In The Media

TEDMED Talk:

https://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=730488

Radio:

• Ohio Public Radio. All Sides with Ann Fisher. (July 10, 2019).  “Porn as a Public Health Crisis.” https://radio.wosu.org/post/porn-public-health-crisis
• Wisconsin Public Radio, The Morning Show. (May 8, 2019).  “Let’s Talk About Porn.” https://www.wpr.org/shows/lets-talk-about-porn
• Wisconsin Public Radio, Central Time. (March 8, 2018). “What Porn is Teaching Teens About Sex.” https://www.wpr.org/what-porn-teaching-teens-about-sex
• CBC Radio- Teen dating Violence 
• NPR, Radio West (February 26, 2018): “What Teeangers are Learning From Online Porn.” http://radiowest.kuer.org/post/what-teenagers-are-learning-online-porn
• NPR, 1A (February 12, 2018): “Porn and the Teenage Brain.” https://the1a.org/audio/#/shows/2018-02-12/porn-and-the-teenage-brain/113519/@00:00

Podcasts:

• Brandenburg, M. (July 2023). Everyday evidence podcast: Substance use and occupational therapy. https://www.aota.org/publications/podcasts/everyday-evidence-podcast
• Phillips, S. (2021).  Voice America.com Podcast: Porn Literacy: https://cdn.voiceamerica.com/voice/011603/sphillips051321.mp3
• Lehmiller, J. (2020). Sex and Psychology Podcast: The Truth About Porn: https://www.lehmiller.com/blog/2020/12/11/sex-and-psychology-podcast-the-truth-about-porn
• Ismail, A. (2020). The Secret to a Healthy Porn Habit. Slate.com/Man Up podcast.  https://slate.com/podcasts/man-up/2020/03/how-porn-affects-you-ethical-content
• Thompson, D. What is pornography doing to our sex lives? The Atlantic Crazy/Genius podcast. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/what-is-pornography-doing-to-our-sex-lives/589576/
• “Porn Ed – The Science of Sex Podcast #32.” Dr. Zhana Podcast. 2018.   https://drzhana.com/porn-ed-the-science-of-sex-podcast-ep-32/

Press:

