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Cheryl Olson

Cheryl Olson

Cheryl Olson, a former teen issues columnist for Parents magazine, was the principal investigator of the first federally funded, large-scale research project to take an in-depth look at the effects of electronic games on preteens and teenagers. She has served as a health behavior consultant to a number of nonprofits and corporations, and is an award-winning video producer and writer.

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Activision Campaigns For Public Awareness On Ratings
Gamasutra, November 4, 2009
...Are Not A Game,' and in its efforts, the company has partnered with Massachusetts General Hospital's Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-author of the Grand Theft Childhood book, on a series of seven educational videos about game ratings. 'Activision is committed to...
ESA Targets NIMF Addiction Study
GamePolitics News, April 28, 2009
...addiction . The research, published in the journal Psychological Science , was quickly challenged, most notably by Harvard's Dr. Cheryl Olson (co-author of Grand Theft Childhood ) and ABC News polling director Gary Langer . Citing Langer's report on...
Grand Theft Childhood author challenges Iowa study’s ‘pathological gamers’ findings
GoNintendo, April 20, 2009
...reminder to discuss rules and set limits with your kids re: electronic game use. - Harvard’s Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games Dr. Olson has really been stepping up to the plate for...
Grand Theft Childhood Author Challenges NIMF Game Addiction Data
GamePolitics News, April 20, 2009
...Harvard's Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games , offered GamePolitics some thoughts on research data released today by Iowa State University Prof. Douglas Gentile...
Grand Theft Childhood author sticks up for games, thinks more can be done with game ratings
GoNintendo, April 13, 2009
...from video games; this turned out not to be true. They had practiced with real guns… - Dr. Cheryl Olson Dr. Olson went on to discuss a number of other game-related topics, included game ratings. The doctor seems to think that more can be done. One...