Sandra L Calvert

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Sandra L Calvert

Title

Professor
Director, Children's Digital Media Center

Department

Department of Psychology

Publications

Books

Calvert, S.L. & Wilson, B.J. (Eds.). The handbook of children, media, and development.. Boston, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Calvert, Sandra. Children’s Journeys Through the Information Age (Chinese translation). Boston: McGraw Hill, 2007.
McGinnis, J.M., Gootman, J.A., Kraak, V.I. (Eds.) and the Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth (I am a member of this committee). Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? . Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press, 2006.
D. Thornburgh & H.S.Lin (Eds.) and the Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and their Applicability to Other Internet Content (I was a committee member). Youth, pornography, and the Internet . Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2002.
Calvert, S.L., Jordan, A.B. & Cocking, R.R.. Children in the digital age: Influences of electronic media on development. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002.
By the Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from PoPornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content (I was a committee member) . Technical, business, and legal dimensions of protecting children from pornography on the Internet: Proceedings of a workshop. . Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2002.
J.G. Iannotta (Ed.) and the Committee to Study Tools and Strategies. Nontechnical strategies to reduce children’s exposure to inappropriate material on the Internet: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2001.
Calvert, S.L. . Children’s journeys through the information age. Boston: McGraw Hill, 1999.

Articles in journals

Staiano, A.E., Abrahman, A. & Calvert, S.L.. "Adolescent exergame play for weight loss and psychosocial improvement: A controlled physical activity intervention." Obesity (2012).
Staiano, A.E., Abrahman, A. & Calvert, S.L.. "Exergame play for self-efficacy and friendship changes by overweight African American adolescents." Journal of Diabetes, Science, and Technology 6.4 (2012).
Bank, A., Barr, R.F., Calvert, S.L., Parrott, G., McDonough, S. & Rosenblum, S.. "Maternal Depression and Family Media Use: A Questionnaire and Diary Analysis." Journal of Child and Family Studies (2012).
Barr, R.F., Banks, A., Calvert, S.L., Parrott, G., McDonough, S. & Rosenblum, S. . "Maternal Depression and Family Media Use: A Questionnaire and Diary Analysis." Journal of Child and Family Studies 21 (2012): 208-216 .
Staiano, A.E., Abraham, A. & Calvert, S.L.. "Competitive versus cooperative exergame play for African American adolescents’ executive functioning skills. ." Developmental Psychology 48 (2012): 337-342.
Staiano, A.E., & Calvert, S.L.. " Digital games and pediatric obesity: At the intersection of science and policy." Social Issues and Policy Review 6 (2012): 54-81.
Lauricella, A., Howard, A.A. & Calvert, S.L.. "Meaningful characters for toddlers learning from video." Media Psychology 14 (2011): 216-232.
Gola, A.A. & Calvert, S.L.. "Infants’ visual attention to infant DVDs as a function of program pacing." Infancy 16 (2011): 295-305..
Baker, C.M., Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S.L.. "Digital Expression among Urban, Low-Income African American Adolescents." Journal of Black Studies 42 (2011): 530-547..
Staiano, A.E., & Calvert, S.L.. "The promise of exergames as tools to measure physical health." . Entertainment Computing 2 (2011): 17-21.
Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S.L. . "Exergames for physical education courses: Physical, social, and cognitive benefits.." Child Development Perspectives 5 (2011): 93-98.
Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S.L.. "Wii tennis play for low-income African American adolescents’ energy expenditure." Cybersychology (2011).
Staiano, A.E., Baker, C. & Calvert, S.L.. "Dietary digital diaries: Documenting adolescents’ obesogenic environments.." Environment and behavior (2011).
Barr, R., Lauricella, A., Zack, E. & Calvert, S.L. . "Infant and early childhood exposure to adult-directed and child-directed television programming: Relations with cognitive skills at age four. ." Merrill Palmer Quarterly 56 (2010): 21-48.
Lauricella, A., Pempek, T., Barr, R. & Calvert, S.L. . "Contingent interactions for young children’s object retrieval success." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 31 (2010): 362-369.
Fenstermacher, S.K., Barr, R., Garcia, A., Salerno, K., Shwery, C., Brey, E.L., Pempek, T., Calvert, S.L., & Linebarger, D. . "Infant-directed media: An analysis of product information and claims." Infant and Child Development 19 (2010): 557-576.
