Over 250 leading researchers, non-profits, experts, clinicians and writers from neuroscience, cognitive and social psychology, child psychiatry, pediatrics, education and public health are participating in the Institute as members of interdisciplinary workgroups. These workgroups synthesized current knowledge and outlined a scientific framework for understanding and evaluating the broad impact of digital media on children (infants through adolescence). The workgroups represent the comprehensive range of topics that needs to be covered, varying from cyberbullying, addiction, violent digital media, food marketing, media multitasking through media law and regulation, and importantly: advice to parents, pediatricians, educators and policymakers.
Together, these groups will work to formulate a national agenda around issues concerning digital technology and child development.
Harold Koplewicz, MD
Founding President,
Child Mind Institute
Patti Valkenburg, Ph.D.
FDistinguished University Professor of Media, Youth and Society, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Matthew Lapierre, Ph.D.
Professor, Communication,
Advertising and Marketing
University of Arizona
Esther Rosendaal Ph.D.
Lecturer, Persuasive Communications,
Radboud Universiteit
Anna McAlister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Advertising and Public Relations,
Michigan State University
Jennifer Harris, Ph.D.
Director of Marketing Initiatives,
University of Connecticut,
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Frances Fleming-Milici, Ph.D.
Research Associate,
University of Connecticut,
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Jessica Castonguay Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction,
Department of Advertising,
Temple University
The Emotional Impact group focuses on effects of digital entertainment and digital communication (texting, social media) on symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. There are several areas of focus. One involves examining fear reactions to content of digital entertainment (including television, movies, and other media) and the effects on emotional health (such as fearful avoidance, sleep disturbances, and lingering fears). A second area of focus concerns anxiety and depression caused by the growing use of social media sites exacerbating negative social comparison and self-evaluation, and substituted digital communication potentially resulting a lack of emotion regulation skills. A third area relates to a potential increase in social anxiety and phobic avoidance secondary to substituted digital media use (rather than face-to-face). A fourth and final area examines ways that young people may use a variety of digital media to cope with depression and the effectiveness of these strategies.
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS
Elizabeth Hoge, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,
Georgetown University Medical Center
Joanne Cantor, Ph.D.
Outreach Director of the Center
for Communication Research,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
MEMBERS
David Bickham, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pediatrics, Research Scientist,
Children’s Hospital Boston,
Center on Media and Child Health
Candice Odgers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Policy,
Psychology and Neuroscience,
Associate Director, Center of
Child and Family Policy, Duke University
COGNITIVE IMPACTS OF DIGITAL MEDIA WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Dan Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Psychology;
Children and Media Lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Craig Anderson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Director,
Center for the Study of Violence, Iowa State University
Heather Kirkorian, Ph.D.
Director, Cognitive Development and Media Learning Lab;
Professor, Human Development & Family Studies,
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Patti Valkenberg, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Media,
Youth and Society,
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Ph.D.
Director, Media and Language Lab,
California State University, Los Angeles
Robert West, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University
Marcel Kinsbourne, MD
Professor of Psychology,
The New School for Social Research
Kevin Durkin, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Rachel Barr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Georgetown University
CYBERBULLYING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Elizabeth Englander, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Bridgewater State University
Ed Donnerstein, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus,
Former President of the International Society for Research on Aggression,
University of Arizona
Robin Kowalski, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Clemson University
Carolyn Lin
Professor of Communication,
University of Connecticut
Michele Ybarra
President and Research Director, Center for Innovative Public Health Research,
Growing Up with Media
Katalin Parti, Ph.D.
Deputy Head of Division
Crime Research & Analysis Division
National Institute of Criminology,
Budapest, Hungary
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington;
PI, Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT)
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Vice President, Science and Technology,
New York Hall of Science
Jeremy Roschelle, Ph.D.
Center for Technology In Learning
SRI International
DIGITAL LITERACY WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS
Kristen Turner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English Education and Contemporary Literacies
Fordham University
Tessa Jolls
President and CEO,
Center for Media Literacy
Frank Gallagher
Vice President, Education
Cable Impacts Foundation
Michelle Schira-Hagerman Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Technology,
University of Ottawa
Kristine E. Pytash, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
Kent State University
Troy Hicks, Ph.D.
Professor of English, Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project,
Central Michigan University
William (Ian) O’Byrne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy Education
College of Charleston
Barbara J. Walkosz, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Klein Buendel, Inc., Golden, CO. Professor Emerita,
University of Colorado, Denver
Bobbie Eisenstock, Ph.D.
Media Education Consultant,
Professor, California State University Northridge
Henry Jenkins, Ph.D.
Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Art, Education,
University of Southern California
Carolyn Wilson, M.Ed.
instructor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto,
Chair UNESCO’s Global Alliance for Partnership on Media & Information Literacy (GAPMIL)
RISKY BEHAVIORS WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Dan Romer, Ph.D.
Director, Adolescent Communication Institute of the Annenberg Public Policy Center,
University of Pennsylvania
Megan Moreno, Ph.D.
Director, Adolescent Communication Institute of the Annenberg Public Policy Center,
University of Pennsylvania
Mucio Kit Delgado, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Perelman School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
Mark Griffiths, Ph.D.
Chartered Psychologist, Director, International Gaming Research Unit,
Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdon
Sherry Emery, MBA Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist,
Institute for Health research and Policy,
University of Illinois at Chicago
SOCIAL NETWORKING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO- CHAIRS
Yalda Uhis, Ph.D.
Senior researcher,
Children’s Digital Media Center at Los Angeles;
Regional Director, Common Sense Media
Nicole Ellison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
School of Information
University of Michigan
Kaveri Subrahamyam, Ph.D.
Director, Media and Language Lab,
California State University, Los Angeles
TEXTING AND DRIVING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
David Meyer, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology;
Director of the Brain, Cognition and
Action Laboratory, University of Michigan
Paul Atchley, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology;
Associate Dean for Online and Professional Education, University of Kansas
David Strayer, Ph.D.
Professor of Cognition and Neural Science;
Director, Applied Cognition Lab,
University of Utah
VR WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Thomas Parsons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Psychology, Director, Computational Neuropsychology and Simulation (CNS) Lab,
University of North Texas
Sarah Parsons, BSc, Ph.D.
Reader, Southampton Education School at the University of Southampton
Fabrizia Mantovani Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, Assistant Professor, Psychology of Human Sciences for Education, University of Milan
Nigel Newbutt, BSc, Ph.D.
Associate Head of Department, Media and Cultural Industries,
University of the West of England
Eva Venturini, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Psychoterapist,
University of Milan-Bicocca
Trevor Hall, PsyD, ABPdN
Pediatric Neuropsychologist,
Dept of Pediatrics,
Oregon Health & Science University
Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.
President, International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, and Rehabilitation, Dept of Psychology,
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan
IMMIGRANTS/MINORITIES/LOW INCOME WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Vikki Katz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Communication and
Information, Rutgers University
Kevin Clark, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity
Professor, Division of Learning Technologies
George Mason University
Vikki Katz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Communication and
Information, Rutgers University
Carmen Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
MEDIA MULTITASKING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS
Melina Uncapher, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist,
CEO and co-founder, Institute for Applied Neuroscience,
Stanford University
Anthony Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Director, Stanford Memory Lab, Stanford University
Naomi Susan Baron, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Teaching, Research and Learning, American University
Dan Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Psychology;
Children and Media Lab,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Larry Rosen, Ph.D.
Past Chair and Professor of Psychology,
California State University,
Dominguez Hills
Kira Bailey, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Scholar,
Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab,
University of Missouri
Joanne Cantor, Ph.D.
Outreach Director for the Center
for Communication Research,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
David Strayer, Ph.D.
Professor of Cognition and Neural Science;
Director, Applied Cognition Lab,
University of Utah
Heather Kirkorian, Ph.D.
