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Full CV
Publications:
Books:
• Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
(2006). McGinnis, J.M., Gootman, J.A., Kraak, V.I. (Eds.) and the
Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth
Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. (I am a member of
this committee).
• Calvert, S.L., Jordan, A.B. & Cocking, R.R. (Eds.) (2002).
Children in the digital age: Influences of electronic media on development.
Westport, CT: Praeger. Youth, pornography, and the Internet (2002).
•D. Thornburgh & H.S Lin (Eds.) and the Committee to Study
Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and their
Applicability to Other Internet Content. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press.(I was a member of this committee).
• Technical, business, and legal dimensions of protecting
children from pornography on the Internet: Proceedings of a workshop.
(2002). By the Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting
Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate
Internet Content, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National
Academy Press. (I was a member of this committee).
• Nontechnical strategies to reduce children's exposure to
inappropriate material on the Internet: Summary of a Workshop. (2001).
J.G. Iannotta (Ed.) and the Committee to Study Tools and Strategies
for Protecting Kids from Pornography and their Applicability to
Other Internet Content. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
(I was a member of this committee).
• Calvert, S.L. (1999). Children's journeys through the information
age. Boston:McGraw Hill.
Book Contract & Books in Preparation:
• Calvert, S.L. & Wilson, B.J. (Eds.). (Under Contract)
Blackwell handbook of child development and the media. Oxford: Blackwell.
Special Issue Editor for Journals:
• Greenfield, P.M. & Calvert, S.L. (2004). Developing
children, developing media. Special issue of the Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 25.
• Calvert, S.L. & Jordan, A.B. (Eds.). (2001). Children
in the digital age. Special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology.
Invited Book Chapters and Refereed Journal
Articles:
• Calvert, S.L., Strong, B.L., Jacobs, E.L. & Conger,
E.E. (2007). Interaction and participation for young Hispanic and
Caucasian children’s learning of media content. Media Psychology,
9, 431-445.
• Calvert, S.L. (2006). Media and early development. In K.
McCartney & D.A. Phillips (Eds.) Blackwell Handbook of Early
Childhood Development (pp. 843-879). Boston, MA: Blackwell.
• Huffaker, D.A. & Calvert, S.L. (2005). Gender, identity,
and language use in teenage blogs. Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication.
• Calvert, S.L., Rideout, V.J., Woolard, J.L., Barr, R.F.
& Strouse, G.A. (2005). Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns
in early computer use: A national survey. American Behavioral Scientist,48,
590-607.
• Calvert, S.L., Strong, B. & Gallagher, L. (2005). Control
as an engagement feature for young children’s attention to,
and learning of, computer content. American Behavioral Scientist,48,
578-589.
• Calvert, S.L., Murray, K. & Conger, E. (2004). Heroic
DVD portrayals: What American and Taiwanese adolescents admire and
understand. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 699-716.
• Greenfield, P.M. & Calvert, S.L. (2004). Electronic
media and human development: The legacy of Rodney R. Cocking. Journal
of Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 627-631.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004). Cognitive effects of video games.
In J. Goldstein & J. Raessens (Eds.). Handbook of Computer Game
Studies (pp. 125-131). MIT Press.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004) Media forms for children’s learning.
In M. Rabinowitz, F. Blumberg & Everson (Eds.). The impact of
media and technology on education (pp. 19-31). Hillsdale, N.J.:
Erlbaum.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004). Changing media: Fast forward in the
information age. Social Policy Report, Vol. XVIII, No. IV, 12.
• Zehnder, S.M. & Calvert, S.L. (2004). Between the hero
and the shadow: Developmental differences in adolescents’
perceptions and understanding of mythic themes in film. Journal
of Communication Inquiry, 28, 122-137.
• Calvert, S.L., Mahler, B.A., Zehnder, S.M., Jenkins, A.
& Lee, M (2003). Gender differences in preadolescent children’s
online interactions: Symbolic modes of self-presentation and self-expression.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24, 627-644. Also published
online via Science Direct: http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0193397303001114
• Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J.A. (2003). Lessons from children’s
television: Impact of the Children’s Television Act on children’s
learning. Special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 24, 275-335. Also published online via Science Direct:
http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0193397303000601
• Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J.A. (2003). The Children’s
Television Act: Can media policy make a difference? Special issue
of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 24, 375-380.
Also published online via Science Direct: http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0193397303000662
• Calvert, S.L. (2003). Future faces of selling to children.
