Amy Jordan, Ph.D.

Amy Jordan, Ph.D.

Area Director

 
Amy Beth Jordan is director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, where she oversees research on children’s media policy. Her studies have examined the implementation and public reception of the educational television mandate known as the Three-Hour Rule, the V-Chip legislation, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ media use recommendations and the industry’s efforts to self-regulate food marketing to children. 

Dr. Jordan has published the findings of her research in dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has edited special issues of academic journals, including the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and The Bulletin. In addition, she has written for lay audiences in newspaper op-eds. Dr. Jordan has appeared on national television and radio programs as an expert in children and media, including interviews on NBC’s “The Today Show” and NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

Dr. Jordan is the recipient of the International Communication Association’s Best Applied/Policy Research Award and the National Communication Association’s Stanley L. Saxon Applied Research Award. She received her B.A. in Communication Studies from Muhlenberg College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.