Chris Ferguson, PhD, on Resigning from the APA and the Effects of Media

Christopher Ferguson, PhD, is a psychologist who has served as a co-chair of psychology at Stetson University in Florida and is currently a professor there. In 2014, Dr. Ferguson was named a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He further served as president of the APA’s Society for Media and Technology, and at the end of 2021, Dr. Ferguson resigned from the APA due to concerns that the organization is no longer dedicated to science and good clinical practice. Dr. Ferguson has written extensively on the effects of media - ranging from video game violence, to the television series 13 Reasons Why, to role-playing games. Dr. Ferguson is also a published author who has written both fiction and nonfiction.

His book, How Madness Shaped History: https://www.amazon.com/How-Madness-Shaped-History-Narcissists/dp/1633885747

Chris on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/christopher-j-ferguson-phd

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