BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.nyscadv.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:5749a53c-20c6-4584-aca1-8443ae405724 X-WR-CALDESC:Media are central in the lives of young adults\, yet the impac t of media on sexual and relationship health is often overlooked. From mus ic to social media to pornography\, media messages often communicate unhea lthy\, inaccurate\, and incomplete messages about sex and relationships wh ich contributes to negative health outcomes. \n\nOne evidence-based strate gy to combat the potential negative effects of media and promote young adu lts’ health is to provide interventions that are grounded in media literac y education (MLE). MLE aims to enhance critical thinking about media messa ges related to health behaviors as well as provide medically accurate info rmation about health that is frequently left out of media messages. \n\nAs part of this webinar\, participants will: 1) learn how media impact young adults’ sexual health and relationships\, 2) review and practice the foun dational principles and skills of media literacy education\, and 3) learn about Media Aware—an evidence-based\, online sexual health intervention fo r young adults that is grounded in MLE.\n\nFeaturing:\nChristina V. Dodson \, Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training (iRT). \nDr. Dodso n has worked on the development and evaluation of the Media Aware programs \, which use media literacy education (MLE) to promote sexual and relation ship health among adolescents and young adults. Dr. Dodson is also Co-Inve stigator on a project to develop and evaluate Media Aware Parent\, a web-b ased MLE program designed to enhance parent-teen communication about sexua l health. Her work has been published in academic journals and presented a t national and international conferences. Dr. Dodson also has over twelve years of professional experience in advertising and consumer research.\n\n Reina Evans-Paulson\, Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training (iRT). \nDr. Evans-Paulson works at the intersection of social\, health\, and community psychology. The broad goal of her research is to improve th e sexual wellbeing of youth through applied psychological research with di rect implications for intervention\, practice\, and policy. She conducts t his research with a focus on implementation and evaluation of sexual healt h interventions\, parent and family influences on adolescent sexuality\, a nd sexual communication. Dr. Evans-Paulson is currently working as the Pro ject Director on an NIH-funded study to evaluate Media Aware—a media liter acy-based sexual health education program—among community college students . Dr. Evans-Paulson has published in esteemed peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Pediatrics\, Journal of Sex Research\, and Pediatrics.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:bba585803e8d3b741d94dc8d00deca72 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2379b993-5811-475c-8111-81fb754a15a0 DTSTAMP:20260405T143419Z DESCRIPTION:Media are central in the lives of young adults\, yet the impact of media on sexual and relationship health is often overlooked. From musi c to social media to pornography\, media messages often communicate unheal thy\, inaccurate\, and incomplete messages about sex and relationships whi ch contributes to negative health outcomes. \n\nOne evidence-based strateg y to combat the potential negative effects of media and promote young adul ts’ health is to provide interventions that are grounded in media literacy education (MLE). MLE aims to enhance critical thinking about media messag es related to health behaviors as well as provide medically accurate infor mation about health that is frequently left out of media messages. \n\nAs part of this webinar\, participants will: 1) learn how media impact young adults’ sexual health and relationships\, 2) review and practice the found ational principles and skills of media literacy education\, and 3) learn a bout Media Aware—an evidence-based\, online sexual health intervention for young adults that is grounded in MLE.\n\nFeaturing:\nChristina V. Dodson\ , Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training (iRT). \nDr. Dodson has worked on the development and evaluation of the Media Aware programs\ , which use media literacy education (MLE) to promote sexual and relations hip health among adolescents and young adults. Dr. Dodson is also Co-Inves tigator on a project to develop and evaluate Media Aware Parent\, a web-ba sed MLE program designed to enhance parent-teen communication about sexual health. Her work has been published in academic journals and presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Dodson also has over twelve y ears of professional experience in advertising and consumer research.\n\nR eina Evans-Paulson\, Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training (iRT). \nDr. Evans-Paulson works at the intersection of social\, health\, and community psychology. The broad goal of her research is to improve the sexual wellbeing of youth through applied psychological research with dir ect implications for intervention\, practice\, and policy. She conducts th is research with a focus on implementation and evaluation of sexual health interventions\, parent and family influences on adolescent sexuality\, an d sexual communication. Dr. Evans-Paulson is currently working as the Proj ect Director on an NIH-funded study to evaluate Media Aware—a media litera cy-based sexual health education program—among community college students. Dr. Evans-Paulson has published in esteemed peer-reviewed journals such a s JAMA Pediatrics\, Journal of Sex Research\, and Pediatrics.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T133000 LOCATION:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4666489395314948368 SUMMARY:Building Media Aware Campuses: Media Literacy Education for Sexual and Relationship Health Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention-NYSCASA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR