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Professor Sherryl Browne Graves is trained in psychology with a doctorate from Harvard University in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Swarthmore College.

Teaching

Professor Graves teaches courses in psychological foundations of education including courses in child development, educational psychology and educational research. In the new masters program in educational psychology she will be responsible for the courses in cognition and educational technology and multicultural issues in learning and instruction.

Research

Professor Graves’ research interests focus on children’s understanding of racial and ethnic portrayals in mass media, the effects of diversity in the educational process and the use of technology in teaching and learning. She has served as a consultant and advisory board members to numerous media organizations including Sesame Workshop, WGBH and KCET Public Television Stations, Discovery Kids and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Recent Publications

Graves, D.A. & Graves, S.B. (in press). Multicultural Issues in the Lives of Developing Children in the 21st Century . In J. K. Asamen, M. L. Ellis & G. L. Berry,  Handbook of Children, Multiculturalism and the Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage,

Graves, S.B. (in press) Children’s Television Programming and the Development of Multicultural Attitudes. In J. K. Asamen, M. L. Ellis & G. L. Berry,  Handbook of Children, Multiculturalism and the Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Graves, S.B. (2007) Advertising and race and ethnicity. In. J. Arnett, Encyclopedia of children, adolescents  and the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 29-31

Graves, S.B. (2007) Media effects on ethnicity/race identity. In. J. Arnett, Encyclopedia of children, adolescents  and the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 300-302.

Graves, S. B. (2007) Media effects on race and ethnicity In. J. Arnett, Encyclopedia of children, adolescents  and the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 299-300.