Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted.

The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.

Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at OPM.gov.

Media Exposure and Early Child Development

January 25-26, 2018

Agenda

January 25, 2018
January 26, 2018

January 25, 2018

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks and Introductions Ruben Alvarez, Lisa Freund, and James Griffin, NICHD & Dara Blachman-Demner, OBSSR Della Hann, Director of Extramural Research, NICHD
9:00 a.m.	Session I: Media Exposure and Early Childhood: An Overview Paula Fomby, University of Michigan (Presenter 1) Children's Technology Use and Health: A Population Studies Perspective (PDF 267 KB) Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University (Presenter 2) A Brief Historical Tour of Research on Media and Children's Development (PDF 281 KB) Discussants: Elizabeth Vandewater, University of Texas, Austin (comments on Presenter 1) Sandra Calvert, Georgetown University (comments on Presenter 2)
9:50 a.m.	General Discussion
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Session II: Influence of Media Exposure & Use on Infants and Toddlers Rachel Barr, Georgetown University (Presenter 1) Learning from Media in Young Children: Constraints and Opportunities (PDF 1.5 MB) Jenny Radesky, University of Michigan Medical School (Presenter 2) A Pediatric Perspective on the Impact of Early Media Exposure (PDF 679 KB) Discussants: Heather Kirkorian, University of Wisconsin, Madison (comments on Presenter 1) Sandra Waxman, Northwestern University (comments on Presenter 2)
11:20 a.m.	General Discussion
11:45 a.m.	Announcements
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:50 p.m.	Session III: Neuroscientific Perspectives on Media Exposure & Use in Early Childhood John Richards, University of South Carolina (Presenter 1) Media Effects on Young Children: An Attention Development Perspective (PDF 1 MB) Linda Smith, Indiana University, Bloomington (Presenter 2) Language Development in the Digital Age (PDF 2 MB) Discussants: Martha Ann Bell, Virginia Tech (comments on Presenter 1) Sarah Roseberry Lytle, University of Washington (comments on Presenter 2)
1:40 p.m.	General Discussion
2:05 p.m.	Break
2:20 p.m.	Session IV: Media Exposure & Use in Early Childhood: Implications for Learning Deborah Nichols Linebarger, Purdue University (Presenter 1) Links Between Media Exposure and Language & Literacy Development (PDF 722 KB) Georgene Troseth, Vanderbilt University (Presenter 2) Understanding Children's Learning in Digital Contexts (PDF 844 KB) Discussants: Nicole Patton Terry, Georgia State University (comments on Presenter 1) Arthur Graesser, The University of Memphis (comments on Presenter 2)
3:10 p.m.	General Discussion
3:35 p.m.	Break
3:50 p.m.	Final Presentation of the Day Dr. Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra Founder and President, Children AND Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development; School of Health Technology and Management, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
4:00 p.m.	Identification of Gaps in Our Research Knowledge (Group session)
5:00 p.m.	END OF DAY 1
6:30 p.m.	Group Dinner (Optional) - No federal funds will be expended for food or beverages

January 26, 2018

8:30 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks Ruben Alvarez, NICHD Catherine Spong, Deputy Director of NICHD and William (Bill) Riley, Director of OBSSR
9:00 a.m.	Session V: The Role of Technology in Early Childhood Interventions Marina Umaschi Bers, Tufts University (Presenter 1) The Positive Impact of Digital Technologies in the Lives of Young Children (PDF 3 MB) Suzy Tomopoulos, Bellevue Hospital Center (Presenter 2) Educational Media Exposure and Parent-Child Interactivity (PDF 946 KB) Discussants: Danielle McNamara, Arizona State University (comments on Presenter 1) Lesli Rotenberg, Children's Media and Education, PBS (comments on Presenter 2)
9:50 a.m.	General Discussion
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Future Research Directions (Group session)
12:00 p.m.	END OF DAY 2, ADJOURN MEETING

Return to Media Exposure and Early Child Development main page.