Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist
Research Areas: children, teens, parents and the Internet, the digital divide, education, content creation, blogging, instant messaging.
Amanda has been with the Pew Internet & American Life Project since its inception, and prior to that worked in communications and journalism, notably as editorial coordinator of Civilization magazine. She graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College with a double major in English and Anthropology, and holds a Masters in Communications, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University.
For her research about and knowledge of youth and their use of the Internet, as well as issues of the digital divide, Ms. Lenhart has been quoted in major news outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and USAToday and has been interviewed for numerous local, national and public radio and television programs such as The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Talk of the Nation, On the Media, The Exchange, The Kathleen Dunn Show, Futuretense, CBSMarketWatch, and Countdown on MSNBC-TV among others.
Appearances
- Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization May 3, 2007
Biography last updated May 2007