In E. Palmer (Ed.). The faces of televisual media: Teaching, violence,
selling to children (2nd ed). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum (pp. 347-357).
• Huffaker, D.A. & Calvert, S.L. (2003). The new science
of learning: Active learning, metacognition, and transfer of knowledge
in E-learning applications. Journal of Educational Computing Research,
29(3), 325-334.
• Kotler, J.A. & Calvert, S.L. (2003). Children’s
and adolescents’ exposure to different kinds of media violence:
Recurring choices and recurring themes. In D. Gentile (Ed). Media
Violence and Children. Westport, CT: Praeger (pp. 171-813).
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J.A., Zehnder, S. & Shockey,
E. (2003). Gender-stereotyping in children’s reports about
educational and informational television programs. Media Psychology,
5, 139-162.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002). Identity on the Internet. In S.L.
Calvert, A.B. Jordan & R.R. Cocking (Eds.). Children in the
digital age: Influences of electronic media on development. Westport,
CT: Praeger.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002). The social impact of virtual environments
technology. In K.M. Stanney (Ed.). Handbook of Virtual Environments
Technology. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Calvert, S.L., Kondla, T., Ertel, K. & Meisel, D. (2001).
Young adults’ perceptions and memories of a televised woman
hero. Sex Roles, 45, 31-52.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001). Impact of televised songs on children's
and young adults' memory of educational content. Media Psychology,
3, 325-342.
• Calvert, S.L. & Jordan, A.B. (2001). Children in the
digital age. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 1, 3-5.
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J., Murray, W., Gonzales, E., Savoye,
K., Hammack, P., Weigert, S., Shockey,E., Paces, C., Friedman, M.
& Hammar, M. (2001) Children’s online reports about educational
and informational television programs. Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 1, 103-117. Reprinted in S.L. Calvert, A.B. Jordan &
R.R. Cocking (Eds.) (2002). Children in the digital age: Influences
of electronic media on development. Westport, CT: Praeger.
• Moore, M. & Calvert, S.L. (2000). Vocabulary acquisition
for children with autism: Teacher or computer instruction. Journal
of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 359-362.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999). The form of thought. In I. Sigel (Ed.).
Theoretical perspectives in the concept of representation. Hillsdale,
N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Calvert, S.L. & Billingsley, R. L. (1998) Young children’s
recitation and comprehension of information presented by songs.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,19,97-108.
• Calvert, S.L. & Tan, S.L. (1996). Impact of virtual
reality on young adults' physiological arousal and aggressive thoughts:
Interaction versus observation. In P.M. Greenfield and R.R. Cocking
(Eds). Interacting with video. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex.
• Calvert, S.L. (1995). Pictorial discourse. In R. Harre &
P. Stearns (Eds.). Rethinking psychology. Vol.3: Discursive psychology
in practice. Newberry Park, CA: Sage.
• Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R.R. (1995). Health communication
through information technologies. In L.K. Fuller & L. McPherson
Shilling (Eds.). Communicating about communicable diseases. Amherst,
MA: Human Resource Development Press.
• Calvert, S.L. & Tan, S.L. (1994). Impact of virtual
reality on young adults' physiological arousal and aggressive thoughts:
Interaction versus observation. Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 15, 125-139.
• Calvert, S.L. (1994). Developmental differences in children's
production and recall of information as a function of computer presentational
features. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 10, 131-143.
• Calvert, S.L. (1994). Children's attentional involvement
and distractibility during educational computer interactions. Journal
of Educational Technology Systems, 22, 251-258.
• Liss, M.B. & Calvert, S.L. (1994). The development of
gender identity: Making sense of the world. Social Development,
3, 82-87.
• Calvert, S.L. & Tart. M. (1993). Song versus prose forms
for student's very long-term, long-term, and short-term verbatim
recall. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 14, 245-260.
• Renn, J.A. & Calvert, S.L. (1993). The relation between
gender schemas and adults' recall of stereotyped and countersterotyped
televised information. Sex Roles, 28, 449-459.
• Calvert, S.L. (1992). Pictorial prompts for discursive analyses:
Developmental considerations and methodological innovations. American
Behavioral Scientist, 36, 39-51.
• Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R. (1992). Health promotion
through mass media. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
13, 143-149.
• Calvert, S.L. (1992). The course of development. Source
Book in General Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
• Calvert, S.L. (1991). Presentational features for young
children's production and recall of information. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 12, 367-378.
