APPENDIX Workshop Agenda and Participants
AGENDA
Workshop on Media Research Methods and Measures
March 2–3, 2006
National Academy of Sciences Building
Washington, DC
Thursday, March 2
Welcoming remarks and introductions
Aletha Huston, University of Texas
Vicky Rideout, Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation
Rosemary Chalk, Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Participant Introductions
Session 1: Why Should We Care About Media Research Measures?
Moderator
Aletha Huston
Presenters
Ellen Wartella, University of California at Riverside
Dan Anderson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
General Discussion
Friday, March 3
Session 2: Assessing the Current Landscape of Media Research Measures
Moderator
Aletha Huston
Presenter
Elizabeth Vanderwater, University of Texas
General discussion
Session 3: Research Design and Measurement Issues: Lessons Learned in Other Fields
Moderator
Mark Becker, University of South Carolina
Presenter
Michael Oakes, University of Minnesota
General discussion
Session 4: The Role of Theory in Explaining Relationships Among Media Exposure and Selected Outcomes
Moderator
Victor Strasburger, University of New Mexico
Presenters
Dimitri Christakis, University of Washington
Judy DeLoache, University of Virginia
Susan McHale, Pennsylvania State University
General Discussion
Session 5: Next Steps and Future Directions
Moderator
Aletha Huston
General Discussion
PARTICIPANTS
Daniel R.Anderson,* Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Mark P.Becker,* Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Martina Bebin, Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, Senate HELP Committee
Jane D.Brown, James L Knight Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Natasha J.Cabrera,* Professor, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Sandra L.Calvert, Professor, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
Rosemary Chalk, Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, The National Academies
Dimitri Christakis, Director, Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle
Judy S.DeLoache,* Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
Niki Denmark, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Rachel Fisher, Program Analyst, Division of Nutrition Research Coordination, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Lauren Lynch Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC
Melissa Ghera, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Lisa Guernsey, Independent Journalist, Alexandria, VA
Christine Hartel, Director, Center for Studies of Behavior and Development, The National Academies, Washington, DC
Lynne Haverkos, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
James C Hersey, Senior Research Psychologist, Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC
Sandra L.Hofferth,* Professor, Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland, College Park
Aletha C.Huston,* Associate Director, Center for Population Research, University of Texas, Austin
Sheppard G.Kellam, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Center for Integrating Education and Prevention Research in Schools, American Institutes for Research, Baltimore, MD
Woodie Kessel, Senior Child Health Science Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Washington, DC
Jennifer Kotler, Director, Education & Research, Sesame Workshop, New York
Deborah Linebarger, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania Valeria O.Lovelace, Media Transformations, Teaneck, NJ
Susan M.McHale,* Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Jeff J.McIntyre, Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, Public Policy Office, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
Patricia L.Morison, Associate Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, The National Academies, Washington, DC
Gail M.Mulligan, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC
Michael Oakes, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Deborah A.Phillips, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
Vicky Rideout, Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, CA
Michael Robb, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Donald F.Roberts,* Professor, Department of Communication, Stanford University
Victor C.Strasburger,* Professor, Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, Deptartment of
Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque Georgene L.Troseth, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Vandewater, Director, Center for Research on Interactive Technology, Television & Children, University of Texas, Austin
Rong Wang, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park
Ellen Wartella,* Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California, Riverside
Robert C.Whitaker, Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ
Amy Yaroch, Program Director, Health Promotion Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
