-of-online-comic-con-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/marshall-psychologists-students-present-as-part-of-online-comic-con-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychologists, students present as part of online Comic-Con International"},"content":{"rendered":"
Psychologists from Marshall University\u2019s Psy.D. program were again invited to be part of Comic-Con International this summer, which will be online for the second year. Comic-Con@Home featured hundreds of panel discussions that included actors, writers and other famous names from television, movies, gaming and comics July 23-25 at \u00a0https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/frontpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Marshall panelists\u2019 discussion, titled \u201cPsychology and Pop Culture: An Empirical Adventure,\u201d is available at https:\/\/www.eventeny.com\/events\/comicconhome-1456\/?action=schedule-item&action_ops[item_id]=7120<\/a> and is based on the academic book the presenters wrote and had published in March.<\/p>\n

Panelists included Dr. Keith Beard, director of Marshall\u2019s Psy.D. Program, along with Dr. April Fugett, a professor in Department of Psychology; Dr. Britani S. Black, an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine; and alum Josh Carter,\u00a0Psy.D.,\u00a0as well as current Psy.D. students Casey Collins,\u00a0Jake Bass and\u00a0Kasey Kessler.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is exciting that we get to present at Comic-Con International again, and the fact that it is virtual will allow people from around the world who might not ever get the chance to travel to Comic-Con in-person to be able to experience some great panels and presentations,\u201d Fugett said before the presentation premiered July 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis presentation will be a great way for people to learn about psychology and pop culture research that we have collected over the past decade and put together in our book titled Psychology and Pop Culture: An Empirical Adventure<\/em>,\u201d Beard said. \u201cIf people are interested in this academic book then this presentation will give them a taste of what the book is about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book and the presentation cover\u00a0topics from psychological factors related to personality traits, job selection and interest, love, politics and world beliefs, women\u2019s issues, and LGBTQ+ populations, Black said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe integrate research on these topics with pop culture themes such as superheroes and superpowers, Disney characters, fandoms, antiheroes, and nostalgic characters and shows,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The group has participated in Comic-Con International in previous years as well. Last year, they presented \u201cChristmas in July: The Psychology of Pop Culture and Christmas,\u201d as part of Comic-Con@Home, and in previous years, a group from Marshall traveled to San Diego and presented on the topics of nostalgia and animation, as well as some psychological aspects of Harry Potter fandom.<\/p>\n

Along with representing the university on an international stage, Comic-Con is an excellent opportunity for students to delve into research, Beard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are always excited to have students participate in our research and not only provide them with knowledge on how to conduct psychological research but to also give them the opportunity and experience to present to an international audience,\u201d Beard said.<\/p>\n

For more information about Marshall\u2019s Psy.D. program, visit https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/programs\/psyd-program\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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