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Diplomas / Degrees

PhD, New York University (1995)
MA, Fordham University (1991)
BA, St. John's University (1987)

Recent Courses

First Year Seminar Media,Communications And Intercultural Understanding
History Of Media And Communication
Independent Study Childhood Media
Independent Study Cyber Bullying
Independent Study Directed Research 4
Issues And Conflicts In Media And Society
Media And Children
Professional Internship
Senior Thesis Seminar

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Media history, media and children, K-12 media literacy, current debates/controversies in media atudies

Research Interests

The role of media in public education, the purposes of public education in the contemporary media environment, the role of media in the lives of children and adolescents, the history of American public education

Books

Margaret Cassidy. (2004). BookEnds: The Changing Media Environment of American Classrooms. Cresskill: Hampton Press.