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Clinical psychology professor Janina Scarlet, PhD will be presenting on SEVEN comic-con panels this week:

  • The Geek Shall Inherit: A Look at the Evolution of Geek Culture
  • SuperheroIRL: How Pop Culture Media Brings Justice and Healing
  • Mental Health, Pop Culture, and Empowerment
  • Psychology of Cult TV
  • Superhero Therapy: Using Comics and Superheroes in Therapy and Treatment
  • Captain America vs. Iron Man: Freedom, Security Psychology
  • The Most Dangerous Women at Comic Con - To Bechdel or not to Bechdel

If you're planning on going to comic-con, be sure to check out her panels; if you're not, Dr. Scarlet has given three interviews this week on her message of superhero therapy, fandom, and comic-con psychology— check them out here:

CW6:

http://www.cw6sandiego.com/superhero-therapy-3/

KPBS:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/jul/19/san-diego-psychologist-talks-about-healing-power-s/

San Diego Union Tribune:

http://www.discoversd.com/news/2016/jul/17/star-trek-fandom-frontier/

 

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