Joanne Broder Ph.D.

Joanne Broder, Ph.D., is a media psychologist, author, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), who is passionate about sharing information, providing solutions, and suggesting additional resources to the public about awkward social situations. She has contributed to several media outlets, including USA Today, CBS (Philadelphia and Washington, DC), PBS, Yahoo, E News, Vice, HuffPost Live, Women, Higher Ed Jobs, El País, Bored Panda, Monitor, Kayden Gordon Show, and San Francisco State University.

Joanne created the Pop-up Psych Memoir Model, which focuses on the wisdom in individual stories. Her most recent publications include "Complex Dynamics of Cancel Culture" in the Handbook of Media Psychology: the Science and Practice and Navigating Shared Custody: 13 Tips for Adjusting to the New Family Dynamic (while staying sane).

She was President of the Media Psychology and Technology Division of the APA and founded the Device Management and Intelligence Committee. Joanne is a co-founding Editor of the APA peer-reviewed journal Psychology of Popular Media and author of Finish Your Dissertation, Don’t Let it Finish You!, which she used as her playbook for coaching, teaching, and advising dissertation and thesis students at Saint Joseph’s University.

Joanne also serves on APA’s Coalition for Psychology and Schools in Education, which creates mental health literature for the public, and on the Council of Representatives. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and M.Ed. in Adult and Organization Development from Temple University. Her professional experiences include serving as a jail counselor, team dynamics consultant, leadership coach, IRB Chair, as well as a graduate research professor and advisor.