• Calvert, S.L., Cocking, R. & Smrcek, M. (1991). AIDS
Public Service Announcements: A paradigm for behavioral science.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 12, 255-267.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V. & Penny, J.
(1990). Computer presentational features for poor reader's recall
of information. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 6, 287-298.
• Calvert, S.L., & Scott, M.C. (1989). Sound effects for
children's temporal integration of fast-paced television content.
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 33, 233-246.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Bordeaux, B., & Brinkley,
V. (1989). Computer presentational features for young children's
preferential selection and recall of information. Journal of Educational
Computing Research, 5, 35-49.
• Calvert, S.L. (1988). Television production feature effects
on children's comprehension of time. Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 9, 263-273.
• Calvert, S.L. & Gersh, T. L. (1987). The selective use
of sound effects and visual inserts for children's television story
comprehension. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 8, 363-375.
• Calvert, S.L., Huston, A.C., & Wright, J.C. (1987).
The effects of television preplay formats on children's attention
and story comprehension. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
8, 329-342.
• Watson, J.A., Calvert, S.L., & Popkins, L.A. (1987).
Microworlds, sprites, LOGO, and young children: A multipurpose software
application. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 15, 123-136.
• Calvert, S. L. & Huston, A.C. (1987). Television and
children's gender schemata. In L. Liben & M. Signorella (Eds.).
Children's gender schemata: Origins and implications. In the series,
New Directions in Child Development. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Rembert, W.I., Calvert, S.L., & Watson, J.A. (1986).
Effects of an academic summer camp experience on black students'
high school scholastic performance and subsequent college attendance
decisions. College Student Journal, 20, 374-384.
• Wright, J.C., Huston, S.C., Ross, R.P., Calvert, S.L., Rollandeli,
D., Weeks, L. A. Raessi, P., & Potts, R. (1984). Pace and continuity
of television programs: Effects on children's attention and comprehension.
Developmental Psychology, 20, 653-666.
• Calvert, S.L., Huston, A.C., Watkins, B.A., & Wright,
J.C. (1982). The relation between selective attention to television
forms and children's comprehension of content. Child Development,
53, 601-610.
• Watkins, B.A., Calvert, S.L., Huston-Stein, A.C., &
Wright, JC. (1980). Children's recall of television material: Effects
of presentation mode and adult labeling. Developmental Psychology,
16, 672-674.
Book Review and Encyclopedia Entries:
• Calvert, S.L. (forthcoming). Narrative stories. In D. Arntett
(Ed.). Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004). Interactive media and children’s
well being. The Atlas of American Children.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000). Media effects on children. In N.J.
Smelser & P.B. Baltes (Eds.-in-Chief). International Encyclopedia
of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Amsterdam: Pergamon.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001) Television, Educational. In J. Schement
(ed.). Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. New York,
New York: Macmillan.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001) Computer Software, Educational. In
J. Schement (ed.). Encyclopedia of Communication and Information.
New York, New York: Macmillan.
• Calvert, S.L. (1992). Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography.
Book review of Comstock, G. with Paik, H. (1991). Television and
the American child. San Diego: Academic Press.
Articles in Non-refereed Journals for Educators
& Practitioners:
• Calvert, S.L., & Watson, J.A. (1990). Computer keyboard
cards: Helping young children get a head start. The Computing Teacher,
17, 35-36.
• Calvert, S.L., & Moran, F. (1987). Getting the right
messages from television shows. Growing Together, 3, 3.
• Watson, J.A., Calvert, S.L., & Brinkley, V. (1987).
The computer/information technologies revolution: Controversial
attitudes and software bottlenecks--A mostly promising progress
report. Educational Technology, 27, 7-12.
• Watson, J.A., Calvert, S.L., & Collins, R.W. (1987).
Proximate, border zone, and distant education: Workstations for
the future. Educational Technology, 12, 14-20.
• Calvert, S.L. (1988). Video cassette recorders: Guidelines
for a new technology. Growing Parent, 16, 4.
• Calvert, S.L. (1983). Improving the Comprehensibility of
a Children's Television Program: The Effects of Advance Organizer
Formats on Attention and Comprehension. Dissertation Abstracts International,
43, (B), p.4168 (DA8309319).
In Revision
• Calvert, S.L., Strouse, G. & Murray, K. The role of
empathy in adolescents’ role model selection and learning
of DVD content. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
• Calvert, S.L., Strouse, G.A., Strong, B. & Huffaker,
D.A. & Lai, S. Preadolescent boys’ and girls’ virtual
interactions in a multi-user domain. Media Psychology.
