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CDMC | Children's Digital Media Center | Georgetown University

   

Welcome to CDMC

 

Welcome to the Children's Digital Media Center. We are a consortium of scholars located at Georgetown University, University of Massachussetts- Amherst, University of California- Riverside, Research Triangle Institute International, and University of Pennsylvania, dedicated to understanding how digital media influences children's development.

 

We are primarily funded by the National Science Foundation. We also disseminate information to policymakers and businesses about our findings in order to create a quality children's media environment. Please join us in making this vision a reality.

 

Sandra Calvert, Professor of Psychology
Director, Children's Digital Media Center

 

Professor Calvert at the Hsin Yi Foundation

 

Recent Accolades

 

Doctoral candidate Alexis Lauricella was awarded the 2009 Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship Award. This prestigious scholarship is awarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation to support research on the relationship between children's use of media and their learning. Congratulations, Alexis!

 

Doctoral student Amanda Exner was awarded the Zeta Tau Alpha Founders' Grant, which she will use to fund travel to domestic and international research conferences. Amanda was also appointed to the Membership Committee of The Obesity Society. She presented research at the society's annual conference in October 2009.

 

  

 In The News

 

Health Games Research Grant Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

In November 2009, Professor Calvert and pediatrician Dr. Anisha Abraham were awarded a two-year Health Games Research grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer Portfolio. Joining Drs. Calvert and Abraham are pediatrician Dr. Kirsten Hawkins, doctoral student Amanda Exner, and research assistants Kimberly Wathington and Amanda Terry. This grant will support the Children’s Digital Media Center efforts to identify innovative ways that digital media can combat the obesity crisis to curb these health risks. Click here to read more about this exciting study.

 

Rethinking the Children's Television Act

In June 2009, Professor Calvert testified to the Senate Commitee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding recommendations to update the Children's Television Act for the digital media age. Dr. Calvert encouraged the formation of a public-private partnership to bring together broadcasters, policymakers, and academics to improve the educational quality of children's programming. Click here to read Dr. Calvert's full testimony and to watch the webcast.

 

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