• Murray, SH. (May 31, 2024). The Same Old Sex Talk Isn’t Enough. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/05/sex-choking-talk-kids-parents/678543/
• Scott, I. (August 10, 2023). Salem homicide suspect had history of domestic violence, records show: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/10/metro/salem-homicide-suspect-domestic-violence-history/
• Faulk, L. (November 22, 2022). McClanaghan held in rape investigation. NBC10 News (WJAR): https://turnto10.com/news/local/robert-mcclanaghan-held-in-rape-investigation-providence-warwick-rhode-island-boston-massachusetts-nba-skills-trainer-drugs
• Rothman, E.F. (October 11, 2022).  Disturbing data on how doctors treat people with disabilities. [Letter to the Editor]. Boston Globe. October 11, 2022. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/11/opinion/disturbing-data-how-doctors-treat-people-with-disabilities/
• Manns, K. (July 25, 2022). Love in the Time of Autism. HealthCentral.com: https://www.healthcentral.com/article/love-autism-spectrum
• Higgins, A. (June 14, 2022). The gun deal could close the ‘boyfriend loophole.’ Here’s what it is. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/14/boyfriend-loophole-bipartisan-gun-deal/
• Waxman, O. (May 19, 2022). How Celebrity Cases Like the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Have Shaped the National Conversation About Abuse. https://time.com/6178870/johnny-depp-amber-heard-domestic-violence/
• Khazan, O. (April 14, 2022). Sex Ed is the Opposite of Grooming. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/04/school-sex-education-grooming-protecting-kids/629556/
• Stinchcombe, C. (December 15, 2021). Billie Eilish on How Starting to Watch Porn at 11 Still Affects Her Today. SELF.com: https://www.self.com/story/billie-eilish-mental-health-porn
• Uyeda, RL. (September 30, 2021). California will become the first state to track the violent deaths of LGBTQ people. The Lilly/Washington Post: https://www.thelily.com/california-will-become-the-first-state-to-track-the-violent-deaths-of-lgbtq-people/
• Wenner Moyer, M. (July 28, 2021). ‘Sex Talks’ Should Start Earlier Than You Think. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/parenting/parents-sex-talk.html
• Khazan, O. (June 1, 2021). The porn crisis that isn’t. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/06/can-you-be-addicted-porn/619040/?utm_source=feed
• Seow, S. (May 11, 2021). How to better support survivors of domestic violence in a pandemic, according to experts. The Lily.com. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/pornography-and-public-health-9780190075477?cc=us&lang=en&
• Ludden, D. (March 1, 2021). A quarter of America’s youth learns about sex from porn. Psychological Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202103/quarter-america-s-youth-learns-about-sex-porn
• Moyer, M.W. (April 2, 2020). Teaching Your Kids to Be Safe Online: A Hasty Primer. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/parenting/coronavirus-children-online-etiquette.html
• Tron, G. (January 7, 2020). Women Are Being Kicked Out of Domestic Violence Shelters for Self-Medicating the Trauma of Abuse. Rewire News.com. https://rewire.news/article/2020/01/07/women-are-being-kicked-out-of-domestic-violence-shelters-for-self-medicating-the-trauma-of-abuse/
• Addely, H. (December 19, 2019). Parents: Here’s how to talk to your kids about sex in the age of social media. NorthJersey.com. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2019/12/19/how-talk-your-kids-about-sex-parents-social-media-game-changer/4300089002/
• Washburn, L., Carrera, C., Gomez, J., Zurita, A. (December 19, 2019). How social media is transforming teens’ ideas about sex may surprise you. NorthJersey.com https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/12/19/social-media-transforming-how-teens-learn-sex-ed-schools/4356418002/
• Auteri, S. (November 6, 2019). “How We’ve Normalized Sexual Coercion And How To Flip The Script.”  https://medium.com/pulpmag/how-weve-normalized-sexual-coercion-and-how-to-flip-the-script-10a4a6048f3d
• Balarezo, D. (October 30, 2019). “Like it or not many teens watch porn—so why not use it to teach positive lessons?” Ideas.TED.com. https://ideas.ted.com/like-it-or-not-many-teens-have-watched-porn-so-why-not-use-it-to-teach-positive-lessons/
• Rachman, B. (September 19, 2019). “Does watching porn as a teen ruin sex forever? It’s time for a much-needed reality check.” Elemental.medium.com. https://elemental.medium.com/does-watching-porn-as-a-teen-ruin-sex-forever-ba1cb9173d7c
• Hammond, A.M. (September 16, 2019). “What does the internet teach your teen about sex?” Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brainstorm/201909/what-does-the-internet-teach-your-teen-about-sex?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=social_experts
• Joho, J. (July 18, 2019). “How to talk to kids and teens about porn.” Mashable.com https://mashable.com/article/how-parents-can-talk-to-kids-teens-porn-sex-education/
• Rappaport, L. “Many teen girls pressured by partners to get pregnant.” (July 11, 2019). Reuters.com. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-adolescents-coercion/many-teen-girls-pressured-by-partners-to-get-pregnant-idUSKCN1U62U3
• Ludlow, R. (July 7, 2019). “Ohio House GOP resolution calls porn ‘public health hazard.’ https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190707/ohio-house-gop-resolution-calls-porn-public-health-hazard
• Whitehurst, L., Cooper, JJ. (May 9, 2019). “A growing number of states call porn a public health crisis.” Associated Press. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-growing-number-of-states-call-porn-a-public-health-crisis/2019/05/09/e8a0df62-7268-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html
• Salam, M. (March 5, 2019). “Let’s Stop Ignoring the Truths of Puberty. We’re Making It Even More Awkward.” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/sex-education-us-puberty.html [mentions the Truth About Pornography porn literacy curriculum]
• Brown, G. (February 26, 2019). “How Sex Ed Affects Our Sexual Health Now.” Rewire.org. https://www.rewire.org/love/sex-ed-affects-sexual-health/
• Holocombe, M. (February 9, 2019). “Arizona considers calling porn a public health crisis.” CNN.  https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/09/health/arizona-porn-public-health/index.html
• Elite Daily. (December 18, 2018). “Tumblr’s NSFW Content Ban May Do More Harm Than Good & Here’s Why” by Caroline Colvin. https://www.elitedaily.com/p/tumblrs-nsfw-content-ban-may-do-more-harm-than-good-heres-why-15520413
• The Washington Post. (November 28, 2018). “Gruden: ‘No guarantee’ Foster ever plays for Washington” by Stephen Whyno.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/gruden-no-guarantee-fosters-ever-plays-for-washington/2018/11/28/26ddf1e8-f36b-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html?utm_term=.8d79a32fa183
• Mother Jones (November 26, 2018). “Why the Government Should Fund Research on Incel Culture” by Tonya Riley.  https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/why-the-government-should-fund-research-on-incel-culture/
• Slate. (October 8, 2018). “Ending sexual violence by raising better boys” by Melinda Wenner Moyer. https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/10/how-to-talk-to-boys-about-sexual-assault-teaching-respect-for-women.html
• The Washington Post. (September 27, 2018). “The Health 202: Kavanaugh hearing is a teaching moment for teens” by Colby Itkowitz. https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/409815ec-c153-485e-b388-c9ebcf4394f6_story.html
• The Atlantic (February, 2018).  “Sex Invades The Schoolhouse” by Conor Friedersford. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/sex-invades-the-schoolhouse-a-retrospective/553826/
• Teen Vogue (February 21, 2018). “Florida May Declare Porn a Public Health Risk When lack of sex education could be the real problem” by Kastalia Medrano. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/florida-porn-resolution
• Boston Globe (February 14, 2018). “Should you consider letting your teen take a porn class?” by Martin Finucane. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/14/should-you-consider-letting-your-teen-take-porn-literacy-class/cTXYCiW48iKNK5A6uprDlK/story.html?event=event12
• New York Times magazine (February 11, 2018).  “What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn” by Maggie Jones. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/magazine/teenagers-learning-online-porn-literacy-sex-education.html