In Review
• Jacobs, E.L. & Calvert, S.L. Adolescent girls’
selective media exposure to elite female Olympic athletes.
In Preparation
• Calvert, S.L. & Conger, E.A. Fantasy empathy for children’s
role model selection and understanding of a DVD.
• Calvert, S.L. The Children’s Television Act. Blackwell
Handbook of Child Development and the Media.
Invited Professional Presentations
• Calvert, S.L. (2006, February & 2006, March). Food Marketing
to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? Presentation at the
Georgetown University Law School and for the Georgetown University
Graduate School, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2006, February). Interactive Marketing. Presentation
and organizer for a forum about Food Marketing to Children and Youth:
Threat or Opportunity. Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2005, December). The New Teacher in the Bedroom.
Panelist at the forum sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation,
Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2005, April). Early development and entertainment
media. Presentation at Fordham University, NY, NY.
• Calvert, S.L. (2005, March). Young children’s learning
from newer media: Findings from the Children’s Digital Media
Center. Paper and round table discussion for the Beauvoir’s
Leading Voices Speaker Series, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, October). Interactive advertising strategies.
Presentation to the Institute of Medicine Panel on Food Marketing,
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, October). Children’s Digital
Role Play: Avatars and Virtual Mud Play. Paper presented at Playing
for Keeps, Arlington, Virginia.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, June). Young Children's Learning from
Screen Media. Paper presented at Head Start’s 7th National
Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, June). Children NOW forum titled Digital
TV: Sharpening the Focus on Children. National Press Club, Washington,
DC.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, May). Invited participant at a Senate
Press Conference when the Children and Media Research Advancement
Act was introduced by Senators Lieberman, Brownback, and Clinton.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, February). Invited address titled “Young
children’s toy play: Linking entertainment media to early
development.” Kidscreen, NY, NY.
• Calvert, S.L. & Barr, R.F. (2003, December). Media in
the 21st Century. Presentation to professionals from Arab speaking
countries for the U.S. Department of State International Visitor
Project. Project titled "Development of Educational Media Programs
for Youth, being administered by the Academy for Educational Development
(AED), Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, October). Information Technologies
and Children’s Learning: Understanding the Messages of Entertainment
Media. Educational Records Bureau Annual Conference, New York, New
York.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, June). View from the Middle: Life through
the Eyes of Children in Middle Childhood, National Media Education
Conference, Baltimore, MD.
• Calvert, S.L. & Wartella, E.(2003, April). Organizers
of symposium titled, The Media Research Gap: What We Do and Don’t
Know about Media’s Impact on Children. National Press Club,
Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, June). The value of play for children’s
learning in digital spaces. Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, April). Interactive media and development.
Symposium presentation at The Media Research Gap: What We Do and
Don’t Know about Media’s Impact on Children. National
Press Club, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, April). Developmental and Learning
Sciences at National Science Foundation. Workshop presented at the
Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002, August). Developmental science for
the 21st century: New training and research initiatives. Conversation
hour at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002, June). Roundtable discussion about
Literacy in the 21st Century. The Benton Foundation, Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002, April). Symposium participant for future
media policy directions. Summit on Children’s Media Policy.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Hosted by the Annenberg Public Policy
Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002, March). Children’s learning from
entertaining digital media. Keynote address to the Southwestern
Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, Texas.
• Calvert, S.L. (2002, March). Entertaining digital media
and children’s learning. Presentation at the Consortium for
School Networking (CoSN) on How Children Learn With New Technologies:
Connecting Research to Education Policy & Practice, Embassy
of France, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, November). Words and pictures that
harm. Roundtable discussion presented at the Chicago Humanities
Festival, Chicago Illinois.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, September). Children’s digital
media center: The role of interactivity and identity in children’s
learning. Keynote lecture presented to the Association for German
Speaking Developmental Psychologists, Potsdam, Germany.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, September). Symposium participant on
New media and children’s development. The Association for
German Speaking Developmental Psychologists, Potsdam, Germany.
• Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J. (2001, August). Children’s
online reports: Assessing educational television programs. Paper
presented at an invited symposium at the American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, March). Lessons from children’s
television programs. Presentation in the Amsterdam School of Communications
Research, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, February). The Children’s Television
Act: Policy implications for children’s development. Presentation
to the developmental group, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
VA.