Director, Cognitive Development and Media Learning Lab; Professor, Human Development & Family Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lin Lin, Ed.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Learning Technologies,
University of North Texas
Thomas Parsons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology
University of North Texas
MEDIA AND SEX WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS
Victor Strasburger, MD
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Rebecca Collins, Ph.D.
Senior behavioral scientist, RAND Corporation
MEMBERS
Jane D. Brown, Ph.D.
James L. Knight Professor Emerita, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill
Edward Donnerstein, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Communication, University of Arizona, Former President of the International Society for Research on Aggression
Amanda Lenhart
Senior Researcher, Director of Teens and Technology, Pew Research Center’s Internet Project
L. Monique Ward, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
WORKGROUP CO- CHAIRS
Craig Anderson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
and Director, Center for the Study of Violence,
Iowa State University
Brad Bushman, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Psychology; Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, Ohio State University
MV and VVG WORKGROUP MEMBERS
Bruce Bartholow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
Joanne Cantor, Ph.D.
Outreach Director of the Center
for Communication Research,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sarah Coyne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Brigham Young University
Ed Donnerstein, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Communication, University of Arizona, Former President of the International Society for Research on Aggression
Douglas Gentile, Ph.D.
Director, Media Research Lab;
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University
C. Shawn Green, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
L. Rowell Huesmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Communication Studies & Psychology; Research Center for Group Dynamics,
University of Michigan
Tom Hummer, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor,
Department of Psychiatry,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Barbara Krahe, Ph.D.
Chair of Social Psychology,
University of Potsdam, Germany.
Jan Van den Bulck, Ph.D.
Professor, School for Mass Communication,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Wayne Warburton, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Developmental Psychology,
Deputy Director, Children and Families
Research Centre,
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Dimitri Christaskis, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development,
Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Prof. of Pediatrics,
University of Washington
Erica Scharrer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stacy Smith Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow, University
of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy
Victor Strasburger, MD
Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics,
Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine,
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Barbara Jan Wilson Ph.D.
Executive Vice Provost
for Faculty and Academic Affairs,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Michele Ybarra, MPH, Ph.D.
President and Research Director,
Center for Innovative Public Health Research,
Growing Up with Media
Jeanne Brockmyer Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
University of Toledo
ONLINE AND GAMING ADDICTION WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Douglas Gentile, Ph.D.
Director, Media Research Lab;
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University
Andrew Doan, MD, Ph.D.
Physician, Neuroscientist, Loma Linda University; Uniformed Services,
University of the Health Sciences
David Walsh, Ph.D.
Founder, Mind Positive Parenting,
University of Minnesota
Hilarie Cash, Ph.D., LMHC
Co-Founder, Executive Director,
reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Center;
co-developer of the Gaming and Internet Treatment Program
Daphne Bavelier, Ph.D.
Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Universite of Geneva, Switzerland,
University of Rochester, Rochester NY
Florian Rehbein, Ph.D.
Psycholologist, Criminological Research
Institute of Lower Saxony, Germany
Nancy Petry, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine; Director,
Behavioral Cardiovascular Prevention,
University of Connecticut Health Center
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
The Mediatrician;
Director, Center on Media and Child Health,
Harvard School of Public Health
Kimberly Young, Ph.D.
Founder and Director,
the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery,
St. Bonaventure University
Megan Moreno, MD, MsEd, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Washington; PI, Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT)
Charles O’Brien, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Charles O’Brien Center for Addiction Treatment, Perelman School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
Kira Bailey, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab,
University of Missouri
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Author,
Co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in LA.
Cosette Rae, MSW, LSWAIC
Co-Founder, reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Center;
co-developer, the Gaming and Internet Treatment Program
Tracy Markle, MA, LPC
Owner and Director,
Collegiate Coaching Services
David Sullivan, MSW, CACII
Wardenburg Health Center, Department of Psychological Health and Psychiatry,
University of Colorado Boulder
Elizabeth Woolley, Ph.D.
Founder, Onlne Gamer’s Anonymous
Jeanne Brockmyer, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
University of Toledo
Sarah Coyne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Brigham Young University
C. Shawn Green, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mark Griffiths, Ph.D.
Chartered Psychologist,
Director, International Gaming Research Unit,
Nottingham Trent University
Don Grant, MA, MFA, Ph.D.
