Media Appearances
Insider: Instagram is rolling out new features to protect teens, but experts say measures can only do so much by Lindsay Dodgson, June 16, 2022.
WTAJ News (Altoona, PA): Talking to Children About Online Privacy by Peyton Kennedy, March 7, 2022.
CBC Kids News: Are Adults Trying to Block Kids from Using Social Media? by Arjun Ram, October 18, 2021.
New York Times: There’s Nothing to Like in Facebook’s Plans to Hook Our Kids by Greg Bensinger, September 30, 2021.
Buzzfeed: Facebook Is Building an Instagram for Kids Under the Age of 13 by Ryan Mac and Craig Silverman, March 18, 2021.
Slate: How Facebook is Trying to Save Messenger Kids by Chloe Hadavas, February 5, 2020.
Rewire: Are You Posting Too Much About Your Kids Online? by Gretchen Brown, April 3, 2019.
Wired: You May Have Forgotten Foursquare, But It Didn’t Forget You by Paris Martineau, March 8, 2019.
AirTalk on KPCC: ‘Sharenting’: Why parents do it and how it affects children. Host Larry Mantle interviewed me on February 25, 2019.
The Morning Show on Wisconsin Public Radio: Is It Okay To Post About Your Kids On Social Media? Host Kate Archer Kent interviewed me on January 17, 2018.
The Outline: If your heart rate spiked today, your health insurance provider knows [or, the Nefarious Tedium of Privacy Policies] A Q/A with me about privacy policies, by Paris Martineau, August 9, 2018
Terp Magazine: Safety ‘Net: New Research Helps Parents Talk to Kids About Online Privacy by Sala Levin, February 20, 2018.
The Ellison Report on WEAA: Charles Ellison interviewed me on May 19, 2016 to discuss why it’s important for us to pay attention to technology policy and the role that digital technology plays in our lives.
Consumer Reports: How to Prevent Data Breaches by Jerry Beilinson, March 30, 2016.
Bloomberg Brief: Online Human Rights Deserve Respect: Study by Justin Morton, November 12, 2015.
The Digital Show on Sirius XM’s Wharton Business Radio: Kevin Werbach interviewed me on the November 9, 2015 show to discuss the Ranking Digital Rights 2015 Corporate Accountability Index.
Buzzfeed: Baby’s First Photo: The Unstoppable Rise of the Ultrasound Souvenir Industry by Ruth Graham, September 18, 2014.
NPR: What Those Baby Photos On Social Media Can Teach Us About Moms by Elise Hu, May 23, 2014.
Media Mentions
New America Weekly: New America Weekly, 200 Editions Later by Emily Tamkin and others, March 29, 2018.
The University of Maryland, College of Information Studies: PhD Research: Not Just for the School Year Anymore, July 19, 2017.
The University of Maryland, College of Information Studies: Research Spotlight: Priya Kumar, Nicholas Proferes, April 6, 2017.
Ranking Digital Rights blog: New, global accountability mechanisms needed for a free and open internet, January 16, 2017.
Ranking Digital Rights blog: Why companies fail on privacy policies, January 6, 2017.
Berkman Center and Internet Monitor blogs: Checking in with Former Berkterns, February 5, 2016 and The Freedom of Expression Berkterns: A Polyvalent Power Team, February 4, 2016. An interview I did about my internship experience at the Berkman Center was featured in these cross-published blog posts.
Time: Help, My Parents are Millennials by Katy Steinmetz, October 26, 2015 (cover story). This story references my research with Dr. Sarita Schoenebeck interviewing new mothers about their Facebook use.
Poynter: This Week on Medium by Kristen Hare, August 28, 2015.
Mommyish: STFU Parents: 2015 Trend Forecast For Parents On Facebook, January 15, 2015.
Financial Times: Motherhood, pre-midlife crises and social messaging by Lisa Pollack, January 6, 2015.
The Washington Post: Taylor Swift’s awkward middle-school class video proves you can never escape your teenage self by Caitlin Dewey, November 17, 2014.
University of Michigan School of Information: Faces of UMSI: Priya Kumar.
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