• Calvert, S.L. (2001, January). Moderator/discussant for
panel titled, “Are computers helping to promote child and
adolescent development?” Workshop on Children and Computer
Technology, Board on Children, Youth and Families, National Academy
of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, December). Moderator/discussant for
panels titled, “Effect of exposure to pornographic and other
appropriate material on the Internet” and for “Developmental
considerations for determining appropriate Internet use guidelines
for children and adolescents.” Panel on Tools and Strategies
for Protecting Children from Pornography and Other Inappropriate
Material on the Internet, National Academy of Sciences, Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, November). Media forms for children’s
learning.Presentation to the developmental seminar at the University
of Maryland, College Park, MD.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, November). The form of the information
age. Presentation at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, October). Moderator for panel on Cognitive
Development for the Conference Digital Childhood, the National Press
Club, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, August). The Internet: Is cyber space
for all girls? Paper presented at the American Psychological Association.
Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, June). Congressional briefing on Interactive
Media Funding Priorities. Longworth Building, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, May). Videogame violence. Presentation
for the Center for Media Education. Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, May). Invited panel participant on
youth violence in America: The reel story? The Creative Coalition,
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999, November). Invited participant at Children
and interactive media: Setting a national agenda. The Markle Foundation,
Austin, TX.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999, July). The impact of violent media
on children’s development. Erskine lecture presented at the
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999, June). Media forms for children’s
learning. Paper presented for the summer institute in the Educational
Psychology Program, Fordham University Graduate School, on the theme
Issues in applied cognition: The impact of technology and media
on instruction. New York, N.Y.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999, May). Identity on the Internet. Invited
paper presented at the Annenberg Public Policy Center Conference
on The Family and the Internet. National Press Club, Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (1998, July). Children’s journeys through
the information age. Paper presented to the Psychology Department
of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
• Calvert, S.L. (1998, March). Using production features effectively
in creating children’s television programming. Women in film
and video, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (1997, September). Roundtable participant
about audience ratings for children’s television programs.
Annenberg Public Policy Center, New York, New York.
• Calvert, S.L. (1997, September). Young children’s
memory: The role of media formal features. Paper presented at the
7th European Conference on the Quality of Early Childhood Education,
Munich, Germany.
• Calvert, S.L. (1997, June). Panel participant on The Benefits
of Quality Television at the Second Annual Annenberg Public Policy
Center’s Conference on Children and Television, Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (1997, May). Invited chair of panel titled
children’s Comprehension of Mass Media for the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.
• Calvert, S.L. (1996, April). The form of media messages.
Address for the Senior Scholars Seminar, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg,
PA.
• Calvert, S.L. (1996, January). Impact of virtual reality
on young adults' aggression and arousal: Implications for the area
of mental health. Paper presented at the annual conference of Medicine
Meets Virtual Reality: Health Care in the Information Age: Future
Tools for Transforming Medicine, San Diego, California.
• Calvert, S.L. (1995, May). Respondent for paper session
in the Instructional and Developmental Communication area at the
annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. (1994, July). Respondent for paper session
on "Children and Television" at the annual meeting of
the International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia.
• Invited participant at the Annenberg School of Communication
Conference on the Effects of Educational Television (1992); the
Impact of Mass Media Portrayals of the Persian Gulf War on Children
(1991); and Funding Priorities in Children's Television (1990).
• Calvert, S.L. (1982, December). Multimedia uses in organizing
learning. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association for
Research in Education, Durham, North Carolina. Reprinted (1983,
June) in Resources in Education (ERIC, ED 225 645).
Refereed Conference Presentations and Symposia:
• Barr, R., Good, B., Lauricella, A., Miller, N., Nguyen,
K., Strouse, G., Valencia, L., Zack, E., Calvert, S.(2006, July).
Early media exposure are related to preschoolers’ executive
function and spatial skills. Paper to be presented at the biennial
meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development,
Melbourne, Australia.
• Lauricella, A., Valenci, L., Bolar, K., Fumelli, A., Good,
B., Calvert, S. (2006, March). Early exposure to background television
influences preschoolers’ executive functioning. Paper presented
at the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore Maryland.
• Ng, P.S. & Calvert, S.L. (2006, March). Comprehension
of heroic media portrayals: Effects of individual viewer characteristics
on comprehension. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological
Association, Baltimore, MD.
• Calvert, S.L. (2006, February). Discussant for It's 10 pm:
Do You Know Where Your Children Are . . . On-line! The American
Association for the Advancement of Science, St. Louis, MO.