Fenstermacher, S.K., Barr, R., Brey, E.L., Pempek, T., Ryan, M., Calvert, S.L., Shwery, C.E. & Linebarger, D. "Interactional quality depicted in infant videos: Where are the interactions?." Infant and Child Development 19 (2010): 594-612.
Vaala, S., Linebarger, D., Fenstermacher, S.K., Tedone, A., Brey, E.L., Barr, R., Moses, A., Shwery, C. & Calvert, S.L. . "Content analyses of language-promoting teaching strategies: Do strategies match the claims in infant-directed media." Infant and Child Development 19 (2010): 628-648.
Pempek, T. & Calvert, S.L. . "Use of advergames to promote consumption of nutritious foods and beverages by low-income African American children. ." Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 163.7 (2009): 633-637.
Calvert, S.L., Strouse, G.A., Strong, B. & Huffaker, D.A. & Lai, S. . "Preadolescent boys’ and girls’ virtual MUD play." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 30 (2009): 250-264.
Lauricella, A., Barr, R. & Calvert, S.L. . "Emerging computer skills: Influences of young children’s executive functioning abilities and parental scaffolding techniques." Journal of Children, Adolescents, and the Media 3 (2009): 217-233.
Goodrich, S., Pempek, T., & Calvert, S.L. . "Formal production features in infant programming." Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 163.12 (2009): 1151-1156.
Pempek, T., Yermolayeva, Y. & Calvert, S.L.. "College students social networking experiences on Facebook." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 30 (2009): 227-238.
Alvy, L. & Calvert, S.L.. "Food marketing on popular children’s websites." Journal of American Dietetic Association. (2008).
Lauricella, A., Barr, R. & Calvert, S.L. . "Emerging computer skills: Influences of young children’s executive functioning abilities and parental scaffolding techniques." Journal of Children and Media (2008).
Calvert, S.L., Strong, B.L., Jacobs, E.L. & Conger, E.E . "Interaction and participation for young Hispanic and Caucasian children’s learning of media content." Media Psychology 9.2 (2007): 431-445.
Calvert, S.L., Strouse, G. & Murray, K. . "The role of empathy in adolescents’ role model selection and learning of DVD content." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 27 (2006): 444-455.
Huffaker, D.A. & Calvert, S.L. "Gender, identity, and language use in teenage blogs." Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2005).
Calvert, S.L., Rideout, V.J., Woolard, J.L., Barr, R.F. & Strouse, G.A. "Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey." American Behavioral Scientist 48 (2005): 590-607.
Calvert, S.L., Strong, B. & Gallagher, L. "Control as an engagement feature for young children’s attention to, and learning of, computer content." American Behavioral Scientist 48 (2005): 578-589.
Calvert, S.L., Murray, K. & Conger, E. "Heroic DVD portrayals: What American and Taiwanese adolescents admire and understand." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 25 (2004): 699-716.
Greenfield, P.M. & Calvert, S.L. "Electronic media and human development: The legacy of Rodney R. Cocking." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2004).
Calvert, S.L. "Changing media: Fast forward in the information age." Social Policy Report (2004).
Zehnder, S.M. & Calvert, S.L. "Between the hero and the shadow: Developmental differences in adolescents’ perceptions and understanding of mythic themes in film." Journal of Communication Inquiry (2004).
Calvert, S.L., Mahler, B.A., Zehnder, S.M., Jenkins, A. & Lee, M.. "Gender differences in preadolescent children’s online interactions: Symbolic modes of self-presentation and self-expression." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2003).
Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J.A. . "). Lessons from children’s television: Impact of the Children’s Television Act on children’s learning." Special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2003).
Calvert, S.L. & Kotler, J.A. . "The Children’s Television Act: Can media policy make a difference?." Special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2003).
Huffaker, D.A. & Calvert, S.L.. "). The new science of learning: Active learning, metacognition, and transfer of knowledge in E-learning applications." Journal of Educational Computing Research (2003).
Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J.A., Zehnder, S. & Shockey, E. "Gender-stereotyping in children’s reports about educational and informational television programs." Media Psychology (2003).
Calvert, S.L., Kotler, J., Murray, W., Gonzales, E., Savoye, K., Hammack, P., Weigert, S., Shockey, E., Paces, C., Friedman, M. & Hammar, M. . "Children’s online reports about educational and informational television programs." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2002).
