The Importance of Media Literacy

Dr Chrysalis Wright is a Senior Lecturer in the psychology department at the University of Central Florida. Her research primarily focuses on media and technological influences on development and behavior. Dr Lesley-Anne Ey is an Associate Professor at the University of South Australia in Education Futures and The Australian Centre for Child Protection. Her research focuses on safeguarding children through primary prevention and protective education. Dr K Megan Hopper is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Her research interests include media representation of women, experiences of journalists, and media literacy. Dr Wayne Warburton is an Associate Professor in developmental psychology at Macquarie University, Australia, and is also a registered psychologist. His research interests centre around media psychology (impacts, screen disorders, healthy media use) and aggressive behaviour.