Media Interviews 2016 about new screen guidelines for WISC-TV Live at 4, “Professor talks kids,” 2016 make your kids dumb. We Scientific American “Smartphones won’t think,” 2016 on smartphones and tablets “Does spending too much time damage kids’ Independent development?” 2016 with interview Cory Turner for All Things Considered “The trouble talking toys”, on NPR 2015 iPad and your child: Digital daycare, empowering educator, or something “The arstechnica bad?”, 2015 screen time ever be healthy for panel for HuffPost Live “Can babies?” live web 2015 screens: Do they really turn your brains to CNET “Mobile kids’ mush?” 2013 Interview for the Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, discussing toddlers and technology 2012 Devices and Very Young panel for The Diane Rehm “Touch-Screen Children” Show, a nationally and internationally distributed program for National Public Radio, approximately 2 million listeners 2012 On-air interview for Michael Bower, KCBS radio in San Francisco, regarding the impact of background television on children University of Wisconsin-Madison University 2013-present Member, Research Committee, McPherson Eye Research Institute 2012-present Member, University Child Care Committee 2011-2012 Alternate, Faculty Senate School of Human Ecology 2015-present Member, Steering Committee, Center for Child and Family Well-being 2010-present Liaison, Preschool Laboratory and Preschool Advisory Council 2015-2016 Member, Early Childhood Task Force 2014-2015 Member, Undergraduate Program Council 2012-2013 Member, Resources and Technology Committee 2011-2012 Member, Awards Committee 2011 Member, Committee on Cohort Learning Ad hoc 2010-2012 Chair (2013-2014), Member, Curriculum Committee Department of Human Development and Family Studies 2010-present Co-Chair (2016-2017), Member, Undergraduate Program Committee
Media Interviews 2016 “Professor talks about new screen guidelines for kids,” Live at 4, WISC-TV 2016 “Smartphones won’t make your kids dumb. We think,” Scientific American 2016 “Does spending too much time on smartphones and tablets damage kids’ development?” Independent 2016 “The trouble with talking toys”, interview Cory Turner for All Things Considered on NPR 2015 “The iPad and your child: Digital daycare, empowering educator, or something bad?”, arstechnica 2015 “Can screen time ever be healthy for babies?” live web panel for HuffPost Live 2015 “Mobile screens: Do they really turn your kids’ brains to mush?” CNET 2013 Interview for the Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, discussing toddlers and technology 2012 “Touch-Screen Devices and Very Young Children” panel for The Diane Rehm Show, a nationally and internationally distributed program for National Public Radio, approximately 2 million listeners 2012 On-air interview for Michael Bower, KCBS radio in San Francisco, regarding the impact of background television on children University of Wisconsin-Madison University 2013-present Member, Research Committee, McPherson Eye Research Institute 2012-present Member, University Child Care Committee 2011-2012 Alternate, Faculty Senate School of Human Ecology 2015-present Member, Steering Committee, Center for Child and Family Well-being 2010-present Liaison, Preschool Laboratory and Preschool Advisory Council 2015-2016 Member, Early Childhood Task Force 2014-2015 Member, Undergraduate Program Council 2012-2013 Member, Resources and Technology Committee 2011-2012 Member, Awards Committee 2011 Member, Ad hoc Committee on Cohort Learning 2010-2012 Chair (2013-2014), Member, Curriculum Committee Department of Human Development and Family Studies 2010-present Co-Chair (2016-2017), Member, Undergraduate Program Committee