Calvert, S.L., Kondla, T., Ertel, K. & Meisel, D.. "Young adults’ perceptions and memories of a televised woman hero.." Sex Roles (2001).
Calvert, S.L.. "Impact of televised songs on children’s and young adults’ memory of educational content." Media Psychology (2001).
Calvert, S.L. & Jordan, A.B. "Children in the digital age." Special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2001).
Moore, M. & Calvert, S.L. . "Vocabulary acquisition for children with autism: Teacher or computer instruction." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2000).
Calvert, S.L. & Billingsley, R. L.. "Young children’s recitation and comprehension of information presented by songs." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1998).
Calvert, S.L. & Tan, S.L.. "Impact of virtual reality on young adults’ physiological arousal and aggressive thoughts: Interaction versus observation." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1994).
Calvert, S.L. "Developmental differences in children’s production and recall of information as a function of computer presentational features." Journal of Educational Computing Research (1994).
Calvert, S.L. "Children’s attentional involvement and distractibility during educational computer interactions." Journal of Educational Technology Systems (1994).
Liss, M.B. & Calvert, S.L. . "The development of gender identity: Making sense of the world." Social Development (1994).
Calvert, S.L. & Tart. M. . "Song versus prose forms for student’s very long-term, long-term, and short-term verbatim recall." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1993).
Renn, J.A. & Calvert, S.L. "The relation between gender schemas and adults’ recall of stereotyped and countersterotyped televised information." Sex Roles (1993).
Calvert, S.L. "). Pictorial prompts for discursive analyses: Developmental considerations and methodological innovations." American Behavioral Scientist (1992).
Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R. . "Health promotion through mass media." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1992).
Calvert, S.L. "Presentational features for young children’s production and recall of information." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (1991).
Calvert, S.L., Cocking, R. & Smrcek, M. . "AIDS Public Service Announcements: A paradigm for behavioral science." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 12 (1991).
Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Brinkley, V. & Penny, J. "Computer presentational features for poor reader’s recall of information." Journal of Educational Computing Research 6 (1990).
Calvert, S.L., & Scott, M.C. "Sound effects for children’s temporal integration of fast-paced television content." Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 33 (1989).
Calvert, S.L., Watson, J.A., Bordeaux, B., & Brinkley, V.. "Computer presentational features for young children’s preferential selection and recall of information." Journal of Educational Computing Research 5 (1989).
Calvert, S.L. "Television production feature effects on children’s comprehension of time." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 9 (1988).
Calvert, S.L. & Gersh, T. L.. "The selective use of sound effects and visual inserts for children’s television story comprehension." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 8 (1987).
Calvert, S.L., Huston, A.C., & Wright, J.C. . "The effects of television preplay formats on children’s attention and story comprehension." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 8 (1987).
Watson, J.A., Calvert, S.L., & Popkins, L.A. . "Microworlds, sprites, LOGO, and young children: A multipurpose software application." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 15 (1987).
Rembert, W.I., Calvert, S.L., & Watson, J.A. "). Effects of an academic summer camp experience on black students’ high school scholastic performance and subsequent college attendance decisions." College Student Journal 20 (1986).
Wright, J.C., Huston, S.C., Ross, R.P., Calvert, S.L., Rollandeli, D., Weeks, L. A. Raessi, P., & Potts, R. . "Pace and continuity of television programs: Effects on children’s attention and comprehension." Developmental Psychology 20 (1984).
Calvert, S.L., Huston, A.C., Watkins, B.A., & Wright, J.C. "The relation between selective attention to television forms and children’s comprehension of content." Child Development 53 (1982).
Watkins, B.A., Calvert, S.L., Huston-Stein, A.C., & Wright, JC. "Children’s recall of television material: Effects of presentation mode and adult labeling." Developmental Psychology 16 (1980).

