The Cyberbullying Workgroup will produce a white paper examing unexplored areas of research on cyberbullying, which will address the definition and operationalization of the term “cyberbullying,” which is currently overgeneralized; the overlap between bullying and cyberbullying, which is poorly delineated; and a review of bullying prevention programs that include modules addressing cyberbullying. Specific areas of research requiring additional focus are the satisfaction with, and use of, social media in children; the need for longitudinal research focusing on cyberbullying; and the perceptual changes that occur in digital communications that may lead to cyberbullying between children.
The members of this workgroup are: Elizabeth Englander, Ph.D. (chair), Patricia Agatston, Ph.D., Brad Bushman, Ph.D., Katie Davis, Ph.D., Kelly Dillon, Ph.D., Mike Donlin, Ed Donnerstein, Ph.D., David Finkelhor, Ph.D., Sameer Hindijua, Ph.D., Robin Kowalski, Ph.D., Susan Limber, Ph.D., Carolyn Lin, Ph.D., and Michele Ybarra.
CYBERBULLYING WORKGROUP
CYBERBULLYING WORKGROUP MEMBERS
Elizabeth Englander, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology; Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center,
Bridgewater State University
WORKGROUP CHAIR
Patricia Agatson, Ph.D.
Board of Directors, International Bullying Prevention Association; Counselor/Consultant, Prevention/Intervention Center, Clemson University
Brad Bushman, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Psychology Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, Ohio State University
Katie Davis, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Washington
Information School
Kelly Dillon, Ph.D.
Doctoral Candidate, School of Communication
Ohio State University
Mike Donlin
Board Member, International Bullying Prevention Association; Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Ed Donerstein, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Communication, University of Arizona, Former President of the International Society for Research on Aggression
David Finklehor, Ph.D.
Director, Crimes against Children Research Center; Co-Director of Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
Sameer Hindjua
Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director, Cyberbullying Research Center, Florida Atlantic University
Robin Kowalski, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Clemson University
Susan Limber, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Clemson University
Carolyn Lin
Professor of Communication
University of Connecticut
Michele Ybarra
President and Research Director, Center for Innovative Public Health Research, Growing Up with Media