Editor in Chief,
Start Again Media
Sara Prot, MA
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University
POLICY WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Eileen Espejo
Director, Media and Health Policy,
Children Now
Angela Campbell, JD
Co- Director, Institute for Public Representation; Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Victor Strasburger, MD
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics;
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine,
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Jeff Chester
Executive Director,
Center for Digital Democracy
Lori Dorfman Dr.P.H.
Director, Berkeley Media Studies,
a project of the Public Health Institute, Associate Adjunct Professor,
School of Public Health,
University of California, Berkeley
Young people are growing up in a ubiquitous 24/7 digital media environment, where mobile devices, social networks, interactive games, and online video have become ingrained in their personal and social lives. Now the forces of Big Data are further transforming that environment, ushering in a new generation of sophisticated analytics and measurement systems, and facilitating the growth of unprecedented profiling and targeting. Data can now be collected across a spectrum of technologies that children encounter—at home, at school, at play, and in their social interactions. These trends pose serious threats to children’s privacy, raising the specter of “digital dossiers” that could follow young people into adulthood, affecting their access to education, employment, health care, and financial services. While there are regulations in place – including the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – that provide some safeguards for children under 13, emerging practices in the Big Data era raise a number of issues that need to be addressed by researchers, advocates, and policymakers. There are currently no laws to protect the privacy of teenagers, even though they are among the most avid users of digital media. Unfortunately, academic research continues to lag far behind the rapid changes in media and technology. Scholarly studies have explored issues such as young peoples’ attitudes about online privacy and their use of social media privacy policies, but the entire area of digital marketing and data collection remains under-researched. This paper will highlight some promising new academic initiatives and offer an agenda for future studies that can inform policy and best practices.
PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND SAFETY WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Kathryn Montgomery, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Communication Studies, American University
Jeffrey Chester
Executive Director,
Center for Digital Democracy
Bobbie Eisenstock. Ph.D.
Media Education Consultant, California State University at Northridge; Faculty Fellow, Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing
Michele Ybarra. MPH, Ph.D.
President and Research Director, Center for Innovative Public Health Research,
Growing Up with Media
Angela Campbell, JD
Co-Director, Institute for Public Representation; Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Tijana Milosevic, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Media and Communication,
University of Oslo, Norway
EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Ellen Wartella, Ph.D.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Than
i Professor of Communication,
Northwestern University
Dan Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Psychology;
Children and Media Lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Rachel Barr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Georgetown University
Sandra Calvert, Ph.D.
Director, Children’s Digital Media
Center; Professor of Psychology,
Georgetown University
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Prof. of Pediatrics, University of Washington
JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Educator; Author;
Founder of The DEAK Group
Heather Kirkorian, Ph.D.
Director, Cognitive Development and
Media Learning Lab; Professor, Human
Development & Family Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
David Kleeman
Senior Vice President, Insights Programs
and PlayVangelist, PlayCollective
Diane Levin, Ph.D.
Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Wheelock College
Deborah Linebarger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education,
University of Iowa
Jennifer Radesky, MD
Assistant Professor,
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,
Boston Medical Center
Kimberly Young, Ph.D.
Founder and Director,
the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery,
St. Bonaventure University
Eileen Espejo
Director, Media and Health Policy,
Children Now
Jane Brown, Ph.D.
James L. Knight Professor Emerita,
School of Journalism & Mass Communication,
UNC-Chapel Hill
FAMILIES AND PARENTING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CO- CHAIRS
Sarah Coyne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Brigham Young University
Jennifer Radesky, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital University of Michigan Health System
Amy Nathanson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
School of Communication, The Ohio State University
Eric Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
College of Media & Communication,
Texas Tech University
Jean Rogers, MS, Ed.
Founder, Kids Media Diet;
Wheelock College
Carrie James Ph.D.
Research Director, Principal Investigator,
Project Zero; Harvard Graduate School of Education
Douglas Gentile Ph.D.
