Franklin Turner
Author, Wellness Expert, Community Building Consultant, & Professor of Psychology
- Role
- Assistant Professor at Kean University
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Franklin Turner
Dr. Franklin Dickerson Turner is focused on advancing community building efforts within organizations, educational systems, and communities. He has worked in the community building field for over twenty-years. Dr. Turner uses research and proven methodologies to drive transformational change. He has helped numerous organizations re-envision and implement long-term organizational change through training, policies, procedures, and leadership development. Dr. Turner is an engaging, dynamic, and motivating speaker and media personality on Psychology, Education, Health & Wellness, Popular Culture, and community building. He is available for your digital media platform, broadcast television show, media tour, product launch, or influencer marketing campaign.Dr. Turner is a professor in the School of Psychology at Kean University. He teaches various classes, with his most popular being the Psychology of Hip Hop and the Psychological Perspectives on Prejudice and Racism classes.Dr. Turner is an expert in the fields of educational psychology and urban education. He also has expertise in the areas of emotional and physical wellness, race, equity, equality, social justice, and issues associated with marginalized populations. Dr. Turner\'s research focuses on his theory of Multicultural Distress, which is the emotional and physiological effects on marginalized people related to their exposure to dominant cultures.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Sep 2021 — Present
Teach sections of General Psychology Psychological Perspectives on Prejudice and Racism 2360; Psychological Statistics 3200; Psychology of Learning 3310; Test & Measurements 4200; Experimental Psychology 4230; Senior Seminar 4940; Psychology of Hip Hop 4500; Research Design and Statistics I 5560; Research Design and Statistics II 5565; Research Methods: Seminar 5910, and Thesis Seminar 5920.
Education
Rutgers University
MA, Educational Psychology
2001 — 2006
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), History
1989 — 1993
Rutgers University–Newark
Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Urban Education
2001 — 2008
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