• Calvert, S.L. (2005, August). Discussant and Co-Chair at
the symposium Networked Technologies for Fostering Positive Youth
Development presented at the American Psychological Association,
Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Jacobs, E., Strong, B.L., & Conger, E.A.
(2005, August). Gender, ethnicity, and interactivity for young children’s
learning from media. Poster presented at the American Psychological
Association, Washington, D.C.
• Jacobs, E. & Calvert, S.L. (2005, August). Media for
Adolescent Girls' Exposure to Elite Female Olympic Athletes. Poster
presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Strouse, G.A., Strong, B.A. & Huffaker,
D.A. (2005, June). Children’s imaginative discourse and play
in a virtual Mud. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society, Vancouver,
Canada. (Chair and organizer of this symposium: Virtual Social Interactions,
Imaginative Play, and Creative Story Telling).
• Calvert, S.L. (2005, May). Online marketing to youth: Consumers
or consumed? Paper presented at the International Communication
Association, New York City, NY.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, August). Chair and organizer of symposium
titled: The Children’s Research Initiative: Frontiers of Developmental
Science. Symposium presented at the International Communication
Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Calvert, S.L., Strong, B., Gallagher, L. & Conger, E.
(2004, May). Control and presentation mode for children’s
learning from online content. Paper presented at the International
Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Calvert, S.L. (2004, March). Discussant for symposium titled:
The Internet as a Context for Adolescent Peer Interaction and Exploration
of Gender, Race, and Sexuality. Society for Research on Adolescence,
Baltimore, MD.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, July). Production features for intrinsicallyinteresting
learning environments. Young Children and Learning Technologies
Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, June). Discussant for the symposium
Development in digital social worlds: In memory of Rodney R. Cocking.
Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, May). Children and Youth in the Digital
Age: Rethinking Research. Conversation hour participant at the International
Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
• Zehnder, S.M. & Calvert, S.L. (2003, May). Developmental
differences in younger and older adolescents’ understanding
of heroism. Paper presented at the International Communication Association,
San Diego, CA.
• Calvert, S.L. (2003, April). Gender-stereotyping in children's
reports about educational and informational television programs.
Paper presented in the symposium: “Children and media: A memorial
to John C. Wright” Society for Research in Child Development,
Tampa, FL. (also co-chair and organizer of this session).
• Greenfield, P.M. & Calvert, S.L. (2003, April). Electronic
technology and human development. Paper presented in the symposium
“Rod Cocking's Legacy: Applying Developmental Psychology to
the Lives of Children” Society for Research in Child Development,
Tampa, FL.
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J.A., Gonzales, E., Jacobs, K. &
Hammar,M. (2001, May). The Children’s Television Act: Policy
implications for children’s programs. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Communication Association. Washington,
D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J.A., Kuhl, A. & Riboli, M. (2001,
May). Impact of the Children’s Television Act on children’s
learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Communication Association. Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J. (2001, April). Preadolescent
children’s comprehension of educational television content.
Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Calvert, S.L. & Gonzlaes, E. (2001, April). Children’s
online reports: Learning from educational television programming.
Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J., Gonzales, E., Shockey, E., Hammar,
M., Dyson, G., Jacobs, K. & Willard, K. (2000, August). Lessons
from children’s television: Impact of the Children’s
Television Act. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association,
Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Kondla, T., Ertel, K. & Meisel, D. (2000,
August). Women television heroes. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (2000, June). Chair, organizer, and discussant
of symposium titled, Children’s Television in the 21st Century:
Research and Policy Implications. The International Communication
Association, Acapulco, Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J., Gonzales, E., Shockey, E. &
Hammar, M. (2000, June). Learning from children’s educational
television programming. Paper presented at the International Communication
Association, Acapulco, Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. (1999, April). Co-Chair and organizer of symposium:
Impact of Recent Policy Developments for Children’s Television
Programming. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L., Hammack, P., Murray, W., Cawman, A., Cote,
R., Page, D., Savoye, K. & Shockey, E. (1999, April). Children’s
reports about educational television programs. Paper presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. & Goodman, T. (1999, April). Enactive
rehearsal for young children’s comprehension of songs. Poster
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. (1997, August). Organizer and chair of symposium
titled Policy and Programming Developments in Children’s Television
at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, Illinois.
• Calvert, S.L., Gallagher, K. & McGuckin, B. (1997, April).
Educational and prosocial programming on Saturday morning television.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Stolkin, A. & Lee, J. (1997, April).
