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About Ellen Wartella
- Ellen A.
- Wartella (born October 16, 1949, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a leading scholar of the role of media in children’s development.
- She is the chair and professor of communication, director of Northwestern University's Center on Media and Human Development, and an adviser for the review at Northwestern University.
- She studies social policy, media studies, psychology and child development at the University.
- She believes that smartphones are disruptive in a way that's different from earlier technology.
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