Category: Publications

As a graduate student, I read Media Effects: Advances in Theory & Research so many times that its pages are tattered, stained, and so well-loved. Now imagine my joy when the editors of the new edition (Mary Beth Oliver, Arthur A. Read More

Null effects can be so frustrating as a scholar, but sometimes, they are the most meaningful. This is one of those examples. My colleague, Dr. Karin Fikkers, and I designed a careful study to test how young kids differentially respond Read More

In a recently released study published in the Journal of Communication, my CcaM colleagues and I dug into the relationship between gaming in early childhood and intelligence … and our results might surprise you! Numerous studies have shown that the children’s Read More