Linda A. Jackson

Professor, Department of Psychology

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824

jackso67@msu.edu

Education

v Undergraduate: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BS, Genetics/Microbiology, June, 1970.

v Graduate: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Science Education, May, 1973.

v Graduate: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, MA, Psychology, January, 1980.

v Graduate: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, PhD, Psychology, June, 1981, Major Area: Social Psychology; Minor Areas: Statistics, Experimental Design, Developmental Psychology.

Professional Experience

v Professor: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, June 1993 to present.

v Adjunct Professor: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, December 2004 to present.

v Research Associate: Media Interface and Networking Design (M.I.N.D) Laboratory, Michigan State University, September 2001 to present.

v Assistant/Associate Professor: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, September 1981 to June 1993.

v Intern: National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Program Development and Analysis, Rockville, MD, Summer, 1980

Research Interests

v Cultural, social and psychological factors influencing the use and consequences of using information and communication technologies (ICT).

v The impact of children’s ICT use on cognitive, social, psychological and moral development.

v Culture, cognition, and learning in ICT environments.

v Gender, culture and values: Influences on ICT use and choice of careers in ICT.

v The digital divide: Implications for children’s academic performance and adult job outcomes.

v Racial, ethnic and gender stereotype effects on employment opportunities and organizational outcomes.

Selected Publications

Books:

v Jackson, L. A., Murray, M. (1997). What students really think of professors. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press.

v Jackson, L. A. (1992). Physical appearance and gender: Sociobiological and sociocultural perspectives. NY: State University of New York.

Chapters:

v Jackson, L.A., Zhao, Y., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Harold, R. (2006). The impact of Information Technology (IT) use on children’s cognitive, social, psychological and moral development. K. Morgan, C. A. Brebbia & J. M. Spector (Eds). WWW: The Internet Society II: Advances in Education, Commerce and Governance. Southampton, UK: WIT Press.

v Jackson, L. A., von Eye, A., Biocca, F. A., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2006). Children's home Internet use: Predictors and psychological, social and academic consequences. In R. Kraut , M. Brynin, & S. Kiesler (Eds.), Computers, Phones and The Internet: Domesticating Information Technology (pp. 145-167). NY: Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

v Jackson, L. A., von Eye, A., Biocca, F. A., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H. E. (in press). Does home Internet use influence the academic performance of low-income children? Findings from the HomeNetToo project. Special Section on Children, Adolescents, and the Internet, Developmental Psychology.

v Jackson, L. A., von Eye, A., Biocca, F., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2005). How low-income children use the Internet at home. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 16, 259-272.

Conference Proceedings:

v Jackson, L. A., Zhao, Y., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., Harold, R. (in press). The impact of information technology (IT) use on children’s cognitive, social, psychological and moral development. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advances in Education, Commerce & Governance, Internet and Society 2006, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, and Bergen University, Norway, The New Forest, UK, June 12-14.

v Jackson, L. A., Dang, C., Biocca, F., von Eye, A., Zhao, Y., Barbatsis, G. & Fitzgerald, H. (2005). Interface design and intentions to use health information in low-income adults. Proceedings of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International 2005 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 22-27. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

NSF-Funded Research Projects

v HomeNetToo: Motivational, affective and cognitive factors and Internet use: Explaining the digital divide and the Internet paradox (completed). National Science Foundation, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, Computation and Social Systems. Project period: September 1, 2000 to August 31, 2005. $1,532,739 (total costs). Principal Investigator (PI). Co-PIs: Frank Biocca, Gretchen Barbatsis, Alexander von Eye, Hiram E. Fitzgerald & Yong Zhao

http://www.msu.edu/user/jackso67/homenettoo/

v Children and Technology (in progress). An Ecological Systems Theory Approach to Examining the Impact of IT. National Science Foundation, Human and Social Dynamics. Project Period: December 15, 2005 to November 30, 2008, $748,449 (total costs). Principal Investigator (PI). Co-PIs: Yong Zhao, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Rena Harold, & Alexander von Eye.

http://www.msu.edu/user/jackso67/CT/children/

v Science of Learning Center (SLC) for the Humanities and Social Sciences (in progress). National Science Foundation Catalyst Grant. Project Period: September 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, $150,000 (total costs). Principal Investigators (PIs): Mark Kornbluh and Dean Rehberger. Co-PIs: Rand Spiro, Linda Jackson, Frank Biocca & Wayne Dyksen.

http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~sslc/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Professional Affiliations

v American Psychological Association

v American Psychological Society

v Midwestern Psychological Association

v Society for Experimental Social Psychology

v Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

v Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

v Association for Computing Machinery

v Society for Computers in Psychology

v International Association for Development of the Information Society

v Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society