Media Experts
Communication, mass media effects, belief in the paranormal, media violence and horror
Glenn Sparks, a Purdue University professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication, can talk about mass media effects including media violence, scary TV images and how communication technologies affect interpersonal relationships. Sparks is co-author of "Refrigerator Rights: Our Crucial Need for Close Connection," which was published in 2002.
Sparks can discuss:
- The effects of frightening images on children, and how violence in films can affect people of all ages
- The appeal of violence in movies and the movie rating system
- Communication technologies and relationships
- Belief in the paranormal
- The science behind ‘a good scare’
- The CSI Effect: How TV consumption predicts opinions about the criminal justice system
Contact: Glenn Sparks, gsparks@purdue.edu
Professor Sparks’ related news releases:
- Prof: TV advertisers losing distracted viewers to cells, tablets
- Mass media expert on movie ratings, violence
- When private moments go public, headlines can soon follow
- Prof: Movie violence plays a role in real life