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Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

From the website: Mathematica strives to improve public well-being by bringing the highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence to bear on the provision of information collection and analysis to our clients. More...

Michael Rich, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Rich studies media as a force that powerfully affects child health and health behavior and uses it as a tool for medical research, education, and health care policy. More...

New Tricks Help Old Stay on Air

The article discusses how the television program Blue’s Clues, of Nickelodeon company, maintained its relationship with its viewers despite the changes in its hosts and characters in Great Britain. More...

One Mission Many Screens - A PBS/Markle Foundation Study on Distinctive Roles for Children’s Public

“One Mission, Many Screens” outlines six fundamental principles to guide and govern public service media for children. More...

Patricia Harrison

The Honorable Patricia (Pat) de Stacy Harrison was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on June 23, 2005. More...

Paula Kerger

Paula Kerger joined the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as its sixth president and chief executive officer in March 2006. More...

Paula Rosenthal

As Vice President of Playhouse Disney, Paula Rosenthal is responsible for creative development and the day-to-day execution of entertainment and learning-based properties. More...

PBS Parents

From the website:  Welcome to PBS Parents, the trusted online resource that’s filled with information about your child’s development from birth through the early school years. More...

Peggy O’Brien

As senior vice president, educational programming and services, veteran educator Peggy O’Brien oversees CPB’s high priority efforts to develop and expand the reach of educational programming and services. More...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

PBS, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation’s 354 public television stations. More...

Rachel Barr, Ph.D.

Professor Barr’s research at the Georgetown Early Learning Project focuses on infant imitation, learning, and memory. More...

Ragdoll Productions

British producer of children’s programs shown around the world. More...

Richard Hezel

From the website: Hezel Associates helps educators and businesses create, manage, and improve their learning initiatives by providing them with the research, evaluation, and strategic services to inform decision-making. More...

Rockman et al.

From the website: Rockman et al is an innovative research, evaluation, and consulting company that specializes in examining critical issues in formal and informal education. More...

Rosemarie Truglio, Ph.D.

From the website: Rosemarie Truglio is responsible for the development of the interdisciplinary curriculum on which Sesame Street is based, and for the formative research conducted to inform production… More...

Sally Jo Fifer

From http://www.wkconline.org/index.php/seminars/speakerpage/?sid=1350&seminarid=81: Sally Jo Fifer is president and CEO of Independent Television Service (ITVS),.... She is also executive producer of “Independent Lens,” a 29-week national series for PBS. More...

Sandra Calvert, Ph.D.

Sandra L. Calvert, is Chair and Professor of the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University and the Director of the Children’s Digital Media Center, a multi-site interdisciplinary research Center funded by the National Science Foundation. More...

Sandra Welch

Sandra Welch is Program Director, Informal Science Education, National Science Foundation. More...

Sandy Wax

From the Kidscreen Website (http://www.kidscreensummit.com/2006/speakers.html): Sandy Wax is President and General Manager of PBS KIDS Sprout, the first and only 24-hour on air, on demand, and online service devoted to preschoolers and their parents and caregivers. More...

Sara DeWitt

From http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/2007_mydm_bios/: Sara DeWitt is Senior Director of PBS KIDS & Parents Interactive.  She oversees day-to-day development of PBS’ Internet sites for kids, parents, and families… More...

Silver Lining Productions

Silver Lining Productions develops, markets, and extends children’s properties into global brands across all forms of media and merchandising. More...

Spiffy Pictures

From the website: Spiffy Pictures are David Rudman, Todd Hannert and Adam Rudman. Since 1994 they have created, written, directed and produced both live action and animation projects. More...

Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

From the website:  Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning. More...

Stanley Greenspan, M.D.

From the website:  Dr. Greenspan is a researcher on the prevention and treatment of emotional and developmental disorders in infants and children; Chair, ICDL (1997-); a founder and president (1975-84) of ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. More...

Suzanne Barchers, Ed.D.

Dr. Barchers has written extensively for the education market, completing two college textbooks, 20 teacher resource books, and 28 books for LeapFrog and LeapFrog SchoolHouse. More...

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

From the website: The purpose of the Foundations is to provide financial assistance, within the limits of their budgets and the discretion of their Trustees, to certain educational, cultural, scientific and religious institutions. More...

The Children’s Television Community

From the website: The Children’s Television Community presents a cutting-edge analysis of the children’s television community… and gives an overview of the history, current state, and future of children’s programming. More...

The Michael Cohen Group, LLC

From the website: The Michael Cohen Group has a powerful specialization in youth research. More...

Thirteen/WNET

From the website: For over four decades, Thirteen has been asking big questions. And in so doing, it has encouraged viewers to ask illuminating questions of themselves and their world. More...

WNED-TV

WNED co-produces the Emmy Award-winning Reading Rainbow with Great Plains National/Nebraska ETV Network and Lancit Media Entertainment, Ltd.. More...

Young Children’s Use of Video as a Source of Socially Relevant Information

In the 2 current experiments, the effect of social feedback on 2-year-olds’ use of information from video was assessed. More...

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