CNN:

Dr. Pam Rutledge Explains Why We Love Holiday, Feel-Good Movies

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Dr. Pam Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on behavioral and consumer trends. pamelarutledge@gmail.com

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Dr. Pam Rutledge on the power of social media influencers

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Stories Are Key to Connection

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Personas Capture Mindsets & Emotions

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The Power of Social Networks: What Maslow's Hierarchy Missed

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SELECT PUBLICATIONS

In Search of the Hero: Qualitative Analysis of Audience Response to the Predator Trailer. In K. Shackleford & K. Walker (Eds.), Real Characters.

Transmedia Psychology: Creating Compelling and Immersive Experiences. In M. Freeman & R. R. Gambarato (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Transmedia Studies. London: Routledge.

Positive Media Psychology. In J. Van den Buick (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

Exploring Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Well-being, co-authored by Dr. Erik M. Gregory and Dr. Pamela Rutledge.