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Taming the Media Monster: Teens and Sex in the Digital Age

On June 26, 2009 The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy held a conference focused on digital media and teen sexual behavior. The first session included a discussion of the current research about the influence of media on teen sexual health and evaluated interventions that have used media to effectively reach teens. Subsequent sessions focused on current interventions that are using digital media to reach teens and improve reproductive health outcomes.

Click on those names highlighted below to download their presentations.

 

WELCOME
Sarah Brown
CEO, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
   

SESSION ONE
The Influence of Media on Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Review of the Research

Moderator:
Jane Brown, Ph.D.
James L. Knight Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Panelists:                                

Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Harvard University

Rebecca Collins, Ph.D. 
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation

Sarah Keller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Theater, Montana State University – Billings

Panel 1 Q & A
   

SESSION TWO
Using Social Media: Interventions, Applications, and Beyond

Moderator:
Katherine Suellentrop
Senior Manager of Research Programs, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Panelists:  

Dan Melton, Ph.D., MPA
Founder/CEO, npT labs

Laura Lloyd
Senior Manager Digital Media, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
No video is available for Ms. Keenan's presentation.

Anne Keenan
Director of New Media, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

 

Panel 2 Q & A
   

SESSION THREE
Going Mobile: Using Mobile Devices to Inspire Action

Moderator:
Bill Albert
Deputy Director, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Panelists:  

Kevin Bertram
CEO, Distributive Networks

Becky Griesse, MPH, CHES
Community Education Specialist, Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy

Carmel Pryor
Social Marketing Manager, Metro TeenAIDS

Panel 3 Q & A