The panelists for this episode include:
Dr. Michael Rich
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Michael Rich, MD, MPH is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard
Medical School, Assistant Professor in Society, Human Development, and
Health at Harvard School of Public Health, and practices adolescent
medicine at Childrenâs Hospital Boston. He is founder and Director of
the Center on Media and Child Health at Childrenâs Hospital Boston,
which is committed to pursuing research, developing interventions on
negative health effects of media, and creating health-positive media.
Dr. Rich was honored by the Society for Adolescent Medicine with their
New Investigator Award for developing Video Intervention/Prevention
Assessment (VIA), which explores the illness experience through
patient-created visual illness narratives. He also received the
prestigious Holroyd-Sherry Award from the American Academy of
Pediatrics for his contributions to children, adolescents and the
media. Dr. Rich is a national leader in the impacts of media on
childrenâs health. Most recently, he testified before committees of
the Illinois and North Carolina State Legislatures about the impacts of
video games on childrenâs health. Dr. Rich was a contributing author
of the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) bill introduced
by Senators Hillary Clinton, Sam Brownback, and Joe Lieberman.
Marie Celestin
http://www.thegirlsproject.org
Marie Celestin is the founder and Executive Director of the
G.I.R.L.S. (Growing Individuals Reacting to Life's Struggles) Project
and Creator/Producer of Girl TV. The Project was started to address the
absence of young women's voices in the decision-making process of
programs for teenage girls. She set out to establish an alternative
paradigm for young women's programs--one in which activities for young
women are run by young women. This concept, which promotes independent
thinking, lends dynamism to the G.I.R.L.S. Project as it provides young
women a forum for their perspectives, access to information, and
decision-making powers which result in tangible change in their
personal development as well as in their community and the greater
society. This girl-led organization galvanizes young women through its
live television program, annual conference, leadership development and
media production programs. The annual GIRLS Conference, held at Simmons
College since 1997, brings young women and girls together to learn
about prevalent issues affecting adolescent girls such as dating
violence, depression and eating disorders. Ms. Celestin earned a B.A.
and an M.A. in from Simmons College. She also has an M.S. from Wheelock
College. She serves on various non-profit boards such as Girls'
Coalition of Greater Boston, Women in Politics/Public Policy program,
Youth on Board, WomenIn and the National Youth Action Council.
Vanessa Vartabedian
http://www.rindgetech.com/
Vanessa Vartabedian currently runs the Media Technology program at
Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. Previously, she worked with
youth in media production at Somerville Community Access TV, the
Somerville Public Schools, Cambridge Community Television, and
Cambridge Educational Access where she developed and taught Media
Literacy Workshops to middle school students in the district. She is
an independent filmmaker in her free time and has participated in local
festivals such as the 48 Hour Film Project as well as producing her own
documentary work. She believes that youth express themselves most
vividly through media and is commited to expanding spaces for them to
voice their work.
Eric Elia
http://www.brightcove.com
Eric Elia is vice-president of programming and design for Brightcove.com. He is responsible for leading Brightcove's
online service efforts including content and programmer relationships, the
Brightcove online experience, and editorial functions. Eric joined Brightcove
from Comcast where he led the development and
user experience of the award-winning online service Comcast.net. In particular, Eric led the conceptualization,
development, and launch of Comcast's The Fan, its breakthrough Internet
video-on-demand service. Prior to Comcast, Eric was the Vice President of
Business Development at broadband video pioneer The FeedRoom, where he managed
key technology and content industry partnerships. Before The FeedRoom, Eric
managed technology editorial and conceived of ClickCinema and ClickVideo,
pioneering online video services for Excite@Home, the industry's first
broadband online service.
The program also includes pre-recorded footage from interviews with teens in the Media Technology program at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, and segments from an interview with Sharon Lamb, professor, psychologist, and co-author of a new book called “Packaging Girlhood.”
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