Steven J. Kirsh

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, 1993, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

M.S., Developmental Psychology, 1990, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.S., Psychology, 1988, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Kirsh, S. J. & Mounts, J. R. W. (2024). Violent video game play and (de)sensitization to threat. Aggressive Behavior, 50(6), e70003. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.70003

Kirsh, S. J. (2019). Parenting in the zombie apocalypse: The psychology of raising children in a time of horror. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc.

Kirsh, S. J., Duffy, K. G., & Atwater, E. (2014). Psychology for living: Adjustment, growth, and behavior today (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Kirsh, S. J. (2012). Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Kirsh, S. J. (2010). Media and youth: A developmental perspective. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers Inc.

PSYC 321: Children and the Media

PSYC 321: Children, Adolescents, & Media Violence

PSYC 390: Selected Topics: The Psychology of Horror

PSYC 452: Advanced Research: Attachment across the Lifespan

PSYC 452: Advanced Research: Media Effects

PSYC 452: Advanced Research: Media Violence