Gender and ethnic portrayals in Saturday morning television programs.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
• Billingsley, R. & Calvert, S.L. (1996, August). Song
versus prose presentations for children's memory of educational
content. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Calvert, S.L. & Littman, K.G. (1996, May). Computer
versus lecture presentations for children's comprehension of educational
material. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
• Calvert, S.L. (1995, August). Televised public service announcements
about AIDS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, New York, New York.
• Calvert, S.L. & Collins, P.A. (1995, May). Children's
exposure and attention to short-form educational television programming.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. (1995, May). Impact of televised songs on
children's and young adults' memory of verbally-presented content.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L. (1995, March). Organizer and Co-Chair of a
Conversation Hour titled, "Impact of the 1990 Children's Television
Act on Children's Television Programming: A Memorial to John Condry."
Conversation hour presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Calvert, S.L. & Pfordresher, P.Q. (1994, August). Impact
of a televised song on students' memory. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles,
California.
• Calvert, S.L. (1994, July). Impact of computer features
on children's memory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia.
• Calvert, S.L. (1993, March). Is America responding to AIDS?
Media strategies for adolescents. Organizer and Chair of conversation/discussion
hour presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Calvert, S.L. (1993, August). Computer presentational features
for children's production and recall of information. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Toronto, Canada.
• Calvert, S.L. & Renn, J.A. (1993, August). Gender schemas
and adults' recall of stereotyped and counterstereotyped televised
information. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Calvert, S.L., Tart, M. & Thompson, J. (1993, May).
Song versus prose forms for student's very long-term, long-term,
and short-term verbatim recall. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L. (1993, May). Developmental differences in
children's attention to computer versus television programs. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, Washington, D.C.
• Calvert, S.L., Jarmain, N. & Gomes, A. (1993, March).
Preschoolers' recitation versus understanding of a televised song.
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R.R. (1992, May). Television
for healthy life styles. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Miami, Florida.
• Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R.R. (1991, August). Health
promotion through mass media. Paper presented in the Symposium,
"Does environment really contribute to a healthy, quality life?"
at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
San Francisco, California.
• Calvert, S.L. (1991, August). Impact of singing on students'
verbatim recall and learning. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
• Calvert, S.L. (1991, May). The action superiority hypothesis:
A comparison of two media. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Smrcek, M. & Calvert, S.L. (1991, April). A cross-cultural
comparison of television public service announcements about AIDS.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Calvert, S.L., Brune, C., Eugia, M. & Marcato, J.(1991,
April). Attentional inertia and distractibility during children's
educational computer interactions. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle,
Washington.
• Calvert, S.L., Rigaud, E. & Mazzulla, J. (1991, April).
Presentational features for students' recall of televised educational
content. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
• Calvert, S.L. (1989, August). Action and labels for children’s
production and recall of information. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
• Calvert, S.L. (1989, April). Chair of panel at the Society
for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Calvert, S.L. (1989, April). Presentational features for
young children's recall of content. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas
City, Missouri.
• Penny, J.M., Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A. & Howard, J.
(1989, April). Occupational sex typing in television commercials
during the family hour. Poster presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V. & Penny, J.
1989, May). Computer presentational features for poor readers' recall
of information. Display and dialogue presentation presented at the
annual meeting of the International Communication Association, San
Francisco, California.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V., & Penny,
J. (1988, August). Computer presentational features for poor readers'
recall of information. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V., & Bordeaux,
B. (1988, May). Computer presentational features for young children's
preferential selection and recall of information. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Calvert, S.L. (1987, August). Chair of panel titled "Language
and Cognition" at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, New York, New York.
• Calvert, S.L. & Scott, M.C. (1987, August). Sound effects
for children's comprehension of variably-paced television programs.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, New York, New York.
• Calvert, S.L. (1987, May). Developmental differences in
children's comprehension of a televised flashback as a function
of formal features. Poster session presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.
• Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V., & Bordeaux,
B. (1987, April). Effects of presentational features on young children's
preferential selection and recall for objects in a computer microworld.
Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Calvert, S.L. (1986, September). Integrating educational
television in day care settings. Invited paper presented to the
North Carolina Day Care Association, High Point, North Carolina.
• Calvert, S.L. & Scott, M.C. (1986, August). Production
feature effects on children's comprehension of time. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, D.C. Reprinted (1987, January) in Resources in Education
(ERIC, ED 273 394).
• Calvert, S.L., Gersh, T.L., & Nida, R.E. (1985, August).
