Kristin Drogos

Kristin Drogos is a media psychologist whose research focuses on the role of media in the socialization of youth. Specifically, her areas of expertise include social media, adolescent development of self and identity, mediated representation of identity and stereotypes, and social cognition processes. She also works on projects that analyze the content of children's television programming. Her past projects have assessed both educational and prosocial messages as well as anti-social and disrespectful messages present in programs popular among youth. Most recently she is working to develop sustainable media literacy education programs for children with a focus on critical media literacy skills. She is the co-director of the Media Psychology group at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and the faculty coordinator for the Media Psychology Working Group in the Department of Communication and Media. She is an award-winning writer and instructor and has taught courses on children and media, media psychology, social networks, and emerging media.