• CNN (December 5, 2017). Expert quote.  Spanking can lead to relationship violence, study says. http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/health/spanking-dating-violence-study/index.html
• The Wall Street Journal. (December 1, 2017). Interview. The Mentality of Sexual Assault and Harassment, a Q&A.  https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mentality-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-a-q-a-1512129601
• Many people – youth in particular – say they turn to porn to find answers about sex.
• Why public health scholars should study pornography
• Pushing back against science deniers
• Love or abuse? Many teens can’t tell the difference
• What’s behind the Republican Party’s renewed crusade against pornography?
• Republicans are calling porn a ‘public health crisis,’ but is it really?
• No, Porn Is Not a Public Health Crisis
• ‘Siri, I was raped’: Study compares smartphone responses in crises
• NFL’s Deflategate, Domestic Violence Responses Reveal Questionable Priorities, Victim Advocates Say
• 1 in 5 U.S. Teen Girls Physically or Sexually Abused While Dating
• The 38 biggest surprises of 2014
• Ray Rice, Domestic Abuse And The Problem With The NFL
• Cyber dating abuse ‘common,’ Children’s scientists find
• ‘Sexual consent’ app ‘Good 2 Go’ causes stir
• Campus Sexual Assaults Draw Greater Scrutiny
• Experts see Rice case as ‘teachable moment’ in effort to curb domestic violence
• High School Dating Violence Rates Unchanged For 12 Years, Study Says
• Public Health Alert: One In 10 High Schoolers Hurt By Dates With Slaps, Strikes
• Sexual Violence Common Among Adolescents
• 1 in 3 Young Americans Has Suffered Dating Violence: Survey
• Teens trained to spot drama before it turns dangerous
• Slain teen’s parents call for relationship ed
• When teen dating turns dangerous
• Nathaniel Fujita Highlights Need for Teen Dating Violence Prevention
• After teen daughter reported rape to University Park police, her parents call for rape awareness, prevention
• Coming Out As Gay Can Have Health Benefits If Family Is Supportive: Study
• Parental Support of Coming Out Improves Long-Term Health
• Group sex is the latest ‘trend’ for teenage girls, disturbing report reveals

Videos:

WCVB5 News. April 2, 2019. Trafficked in Massachusetts: Exploitation, violence and the struggle to get out.  https://www.wcvb.com/article/trafficked-in-massachusetts-exploitation-violence-and-the-struggle-to-get-out/27019562