The selective use of sound effects and content cues for children's
television story comprehension. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.
Reprinted (1987, February) in Resources in Education (ERIC, ED 274
430)
• Calvert, S.L. & Gersh, T.L. (1985, May). Developmental
differences in children's TV story comprehension: Effects of content
cues and auditory production features. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Communication Association, Honolulu,
Hawaii. Reprinted (1986, February) in Resources in Education (ERIC,
ED 261 422).
• Calvert, S.L., Huston, A.C., & Wright, J.C. (1984, May).
Improving TV program comprehensibility: Developmental effects of
visual and verbal production features. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco,
California. Selected as one of the top ten papers presented in the
Mass Communication Division. Reprinted (1984, May) in Resources
in Education (ERIC, ED 246 511)
• Nida, R.E., Shade, D.D., Lipinski, J.M., Watson, J.A., Daniel,
G.E., Calvert, S.L., & Lange, G.W. (1984, March). What happens
to preschooler's social interaction patterns when a microcomputer
is available: A two study project. Paper presented at the Southern
Association for Children Under Six, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Lipinski, J.M., Shade, D.D., Nida, R.E., Watson, J.A., Daniel,
G.E., Lange, G.W., & Calvert, S.L. (1984, March). Competence,
gender, and preschooler's free play choices when a microcomputer
is present in the classroom. Paper presented at the Southern Association
for Children Under Six, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Shade, D.D., Watson, J.A., Daniel, G.E., Nida, R.E., Lipinski,
J.M., Lange, G.W., & Calvert, S.L. (1984, March). Microcomputers:
A close look at what happens when preschool children interact with
age-appropriate software. Paper presented at the Southern Association
for Children Under Six, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Nida, R.E., Lipinski, J.M., Shade, D.D, Watson, J.A., Daniel,
G.E., Calvert, S.L., & Lange, G.W. (1984, February). Inserting
a microcomputer into a preschool classroom: An observational study
of social interaction patterns. Paper presented at the North Carolina
Association for Research in Education, Durham, North Carolina.
• Shade, D.D., Nida, R.E., Daniel, G.E., Lipinski, J.M., Watson,
J.A., Lange, G.W., and Calvert, S.L. (1984, February). Inserting
a microcomputer into a preschool classroom: An observational study
of free play choices. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association
for Research in Education, Durham, North Carolina.
• Daniel, G.E., Shade, D.D., Nida, R.E., Lipinski, J.M., Watson,
J.A., Lange, G.W., and Calvert, S.L. (1984, February). What preschool
children do with a computer and age appropriate software: An anecdotal
log and child interviews. Paper presented at the North Carolina
Association for Research in Education, Durham, North Carolina.
• Calvert, S.L. (1983, April). The effects of televised preplays
on children's attention and comprehension. Poster presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Detroit, Michigan.
• Calvert, S.L. (1983, April). Effects of televised preplays
on children's attention and comprehension. Audio-visual television
presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Detroit, Michigan.
• Calvert, S.L. & Wright, J.C. (1982, April). The effects
of age, sex and socioeconomic status to children's patterns of home
television viewing. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society
for Research in Child Development, Galveston, Texas.
• Calvert, S.L. (1981, April). The effects of selective attention
to television forms on children's comprehension of content. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts. Reprinted (1981, April)
in Resources in Education (ERIC, ED 224 605).
• Wright, J.C., Calvert, S.L., Huston-Stein, A.C., Watkins,
B.A. (1980, May). Children's selective attention to television forms:
Effects of salient and informative production features as a function
of age and viewing experience. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico.
• Calvert, S.L., Wright, J.C., Huston-Stein, A.C., & Watkins,
B.A. (1980, March). Children's selective attention to television
forms: Effects of salient and informative production features as
a function of age. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Lawrence,
Kansas.
• Wright, J.C., Huston-Stein, A., Potts, R., Thissen, D.,Rice,
M., Watkins, B.A., Calvert, S.L., Greer, D., & Zapata, L. (1980,
March). Formal features of children's TV programs as predictors
of viewership by age and sex: A tale of three cities. Paper presented
at the biennial meeting of the Southwestern Society for Research
in Child Development, Lawrence, Kansas.
• Calvert, S.L. & Watkins, B.A. (1979, March). Recall
of central and incidental content as a function of the level of
production feature use. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research in Child Development, San Francisco,
California. Reprinted (1980) in Resources in Education (ERIC, ED
171 180).
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