Santa Barbara, CA (October 5, 2005) -Dr. Erik Gregory from Harvard has joined Fielding Graduate University as a full time faculty member in the School of Psychology concentrating in Media Psychology. Dr. Gregory specializes in positive psychology, a field that examines healthy human functioning such as courage, hope, optimism, and happiness. He has worked internationally as a psychotherapist and has consulted with leaders in higher education, media, and business to improve personal and professional functioning.

"This new faculty position reflects the growth and interest in Media Psychology and is a testimony to this much needed and popular curriculum," said Ronald Giannetti, PhD , Dean of the School of Psychology. "Dr. Bernard Luskin, Fielding EVP and Director of the Media Psychology program, created this unique program and it is the only one of its kind in the country," Giannetti added.

Dr. Gregory received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Counseling Psychology and his masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has held appointments with the National Cancer Institute in Hawaii, the Spencer Foundation, and the University of Chicago. He completed his clinical internship at the Tavistock Institute in London where he worked as a consultant to the entertainment industry and a leader in the treatment of refugee children suffering from trauma. Dr. Gregory is a clinical associate at the Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. He has lectured at Oxford and Cambridge Universities on creativity and media and education. Dr. Gregory is based in Boston.

Fielding Graduate University was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Fielding is an accredited, non-profit graduate university offering numerous programs within three schools: Psychology, Human & Organization Development, and Educational Leadership & Change. The Fielding community enables students to participate effectively from anywhere in the world and is dedicated to lifelong learning, social justice and change, as well as innovation in organizations, communities and society. Fielding Graduate University offers one of the leading Community College Leadership programs. For more information, visit online at www.fielding.edu.