January 13:"Helping Children Cope With Violence in the Media," Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin.
February 7:
"Media and Children," Pinney Branch Library, Madison, WI.
February 12:
"Media and Fears -- Research with a Developmental Focus," Psychology Department, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.
February 12:
"From Bambi to Bin Laden: Media and Children's Fears." Community Lecture, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.
February 28:
"Media Violence and Children's Emotional Health," Wayne Danielson Award Lecture, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
April 5:
"Using Academic Research Findings to Advocate for Change," Annenberg Public Policy Center Summit on Children's Media Policy, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
April 19:
"The Psychological Effects of Media Violence on Children and Adolescents," Centre D'Etudes sure les Medias, Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Montreal, Canada.
September 17:
"From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die," The 8 Percent Group, Orange, CA.
September 17:
"Media Violence and Viewers' Emotions: Beyond the Smoking Gun," American Academy of Pediatrics/Orange County Pediatric Society Quarterly Dinner Meeting, Orange, CA.
September 18:
"Media, Fear, and Sleep Disturbances: Effects, Prevention, and Clinical Implications," Children's Hospital of Orange County, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Orange. CA.
September 18:
"Media Violence and Viewers' Emotions: What Research Says and What We Can Do About It," Orange County Department of Education, Orange, CA.
October 12:
"Whose Freedom of Speech Is It Anyway?" Madison Civics Club, Madison, WI.
October 21:
"Media and Fears: Research with a Developmental Focus," Guest Lecture, Television and Child Development Class, University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Santa Barbara, CA.
October 21:
"From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die," Guest Lecture, Media Literacy Class, University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Santa Barbara, CA.
October 22:
"'I'll Never Have a Clown in My House': What Scary Movies Tell Us About the Structure of Emotional Memory," Departmental Colloquium, University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Santa Barbara, CA.
November 19:
"From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die," Guest Lecture, Mass Media and Human Behavior Class, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.