Articles in books

Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S.L.. "The influence of advegames on children’s consumer choices and behavior." Advertising to children. Ed. M. Blades. : Palgrave, 2012.
Valkenburg, P.M. & Calvert, S.L.. "Television and the child’s developing imagination. In D. Singer & J. Singer (Eds). Handbook of children and the media." Handbook of children and the media (2nd ed). Ed. D. Singer & J. Singer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2012.
Calvert, S.L.. "Production features as scaffolds for children’s informal learning from digital technologies: Lessons for instructional design.." Literacy achievement for young children from poverty. Ed. S. Neuman. : Brookes, 2008.
Calvert, S.L.. "The Children’s Television Act.." Blackwell Handbook of Child Development and the Media.. Ed. S.L. Calvert & B.J. Wilson. Boston: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
Calvert, S.L.. "Growing consumers: Media marketing and advertising." Future of Children: Children, Media, and Technology. Ed. J. Brooks-Gunn & E. Donahue. Princeton, NJ: Princeton/Brookings, 2008.
Calvert, S.L. . "Media and early development." Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development . Ed. K. McCartney & D.A. Phillips. Boston, MA: Blackwell, 2006: 843-879
Calvert, S.L. "Cognitive effects of video games. ." Handbook of computer game studies . Ed. J. Goldstein & J. Raessens . : MIT Press, 2004.
Calvert, S.L. "Media forms for children’s learning." The impact of media and technology on education . Ed. M. Rabinowitz, F. Blumberg & Everson. : Erlbaum, 2004.
Calvert, S.L. "Future faces of selling to children." The faces of televisual media: Teaching, violence, selling to children . Ed. E. Palmer . Hillsdale, N.J: Erlbaum , 2003.
Kotler, J.A. & Calvert, S.L. "Children’s and adolescents’ exposure to different kinds of media violence: Recurring choices and recurring themes." Media Violence and Children. Ed. D. Gentile . Westport, CT: Praeger , 2003.
Calvert, S.L.. "Identity on the Internet." Children in the digital age: Influences of electronic media on development. Ed. S.L. Calvert, A.B. Jordan & R.R. Cocking . Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002.
Calvert, S.L. "The social impact of virtual environments technology." Handbook of Virtual Environments Technology. Ed. K.M. Stanney . Hillsdale, N.J: Erlbaum, 2002.
Calvert, S.L. "The form of thought." Theoretical perspectives in the concept of representation. Ed. I. Sigel . Hillsdale, N.J: Erlbaum, 1999.
Calvert, S.L. & Tan, S.L.. "Impact of virtual reality on young adults’ physiological arousal and aggressive thoughts: Interaction versus observation." Interacting with video. Ed. P.M. Greenfield and R.R. Cocking. Norwood, N.J: Ablex, 1996.
Calvert, S.L. "Pictorial discourse." Rethinking psychology. Ed. R. Harre & P. Stearns . Newberry Park, CA: Sage, 1995.
Calvert, S.L. & Cocking, R.R.. "Health communication through information technologies." Communicating about communicable diseases. Ed. L.K. Fuller & L. McPherson Shilling . Amherst, MA: Human Resource Development Press, 1995.
Calvert, S.L. "The course of development." Source Book in General Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill. Calvert, S.L. (1991). Presentational features for young children’s production and recall of information. Journal of Applied Developmental . Ed. . New York: McGraw Hill, 1992.
Calvert, S. L. & Huston, A.C. . "Television and children’s gender schemata.." Children’s gender schemata: Origins and implications. In the series, New Directions in Child Development. Ed. L. Liben & M. Signorella. . San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1987.