Advancing Research Horizons: Exploring Diverse Studies on Youth and Beyond!

May 28, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Dekker on Her PhD Defense!

Cynthia Dekker recently obtained her PhD. Her research title is ''(Dis)Engagement by Design: How Digital Design Choices Impact Smartphone…

Jan 05, 2026

Dr. Dominique Wirz has recently been awarded an NWO, SSH Open Competition XS 2025 grant!

The project will investigate how media users feel after watching short-form videos versus spending the same amount of time watching a movie…

Nov 20, 2025

Prof. Dr. Jessica Piotrowski on Mediawijsheid in the Netherlands 2025

In a fun twist, the editors invited Piotrowski to answer real questions from kids about their phones, apps, and social media, such as 💬…

Nov 11, 2025

DigIQ2.0 Report – Fall 2025 Now Available

'' "The Digital Competence of Dutch People'' report examines how individuals in the Netherlands perform in today’s digital society. It…

Oct 29, 2025

The UvA Education Award for Activating Teaching was presented to Dr. Jeroen Lemmens.

Dr. Jeroen Lemmens received the UvA Education Award in the Activating Teaching category for his engaging and interactive approach to…

Oct 01, 2025

Dr. Amber van der Wal Awarded NWO Veni Grant

We are happy to share that Amber van der Waal has been awarded a Veni grant for the project “Turning Algorithms for Good: Using Humor to…

Jun 18, 2025

A Top Paper Award ICA 2025 by Children Adolescence and Media

“Augmented youth: Prevalence and predictors of AR filter use on social media among adolescents” Authors: Weiqi Tian, Eva A van Reijmersdal,…

Jun 18, 2025

A Top Paper Award ICA 2025 by the Game Studies division at the ICA

Jeroen Lemmens and fellows received two Top Paper Awards at ICA 2025 for one of their papers, “Time Flies When You’re Having Flow.”…

Jun 17, 2025

A Top Paper Awards at ICA 2025 in Mass Communication

We’re proud to share that “Tracing Knowledge Gaps: Investigating the Influence of Education on News Exposure and Knowledge Using Digital…

Jun 17, 2025

ICA 2025 Top Student Paper Award - Mobile Communication Division

What Triggers Co-Present Smartphone Use in Everyday Life? Authors: Anisha Arenz (University of Amsterdam) and Anna Schnauber-Stockmann…

Jun 17, 2025

ICA 2025 was held in Denver, Colorado, USA

At the ICA@75 conference, themed “Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research,” CCaM researchers presented their work across a…

Oct 24, 2024

Dr. Susanne Baumgartner has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO)

This grant supports experienced researchers in further developing their work. Dr. Baumgartner will use the grant to continue their research…

Oct 22, 2024

UvA Education Day 2024 is held at the Oude Lutherse Kerk

The UvA Education Day 2024 was opened by the Rector Magnificus, Peter-Paul Verbeek, and chaired by Dr. Toni Pape. This was followed by an…

Oct 18, 2024

Reflection on ECREA 2024: 10th European Communication Conference on Communication & Social (Dis)order

In the past weeks, CcaM researchers participated in ECREA 2024, where they presented their research findings and shared valuable knowledge…

Jul 11, 2024

Project CID launched: Monitoring trends in digital competence

Since 2021, researchers at CcaM and ASCoR, have worked on a tool to assess digital competence across the lifespan (project DIGCOM; see…

Jul 05, 2024

Prof Jessica Taylor Piotrowski Discusses Youth and Digital Society at WSU Seminar Series 2024

On June 18, 2024, Western Sydney University hosted Jessica Taylor Piotrowski as part of their Youth and Resilience Research Center Seminar…

Jul 03, 2024

Dr. Ine Beyens partner in new EU COST Action “Digital Mental Health for Young People”

Ine Beyens will be collaborating in the new EU COST Action "Digital Mental Health for Young People" (YouthDMH). Over the next 4 years, the…

Jun 26, 2024

CcaM at the Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference 2024 by Rebecca Wald (26-06-2024)

The Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference was held from June 17-20, 2024 in Delft – back in the Netherlands where it all began…

Jun 23, 2024

International Communication Association (ICA) 2024 Gold Coast/Australia

Youth and Media Entertainment researchers actively participated in the 74th Annual ICA Conference, contributing to discussions and…

Apr 19, 2024

Inaugural lecture: “Found in Translation”, by Prof. Dr Jessica Piotrowski

Jessica Piotrowski recently delivered an inspiring inaugural lecture titled "Found in Translation", providing valuable insights into the…

Apr 19, 2024

Dissertation: Tempting Triggers by Teun Siebers

This week, Teun Siebers successfully defended his thesis, marking a notable contribution to the AWeSome Project. His research specifically…

Apr 05, 2024

Dr. Ine Beyens delivers keynote lecture at Princeton Mental Health & Technology Use Symposium

Ine Beyens was invited as the keynote at the Princeton Precision Health symposium on mental health & technology use at Princeton…

Mar 04, 2024

Dissertation: Methods Matter: The Effects of Social Media Use on Adolescent Well-being by Tim Verbeij

Tim Verbeij completed his dissertation last week. His research contributed another building block to the AWeSome Project, aiming to unravel…

Feb 16, 2024

ASCoR commemorates 25 Years with and editorial volume "Communication Research in the Digital Society"

This publication offers a comprehensive examination of how individuals generate, utilize, and interact with their media surroundings, as…

Feb 13, 2024

ETMAAL 2024!

