Ellen Wartella researches the effects of media on children and adolescents, and the impact of food marketing in the childhood obesity crisis.
Ellen Wartella researches the effects of media on children and adolescents, and the impact of food marketing in the childhood obesity crisis.
Center on Media and Human Development
| Post-Doc | Developmental Psychology, University of Kansas |
| PhD & MA | Mass Communication, University of Minnesota |
| BA | Communication, University of Pittsburgh |
E. Wartella, A. Lichtenstein and C. Boone , Eds. (2010) Front of Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase I Report. Institute of Medicine. Washington DC: National Academies Press.
Wartella, E., Richert, R. and Robb,M. (2010) Babies, Television and Videos: How Did We Get Here? Developmental Review, 30(2) pp. 116-127.
J.G. Fender, R. Richert, M. Robb and E. Wartella (2010) Parent Teaching Focus and Toddlers: Learning from and Infant DVD. Infant and Child Development, 19, pp. 613- 627.
Richert, R., Robb,M., Fender, J.and Wartella, E (2010) World learning from baby videos. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 164(5). Doi: 10.1001/ archpediatrics.2010.24.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow, International Communication Association and Distinguished Scholar, National Communication Association. Inaugual Fellow of the Fred Rogers Center (2009-2010)
National Science Foundation funding for Children’s Digital Media Center (2001-2011)
Media and Children
Introduction to Media