Larry Rosen
Title: Professor Emeritus
Department: Psychology
Areas of Expertise
The impact of technology, social media, technology and the brain, multitasking, and sleep.
Professional Background
Rosen has studied the “psychology of technology” since 1984. He has written seven books on the topic including: “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (2016);” “iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us (2012);” “Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn (2010);” and “Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation (2007). Rosen has been featured on all forms of media including television (60 Minutes, CNN, The Daily Show), print (New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Los Angeles Times) and radio (NPR, AirTalk). He has published numerous journal articles, writes blogs for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post, and is sought after as an international keynote speaker, having spoken in the United States and 20 other countries.
Languages
English, S.E.E. Sign
Education
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
International Experience
Keynote Speaking: Canada, India, Germany, Scotland, Netherlands, Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, Mexico, Slovakia, Poland, Turkey, Austria, and Hungary.
Related News Stories
- Brain Hacking. 60 Minutes, April 2017
- How Social Media is Dumbing Down Our Communication. Salon, July 2017
- The Distracted Classroom: Do Tech Fasts Work? Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2017
- Does Multitasking Retrain the Brain? Brain World Magazine, Spring 2017
- Smartphones May Be Changing the Way We Think. Science News, March 2017
Website
Contact
Email Address: lrosen@csudh.edu
Cell: (714) 624-4333
Contact Preference: Email
