September
12
2017

A new symposium on the merger of mass and interpersonal communication via interactive communication technology is the focus of the October issue of Human Communication Research

August
29
2017

The 18^th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP) will be held this week in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Two teams of CcaM researchers present their latest work here.

July
10
2017

It’s official! With the recent arrival of several NAO robots, the team for Professor Jochen Peter’s project “Children and social robots: Towards an integrative framework (CHILDROBOT)” at CcaM is complete!

June
8
2017

Media have positive and negative effects on children and adolescents. ‘We need to help youth learn how to make media a part of their life – but not their entire life.’ This is one of the main conclusions of the new book Plugged In, authored by CcaM's researchers Patti Valkenburg and Jessica Piotrowski and published by Yale University Press. The book will be available in bookshops starting 8 June and can be downloaded for free as an open access publication.

May
26
2017

Many CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA).

Feb
3
2017

A new study by CcaM researchers shows that when parents talk with their children about rules and content of media, their style of communication can help or harm outcomes of the discussion.

Jan
26
2017

CcaM faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students are presenting new research at the 2017 Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap (24 hours of Communication Sciences) in Tilburg on January 26 and 27.  

Jan
1
2017

Starting January 2017, Caroline van Straten, a graduate of the Research Master program Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht University, joined CcaM as a PhD candidate on the ERC project ‘Children and social robots: Towards an integrative framework (CHILDROBOT)’ with prof. dr. Jochen Peter, dr. Rinaldo Kühne, dr. Alex Barco Martelo and Chiara de Jong (PhD candidate). 

Nov
23
2016

Acquiring adequate levels of self-esteem and social competence is a crucial part of adolescents’ psychosocial development. Both are largely shaped in social interactions with others, especially with peers, much of which takes place online. 

Oct
20
2016

CcaM is happy to welcome its newest PhD student, Marthe Möller, to the team. During her studies, Marthe will be working on the project "The Effects of Online Social Information".