BERNARD J. LUSKIN

EdD, Media Psychology

University of California at Los Angeles, 1970

bluskin@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Faculty (unranked)

Director, Media Psychology Program

School of Psychology, &

Executive Vice President, Institutional Partnerships

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Media Psychology

Advanced Media psychology

Media Studies

 

Research Interests:

 

Media Psychology

Media and Family Values

Higher Education Leadership

 

Practice Interests:

 

Media Psychology

Marriage, Family, Child Therapy

Corporate Counseling

 

Professional Memberships:

 

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

American Film Institute

American Psychological Association (12, 13, 40, 46)

American Psychological Society

American Psychotherapy Association

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

DVD Association

United States Distance Learning Association

IMS Global Learning Consortium

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1961: Outstanding Graduating Senior in Business Education, California State University at Los Angeles, United Business Education and National Business Education Association Award

 

1967-1970: Kellogg Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, Community College Leadership Program

 

1967-1970: Kellogg Fellow and University Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles

 

1972: Emmy, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, (1) Best Documentary Film, (Aging); (2) Best Documentary Series (Contemporary California Issues)

 

1980-1986: Presidential Appointment, Congressional Approval. Science Advisor, National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Science Education.

 

1981: Fellow, League for Innovation in the Community College

 

1982: Distinguished Leadership Award, Council for Resource Development

 

1982: Distinguished Leadership Award, Orange County Senior Citizens Advisory Council

 

1982: Distinguished Leadership Award, University of California at Los Angeles, Doctoral Alumni Association, Graduate School of Education

 

1983: Hall of Fame, Long Beach City College, Board of Trustees

 

1995: Diplomate in Psychotherapy, American Psychotherapy Association

 

1995: Distinguished Leadership in Community Colleges, University of Florida, Institute for Higher Education Bellweather Award

 

1996-2000: First Council Representative Elected to American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors

 

1999: Distinguished Alumni Award, California State University at Los Angeles

 

1999: Research and Lifetime Achievement in Digital Media, European Union and Irish Government Awards

 

2004: Council for Resource Development Founder and Lifetime Achievement Awards

 

2007, Coastline Community College, Visionary award presented on the 30^th anniversary as founding president.

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Luskin, B. J. (2002). Casting the net over global learning: New developments in workforce training and online psychologies. Costa Mesa, CA: Griffin Publishing.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2003). Online universities. In A. DiStefano, K. E. Rudestam, & R. Silverman (Eds.), Encyclopedia of distributed learning (pp. 353-356). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2003, May/June). Media psychology, a field whose time is here. The California Psychologist. Reprinted, National Psychologist.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2005). Diversity. Proceedings World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics. United Arab Emirates: Center for Education Research and Training (CERT) Publishing.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006). Preface. In G. Berg, For profit universities (Vols. 1-4). New York: Greenwold/Praeger/ACE.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, May). Who might today's CIO be tomorrow. Greentree Gazette, 44.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, June). Media psychology, telehealth and telecare: The growing professional opportunity, Journal of Telehealth and Telecare, 18-21.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, June). Where should our disaster managers be trained, Greentree Gazette, 40.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, September). The media response to incidents without precedent, Greentree Gazette, 41.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, November). I don't recall is an unacceptable response, Greentree Gazette.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2007, January). Telehealth, telecare and telemedicine are new professional specialties, Greentree Gazette.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2007, March). Building your consulting practice in 12 steps, Greentree Gazette.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2007, May). Vocabulary and trends converge in internet assisted learning, Greentree Gazette.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Luskin, B. J. (2005, February). The new field of media psychology. Keynote address presented at the APA Division of Consulting Psychology, Division 13, Conference, San Antonio, TX.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2005, March). Diversity in higher education. Keynote address presented at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2005). The Kellogg community college leadership legacy project. Presented at the American Association of Community Colleges, Boston, MA.

 

Luskin, B. J., (2006, March). Trends in media psychology. Keynote address presented at the Society of Psychologists in Management, San Francisco, CA.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, April). Kellogg community college leadership legacy results. Presented at the American Association of Community Colleges, Long Beach, CA.

Luskin, B. J. (2006, September). The importance of professional development in the entertainment industry. Presented at Digital Hollywood, Santa Monica, CA.

 

Luskin, B. J. (2006, November). Pathways to the Doctorate. Presented at the Council for Resource Development Conference, Washington, DC.

 

Luskin, B.J. (2007, April). Media psychology and the new learning technology. Keynote address for the IML Learning Consortium Convention, Vancouver, B.C.

 

 

Funded Grants/Contracts:

 

2003-present: Director, Kellogg Community College Leadership Legacy Project, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, $1 million.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1976-2004: Consulting Editor, Computerworld, Technological Horizons in Education, Prentice-Hall, MacMillan Company, McGraw-Hill, Inc., numerous other publishers.

 

1976-present: Editor, Telecommunications and Optical Technology Section, Educational Technology magazine.

 

1980-present: Board of Directors, Center for the Study of Community Colleges, University of California at Los Angeles.

 

1986-2000: Board of Directors, Philips Interactive Media, Los Angeles, CA.

 

1986-2000: Board of Directors, PolyGram Pictures, Los Angeles, CA.

 

1986-present: Board of Visitors, Center for Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA.

 

1994-2000: Boards of Directors, Jones Interactive, Inc., Jones Digital Century, Inc., Jones Education Networks, The Internet Channel, Jones Entertainment Company, Denver, CO.

 

1995-2000: Board of Directors, California School of Professional Psychology (Alliant University), Los Angeles, CA.

 

1995-present: Board of Directors, Alliance for College Ready Public Schools (Charter Schools)

 

1995-present: Educational Policy Committee, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

 

1996-2000: Board of Directors, Chairman, National Council for Resource Development (Council of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges).

 

1996-2000: Commissioner, California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), (appointed by Governor); Chairman, Education Policy Committee.

 

1999-2000: Web-Commission, U.S. Congress. Appointed by U.S. Senator Conrad Burns, Chairman, Telecommunications Sub-Committee of the Senate.

 

1999-2001: President, Co-CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Learning Systems, Inc., McLean, VA.

 

1999-present: Faculty, Media Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1999-present: Visiting Professor, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.

 

2000-2003: Board of Directors, KLCS-TV, Public Television Station, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2003-present: Board of Directors, High Tech High L.A., Los Angeles, CA.

 

2003-present: Chairman, Board of Directors, High Tech High L.A., Los Angeles, CA.

 

2004-present: Co-Chairman, Digital Media Committee, British American Business Council, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2006-present: Columnist, Greentree Gazette.

 

Current Consulting (Selected): Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; National Defense Education Administration; NASA; United States Office of Education; American Council on Education; University of Hawaii; Carnegie Commission; W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Carnegie Corporation; Rand Corporation; IBM, Control Data, McBee Systems Division of Litton Industries; National Science Foundation; California Postsecondary Commission; Congress; Government of American Samoa; Latin American Governments, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico; Government of Great Britain, Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, China, U.A.E.