Patti Valkenburg
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Patti M. Valkenburg is Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of Amsterdam. She is the founder and director of Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media
(CCAM). She is a fellow of the International Communication Association
. In 2011, she received the Spinoza Prize, the highest Dutch award in science.
, the Netherlands. In 2006, she was recognized as the most productive communication scientist in Europe. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, 5 solo-authored books, and 35 book chapters. In 2010 she received an Advanced Investigator grant (2.5 million euro) from the European Research Council
, which is the highest European scientific recognition. In 2011, she was awarded the Spinoza Prize. The winners of this prize receive a small statue of Baruch Spinoza
and 2.5 million euro to spend on research of their own choice.
(CCAM), which hosts 22 researchers from nine social and behavioral sciences. In 2009, researchers in CCAM initiated a well-evaluated international master program Youth and Media. Valkenburg is associate editor of Human Communication Research and a member of the editorial boards of most other journals in her field. She is the founder of the first international academic division Children, Adolescents, and the Media within the International Communication Association
.
Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media
The Center for research on Children, Adolescents and the Media at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was founded in 2005 by Patti Valkenburg. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest research centers in its kind worldwide. CCAM hosts 25 international researchers from 9 academic...
(CCAM). She is a fellow of the International Communication Association
International Communication Association
The International Communication Association is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication , whose members are interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human communication." The Association maintains an...
. In 2011, she received the Spinoza Prize, the highest Dutch award in science.
Biography
Valkenburg received her MSc (1992, cum laude) and PhD (1995, cum laude) from Leiden UniversityLeiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, the Netherlands. In 2006, she was recognized as the most productive communication scientist in Europe. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, 5 solo-authored books, and 35 book chapters. In 2010 she received an Advanced Investigator grant (2.5 million euro) from the European Research Council
European Research Council
The European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union . It is part of the Seventh Research Framework Programme ....
, which is the highest European scientific recognition. In 2011, she was awarded the Spinoza Prize. The winners of this prize receive a small statue of Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...
and 2.5 million euro to spend on research of their own choice.
CCAM
Valkenburg is the founder and chair of the Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the MediaCenter for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media
The Center for research on Children, Adolescents and the Media at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was founded in 2005 by Patti Valkenburg. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest research centers in its kind worldwide. CCAM hosts 25 international researchers from 9 academic...
(CCAM), which hosts 22 researchers from nine social and behavioral sciences. In 2009, researchers in CCAM initiated a well-evaluated international master program Youth and Media. Valkenburg is associate editor of Human Communication Research and a member of the editorial boards of most other journals in her field. She is the founder of the first international academic division Children, Adolescents, and the Media within the International Communication Association
International Communication Association
The International Communication Association is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950 as the National Society for the Study of Communication , whose members are interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human communication." The Association maintains an...
.
Research and intellectual interests
Valkenburg’s research interests include the cognitive, emotional, and social effects of media and technologies on children and adolescents. Her work has focused on all kinds of media contents and technologies, including advertising, pornography, media violence, and social media. Based on dozens of empirical studies she has developed several models to understand why media have small effects on some children but large and long-lasting effects on other children, which children are particularly susceptible to media effects, and how negative media effects can be minimized or counteracted.External links
- CCAM, Center for Research on Children, Adolescents and the Media
- University of Amsterdam
- International Communication Association