Kate S. Kurtin, PhD, is an associate professor of communication studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She studies the way young people use media, has an interest in the relationship people form with media, and is the author of three books.
Mary Ellen McCormick, MD, works exclusively as an outpatient general pediatrician in the Los Angeles area. The effects of media on children are an important part of her day-to-day discussions with patients and their parents.