Friends

Working together to advance science of digital media and children, our members represent fields from pediatrics, child psychiatry, child psychology, neuroscience, communciations, public health, education, to neuroscience and are dedicated to providing greater insight into how to promote a better internet for children.

Ian Bogost, Ph.D.

Dr. Ian Bogost is an author and an award-winning game designer. He is Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also holds an appointment in the Scheller College of Business. Bogost is also Founding Partner at Persuasive Games LLC, an independent game studio, and a Contributing Editor at The Atlantic.

Warren Buckleitner, Ph.D.

Warren Buckleitner is an educational researcher and product reviewer with a specialty in the design of interactive media for children. He is the founding Editor of Children's Technology Review and covered children’s technology for the New York Times for over a decade.

David Kleeman

Strategist, analyst, author and speaker — for more than a quarter-century, David Kleeman has led the children’s media industry in developing sustainable, kid-friendly practices.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Ph.D.

Alex studies people, technology and the worlds they create. His latest book, The Distraction Addiction, explains how to practice contemplative computing, ways of using use devices and media in ways that don't leave you perpetually distracted, but help you focus and be mindful.

Arun Ravi

Coming from an engineering background, Arun Ravi went on to become a healthcare consultant and eventually lead the Healthcare IT group at Frost & Sullivan.

Jesse Schell, Ph.D.

Jesse N. Schell (Born on June 13, 1970) is an American video game designer, author, CEO of Schell Games[2] and a Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), a joint master's program between the College of Fine Arts and School of Computer Science in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rosemarie Truglio, Ph.D.

Rosemarie T. Truglio is responsible for the development of the interdisciplinary curriculum on which Sesame Street is based and oversees curriculum and content development for all Sesame Workshop co-productions around the world. This includes the development and review of content across all media platforms and products.