Media Psychologist
Media Psychologist
Looking for new
challenges and
opportunities to make a
difference in education.
One student at a time.
About me
Cory A. Logston
M.A., Ph.D. Student, Media Psychology
Looking for new
challenges and
opportunities to make a
difference in equitable
education.
About me
After 25 years as a set designer and art director in commercials and promotions, she worked with clients such as Disney, the Lifetime Channel, Discovery, Coke, Lowe's, and Little Caesars. Cory decided it was time for a transformation. To fulfill her life-long aspirations in higher education, she returned to school. As an active advocate of social causes, Cory decided to use her media knowledge and love of psychology to earn her Ph.D. in Media Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. Her dissertation focuses on virtual reality's power to reduce implicit racial bias.
Summary of Qualifications
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Media Psychology
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Research, both Qualitative and Quantitative
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Media Literacy
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Virtual Reality
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Ethics & Technology
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Immersive Learning and Technology
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Social Communications
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Implicit Bias
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Education
Expected Graduation 2024
Fielding Graduate University
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Focus, Media
Santa Barbara, CA
2020
Fielding Graduate University
Master of Arts, Media Psychology
Santa Barbara, CA
Avila University​
Bachelor of Arts, Speech and Theater​
Kansas City, MO
Awards
Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership
and Education, Fellow Recipient
Project: A Rosa Parks Virtual Reality Experience
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Certifications
CITI Certified - exp. 2024
Grant Writer Certification - January 2021
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Experience
2021 - Present
CEO/Founder/Executive Producer
Immersive Reality for Education and Research
Corporation Pending Nonprofit Status
Virtual reality experience production for equity and
social justice
2010 - 2020
Designer
Cory Logston Designs, Art Director/Set Designer
Commercial/Advertising
Santa Clarita, CA
2009 - 2014
Adjunct Faculty
Kansas City International Art Institute, Instructor: Production Design/Costume History/Dress: Society & Culture
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Publications
Logston, C. (2022). Virtual Reality as a Transformative Learning Experience to Reduce Implicit Racial Bias. American Association for Adult and Continuing Education.
Additional Experience
TechEnlight Nigeria: Bridging the Digital
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Divide 2023-2025
Co-creator, digital media instructor, researcher.
Navigating the Infodemic, 2019, May.
Webinar, coordinator, presenter. Fielding Graduate University.
International Association for Media Psychology 2023
Co-founder, board of directors, and coordinator of an organization to promote media literacy and technology for equity and inclusion.
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Presentations & Speaking
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Logston, C.A., (2024, August). Psychological Explorations in Virtual Reality: Unraveling Empathy and Implicit Bias. American Psychological Association (APA). Seattle, Washington.
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Guest Lecturer (2024, February). EDAC 698 Graduate Seminar course, Immersive Learning. Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
Logston, C. A., (2023, October). Immersive learning to promote cultural competence in community education. A presentation: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). Lexington, KY.
Logston, C. A., (2022, October). Virtual reality as a learning experience to reduce implicit racial bias. A presentation: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Logston, C. A., (2022, April). Virtual reality as a catalyst to induce a perspective transformation and reduce implicit racial bias. A presentation Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE). Seattle, Washington.
Logston, C. A., (2022, March). Workshop speaker, Current Leading Edge Research. Butte College, Safe Place, California.
Logston, C. A., (2021, May). Podcast. We the Educators. Speaker Media Literacy for Parents.
Professional Affiliations
Member California Psychological Association, Div. #6
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, American Psychological Association, Div. #46, Artificial Intelligence Task Force.
Member, National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
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2022 - Present
2020 - Present
2018 - Present
2017 - Present
Community Involvement
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Kiwanis International, (2024). Volunteer on various fundraising committees for community education and awareness.
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Spotlight Arts Center, (2014 - 2020). Board of Directors, volunteer music teacher for ages 3-12.
