University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
                Research Center for Group Dynamics

 

Elizabeth Vandewater

Adjunct Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics
Director of the Center for Research on Interactive Technology, Television and Children
Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas

Elizabeth Vandewater
3254 ISR
426 Thompson Street
Phone: 734-936-0099

Dr. Vandewater's research has focused on the impact of media and technology on children's development, health behaviors and health outcomes. Her current research focuses on the relationship between media use and obesity across childhood and adolescence. Dr. Vandewater currently serves on the board of PBS Kids, on the advisory board of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement, on the editorial board of the Journal of Children and the Media, and is a member of the Texas State Department of Health Obesity Study Group.