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Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

Dr. Larry Rosen is Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills since 1975. He is a research psychologist with specialties in generational differences, parenting, child and adolescent development, business psychology, and is recognized as an international expert in the "Psychology of Technology."

Over the past 20-plus years, Dr. Rosen and his colleagues have examined reactions to technology among over 30,000 people in the United States and in 22 other countries. He has written three books including Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation (Palgrave Macmillan), TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @Work @Home @Play (John Wiley & Sons), and The Mental Health Technology Bible (John Wiley & Sons), many articles for professional journals, and writes a technology column for the newspaper The National Psychologist.

Dr. Rosen has given keynote speeches to Fortune 500 companies in the United States and to audiences in Italy, Germany, Spain, Hungary, and Slovakia among other countries. For his research, teaching and university service, Dr. Rosen has been honored twice as one of the Outstanding Professors in the California State University system.

Dr. Rosen has been featured extensively in television, print, and radio media and has been a commentator on Good Morning America, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and CNN, and has been quoted in hundreds of magazines and newspapers including Newsweek, Time, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.

He maintains an extremely active research program and his most recent investigations include:
(1) three studies of generational differences in technology use and multitasking,
(2) five studies on the impact of MySpace on adolescents and parents,
(3) two studies on the impact of the use of "textisms" on English literacy,
(4) five studies on online dating, and
(5) five studies of technology use in the business environment.

Dr. Rosen received his B.A. in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude) from UCLA where he was honored as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California at San Diego and resides in San Diego, California. He is a Baby Boomer and has raised four children, two Gen Xers and two Net Generation young adults and has learned firsthand that the generations truly are different in their lifestyles, attitudes, and use of technology.

Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation

Readers comments:

"Dr. Larry Rosen goes beyond the sensational headlines by providing original research on how young people are actually using MySpace. Me, MySpace, and I provides parents with a much needed voice in the debate over the role of social networking in the lives of today's totally wired teens."

-- Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online

"Rosen brings his expertise as both a research psychologist and father together in this new book, Me. MySpace, and l. He provides great insight and excellent guidance."

-- Nancy E. Willard, author of Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People learn to Make Safe and Responsible Choices Online

"A must read book for parents ... Guided by extensive research, presented in easy-to-read language and offering real-life examples, Dr. Rosen's book will enlighten parents. It helps bridge the generation divide between parents and their technologically literate kids."

-- Scott Plunkett, Ph.D., Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University Northridge

"Dr. Rosen brings insights, humor, and a balanced approach to how parents can understand and deal with this particularly challenging phenomenon. An enjoyable, authoritative, and practical book for today's parents!"

-- Kerby T. Alvy, Ph.D. Founder and Executive Director, Center for the Improvement of Child Caring

"Dr. Rosen's book is a very timely and comprehensive look at the virtual world. Me, MySpace, and I is groundbreaking and presents important issues for children and their parents coping in today's technological world. It is a practical handbook for parents and provides concrete answers to their most pressing questions about social networking and how children live online. Written by one of the top authorities on the impact of technology and combining theory, research, and common sense advice in easy-to-read language, Me, MySpace, and I is a must read for all parents."

-- Dr. Kimberly Young, author of Caught in the Net and Tangled in the Weband director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery

Press Release:

"You might peek into your kid's room, and your kid is on MySpace and they're talking on the phone and they're texting and IMing and there's music coming from the iPod -- basically, you're seeiing kids who are so technologically adept that parents don't quite know what to do about it. Parents should understand that for many young people their online world is their social environment. That means that Net Geners are doing all the kinds of things online that their parents did while hanging out at the mall or behind the school -- including, yes, flirting, and trying out various identities."

-- American Psychological Association Monitor, 11/2007. "'Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation' Helps Parents Keep Kids Safe in Cyberspace"

Read Dr. Rosen's Articles:

• Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation
• Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation (Continued)
• Parental Control: 6 Steps to Managing Your Computer-Obsessed Child or Teen

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