Speaker

● HOST/PRODUCER

KIDS TALK MEDIA (2019-present)

Podcast series interviewing two best friends about their favorite media and opinions about current media.

MEDIA INSIDE OUT (2013-present)

Television talk show looking behind-the-scenes at the media we watch, listen to, read and play. Episodes have discussed The Influence of Algorithms, Representation in Children's Media, Violence in Video Games, Fake News & Misinformation with guests from Philadelphia and around the world. The program airs weekly on Temple University Television and streaming.

● PRESENTATIONS/PANELS/WORKSHOPS (partial list)

"Living in a Surveillance Society". Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy. Greece. 2021.

“Digital Playgrounds: young gamers and critical thinking: How video games can foster critical thinking in children”. Games For Impact and Indigames Poland. Virtual. 2021.

"Should Media Literacy be a Human Right?" Media Meet 2020. Bangalore, India. Virtual. 2020.

“What the top kid-YouTubers tells us about kids today”. National Association for Media Literacy Education conference. Washington, DC. 2019.

“Communicating research to the public: the past and future of media literacy education in the changing media landscape”. International Communication Association conference. Blue Sky Workshop. Washington, DC. 2019.

“Media at our fingertips: media literacy guiding the way”. Street Project Foundation. Digital Amazons project. Nigeria. Virtual. 2019.

“The path to media literacy begins with kids”. Digital Communications Network conference. Bratislava, Slovakia. 2018.

“Gender in children’s media”. Children’s Media Association. New York, NY. 2018.

"Teens and social media". Mexico Institute of Federal Communications. Media literacy forum. Mexico City, Mexico. 2018.

“Keeping it private: a global study on privacy and media literacy”. International Media Literacy Research Symposium. Lisbon, Portugal. 2018.

“Messages about media in popular children’s television”. International Media Literacy Research Symposium. Lisbon, Portugal. 2017.

“Exploring the Importance of representation in children's television”. Children’s Media Association. New York, NY. 2017.

"Media as Mirror". International Children’s Media Conference. Istanbul, Turkey. November 2017.

“How open are children to diversity?”. Moderator. Global Children’s Media Summit. Manchester, England. 2017.

"Media literacy basics" Workshop for kindergarten and grades 1-3 and grades 4-5. Ashburn Elementary. Virginia. 2017.

"Privacy & MIL, Where's the Intersection? Strategies for balancing equality, freedom of expression, privacy and security". GAPMIL MILID conference. Sao Paolo, Brazil. 2016.

"Media literacy and Privacy". European MIL Forum. Riga, Latvia. 2016

“20 Apps in 40 Minutes" This popular presentation has been given to numerous groups, including Temple University Law School professors, Philadelphia Youth Network, Teaching/Learning/Technology national group.

“Digital Media Literacy Project: Dragons Den” Eurovision Academy. Brussels. Virtual. 2014.

“The US Media Business.” Uninetunno online university. Rome, Italy. 2012.

“Ideation and Creation for Children’s Preschool Media.” Fred Rogers Conference on Creative Curiosity, New Media, and Learning. Pittsburgh, PA. 2010.

● HOST/PRODUCER

Host, About Kids, TV series, New Jersey Public Television

Feature reporter, NJ News, weekly feature “Here Comes the Weekend”

Host, live, broadcast town meetings quarterly (topical issues), New Jersey Public TV

Host, live public television pledge drives, NJPTV and WYBE Philadelphia

Reporter, Discover New Jersey, TV series, NJPTV

Co-host, podcast series, Kid’s Corner, WXPN radio

Online lecturer, Great Courses streaming course on media literacy

Online lecturer, Uninettuno Online University, Italy