Speaking Engagements -- 2000
"Media Violence, TV Ratings, and the V-Chip," Phi Delta Kappa Teacher Workshop, Madison, WI, February 15, 2000."Research on Television and Children," Chancellor's Scholars Presentation, University of Wisconsin Union, March 5, 2000.
Keynote speech: "Coping with Media Violence," UW-Extension Conference on Violence, Janesville, WI, March 18, 2000.
"Media Violence," Conference of the National Coalition on Juvenile Justice, Bethesda, MD, March 31, 2000.
"Coping with the Mass Media," Workshop for Parents, McFarland Elementary School, April 26, 2000.
"Parenting in the New Media Age" St Bernard's Church Parenting Group, Middleton, WI, May 5, 2000.
"Television and Children" Educational Psychology Class, UW-Madison, May 5, 2000, 12:05 p.m.
“Research on Television and Children,” Powers-Knapp Scholar’s Presentation, University of
Wisconsin Union, May 7, 2000."Media Violence and Children: Littleton and Beyond," TEMPO, Milwaukee, May 18, 2000.
Three Workshops on Children and the Media, Link Home-Schooling Conference, Los Angeles, May 20, 2000.
"Media Violence as a Public Issue," Downtown Madison Rotary Club, May 31, 2000.
"Mentoring Graduate Students," International Communication Association Convention, Acapulco, June 2, 2000.
"Mass Media Violence: Effects and Public Policy Options," Lecture for Journalism 575, Legislating Media Morality, University of Wisconsin, June 29, 2000.
"Media Violence and Children," Workshop for Youth and Violence: Assessment, Theories and Strategies, Summer Institute presented by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies, Madison, July 25, 2000.
"Impact of Media on Children and Family," Child and Family Advocacy Institute presented by the School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Children's Audit Project, Center for Consumer Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Extension Outreach, Madison, July 27, 2000.
"Media Violence and Children's Emotions: Beyond the Smoking Gun" American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, DC, August 5, 2000.
"Does Communication Research Matter?" Plenary Session, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix, AZ, August 10, 2000.
"The Effect of TV Violence on Children and Grandchildren," Kiwanis Club of Madison West, September 15, 2000.
"Coping with Media Violence," Mother's Peace Movement Conference Keynote Speech, Milwaukee, September 19, 2000.
"Quantifying Age-Specific Children's Responses to Television Images," Distinguished Lecture, Fifteenth International Conference on Human Functioning," Kansas City, September 23, 2000.
"Beyond the Smoking Gun: What We Can Do About Media Violence," Keynote speech for Safe Schools Program, Allegheny County School District, Pittsburgh, PA, October 9, 2000.
"Broadcasters' Responsibilities to Protect Children from Media Violence," Federal Communications Commission Hearing, Washington, DC, October 16, 2000.
"Television Violence and Children," Mothers and More Conference, Milwaukee, October 17, 2000.
"Protecting Children from Media Violence," Center for Successful Parenting Conference, Indianapolis, October 30, 2000.
"What Can We Do About Media Violence?" Racine, Wisconsin, Downtown Rotary Club, November 15, 2000.
"Protecting Children from Violent Materials on the Internet," National Research Council Workshop of Protecting Children from Inappropriate Materials on the Internet, Washington, DC, December 13, 2000.