Experts in the Field

Grossman, Dave, U.S. Army (Ret.), Director Killology Research Group, P.O. Box 9280 Jonesboro, AR 7240, (870) 931-5172

Grossman, a professor of psychology and military science at West Point, is an internationally known expert on human aggression and violence. He has written several books that deal with violence and how it manifests itself in humans. His works have received much praise and one of his books was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written extensively on the effects violent video games and movies have and has linked them to school shootings. His primary focus is getting rid of violent video games for children and teaching people how they affect kids’ lives.


Freedman, Jonathan, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto Psychology Department, (416) 978-3142

A professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, Freedman has written a book as well as essays that study the effects of video games and movies. His research is focused on whether or not media influence perpetuate violence in society. His book is titled “Media Violence and its effect on Aggression,” and it discusses violence in movies. In his essay on video games, Freedman discusses violent acts such as Columbine and suggests that factors other than violent video games caused the events to take place. Freedman would be a great source to interview as he has done much research that pertains to my topic.



Males, Michael, Senior Researcher for Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, 333 N.W. Fifth, #2006, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, (405) 219-8539

Michael Males researches youth, including how media affects their everyday lives. He taught at the University of California-Irvine for six years and now researches youth issues. He runs his website youthfacts.org, where he reports on youth issues. Youth and how they are affected and influenced through media is an area that Males’ has considerable expertise and has written on in his numerous books. Because of his expertise on youth, he would be a good source to use to narrow the focus to youth. This offers an opportunity to cover all bases and not be too broad.


Cantor, Joanne, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison 5205 Tonyawatha Trl, Monona, Wi, 53716, (608) 221-0593

Joanne Cantor, Professor Emerita and Director of the Center for Communication Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an internationally recognized expert on children and the mass media. She has written numerous books regarding media violence and its effects on children and has been involved in much research. Cantor is widely regarded as a prominent figure on this subject as she has written more than 90 scholarly articles about mass media effects. She has her own blog where she posts periodically on the topic and writes about new developments in the field. Cantor would be hard to get a hold of, however, as she informed me when I emailed her that she receives hundreds of e-mails requesting interviews.

Anderson,Craig, Iowa State University Department of Psychology, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011-3180, caa@iastate.edu, (515) 294-3118

Anderson is a distinguished professor and chair of the Iowa State University Department of Psychology. He is a leading expert on video games and violence. He has conducted much research regarding media violence with colleagues at Iowa State. he has appeared on NBC’s "Today Show," been featured prominently in Entertainment Weekly, and was on the Todd Mundt Show on National Public Radio. He was also interviewed by ESPN, and he has testified before the U.S. Senate. His research asserts that violent video games cause players to behave aggressively, and while he avoids advocating policy, his research has been cited as reasons the government should regulate violent video games.