Director, Media Research Lab;
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University
Jennifer Ruh Linder Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Linfield College
Kevin Collier
Ph.D. Student, School of Communication, The Ohio State University
Stephanie Reich Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education,
School of Education,
University of California, Irvine
and Needed Research our group recommends substantial, consistent and sophisticated research to realize the benefits of the new technology. Twenty-nine percent of game players are below the age of 18, and web browsers, game consoles and smartphones make G4H repeat play easy and accessible for young people. Additional research is needed to determine game design and behavior change procedures and to identify and minimize possible adverse effects. We believe that guidelines for ideal use of G4H by children and adolescents should be developed by all stakeholders: organizational implementers, policymakers, players and their families, researchers, designers, retailers, and publishers should each have a voice to capitalize on their insights and enhance the effectiveness of game use.
GAMES FOR HEALTH/ONLINE USES OF HEALTH WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Thomas Baranowski, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Games for Health Journal;
Professor of Pediatrics (Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity), Baylor College of Medicine
Kimberly Young, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, St. Bonaventure University
Fran Blumberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology,
Fordham University
C. Shawn Green, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pamela Kato, EdM, Ph.D.
Professor of Serious Games,
Serious Games Institute at Coventry University in the UK
Ann Maloney, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist,
University of Massachussets Medical School
Lynn Fiellin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Yale School of Medicine
Robin Mellecker,Ph.D.
Post Doctorate Fellow ,
The University of Hong Kong
Ann DeSmet, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ghent University, Belgium
Monique Simons, Ph.D.
Researcher, Human Geography and Planning,
Universiteit Utrecht
Wei Peng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies, and Media,
Michigan State University
Brooke Morrill, Ph.D.
Educational Researcher,
Schell Games
Amanda Staiano, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Assistant Professor,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Deborah Thompson, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Nutrition,
Baylor College of Medicine
Richard Buday, Ph.D.
Prinicpal, Archimage
Ross Shegog, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Communication and Dissemination,
The University of Texas School of Public Health
Amy Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Jane Brown, Ph.D.
James L. Knight Professor Emerita,
School of Journalism & Mass Communication,
UNC-Chapel Hill
WORKGROUP CO-CHAIRS
Katie Davis
Assistant Professor
Information School, University of Washington
Carrie James, Ph.D.
Research Director
Principal Investigator at Project Zero
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Fred Dillon
Director of Product Development,
HopeLab
Sara Konrath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy,
Director of Interdisciplinary Program,
Empathy and Altruism Research
Larry Magid, Ph.D.
Technology Journalist, CEO, Co-Founder, ConnectSafely.org;
Founder of SafeKids.com
Kelly Mendoza, Ph.D.
Director, Professional Development,
Education Programs,
Common Sense Media
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Washington;
PI, Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT)
Petr Slovak,
Doctoral Student
Vienna University of Technology
Emily Weinstein,
Doctoral Student, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lana Yaroush, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department,
University of Minnesota
Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Wellesley Centers for Women
Welllesley College
MEDIA PORTRAYALS WORKGROUP MEMBERS
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Karen Dill-Shackleford, Ph.D.
Program Director, Media Psychology
Doctoral Program,
Fielding Graduate University
Srividya Ramasubramanian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Communication,
Texas A & M University
Dafna Lemish, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Mass Communication
and Media Arts,
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Erica Scharrer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Communication,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mass Media,
University of Missouri
Melina Burgess, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
MEDIA PORTRAYALS CONSULTING MEMBERS
Nina Huntemann, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Kevin Clark, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity, Professor, Division of Learning Technologies, George Mason University
Rebecca Collins, Ph.D.
Senior behavioral scientist,
RAND Corporation
Vikki Katz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University
L. Monique Ward, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan
Stacy Smith, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow,
University of Southern California
Annenberg Center on Communication
Leadership & Policy
Anita Sarkeesian
Founder of Feminist Frequency,
Feminist Media Critic, Blogger,
Public Speaker