ETMAAL 2024 has just wrapped up, featuring an extensive array of research from the Youth and Media Entertainment program, highlighting…

Feb 06, 2024

Message from Saurabh Khanna:

Hello everyone! I am a new Assistant Professor at ASCoR YME working on methods to quantify the diversity of information on the internet. I…

Feb 05, 2024

Lunch lecture has been delivered by Susanne Baumgartner

On February 5th, Associate Professor Susanne Baumgartner delivered an ASCoR lunch lecture titled "Why We See Media Effects but Do Not Find…

Dec 01, 2023

Ine Beyens Delivered a Keynote Address at the Cyberspace 23 Conference at Masaryk University

''Social media have become an integral part of adolescents’ daily lives. From the moment they wake up, until the moment they go to bed,…

Dec 01, 2023

Exploring Norwegian Teens' YouTube Usage: Insights from Researcher Edda Jansdottir Arneberg

On December 30th, Edda Jansdottir Arneberg, a visiting researcher from the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo,…

Nov 13, 2023

Message from Weiqi

Hello, @Youth and Media Entertainment! I am Weiqi Tian, I’m a new PhD student for the RPA Youth Digitality initiative. My research focuses…

Oct 10, 2023

Message from Frank Schneider:

"I started working as an Assistant Professor @Youth and Media Entertainment this October. I study the relationship between entertainment…

Aug 24, 2023

Message from Dominique: New Assistant Professor in Youth and Media Entertainment!

With great excitement, we introduce Dominique, our new Assistant Professor. We are truly enthusiastic about the expertise she brings to our…

Jun 30, 2023

We invite you to explore the upcoming projects of 2024.

Within our "About" section, you will find detailed insights into two exciting research endeavours: "The Role of Social Influence Processes…

Jun 29, 2023

The recently published report from Project AWeSome has garnered attention in The New York Times!

Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jun 06, 2023

Project AWeSome Unveils the Profound Connection between Social Media and Adolescent Well-being!

Members of Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social media) interviewed 480 adolescents aged 14 to 17 about the pros and cons of…

May 23, 2023

Authenticity Unveiled: Exploring the Frontiers of Communication at ICA 2023 (25-29 May)

The upcoming ICA 2023 conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is set to be a significant event in the field of communication. With the theme…

May 25, 2022

Finally together again: CCAM at ICA in Paris

Each year, CcaM members present their work at the International Communication Association. Running from May 26th through May 30th in Paris,…

Jul 12, 2021

Online Opportunities for Children

CcaM's Professor Jochen Peter joined a team of scholars to discuss Online Opportunities for Children with the CORE team (Children Online:…

May 27, 2021

Virtually Together Again: CcaM Presents New Research at ICA Conference

Each year, CcaM members present their work at the International Communication Association. Due to the pandemic, this year, the…

May 17, 2021

Early Career Partnership

Congratulations to CcaM's Loes Pouwels. Together with Ine Beyens, Theo Araujo, and Patti Valkenburg, Loes has been awarded an Early Career…

Apr 23, 2021

AWeSome Webinar 2 Now Available!

Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) has released it's spring webinar, diving further into the methodology of…

Apr 08, 2021

Top 100! The effect of social media on adolescent wellbeing

Congratulations to CcaM's Project Awesome. Their research on the effect of social media on adolescent wellbeing is listed in the Top 100…

Feb 23, 2021

AWeSome Webinar Now Available!

Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) has just released its first webinar: Adolescents and Social Media: Introducing…

Feb 04, 2021

Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2021 - Online Edition

Every year, the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap conference (“24 hours of Communication Science”) takes place. This is an important…

Jan 26, 2021

New Webinar Series: Adolescents, Social Media, and Well-being

Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social Media) investigates the consequences of social media use for adolescents’ psychosocial…

Dec 19, 2020

A Year In Review

2020. The year we will never forget and may wish not to remember. Our researchers at CcaM certainly were challenged. Children were at home,…

Sep 30, 2020

Staying Safe Online

How do we support children's safety online, particularly in a time where the pandemic necessitates greater reliance on digital technology?…

Jun 30, 2020

Do social media benefit or undermine adolescents’ well-being?

Do social media benefit or undermine adolescents’ well-being? Many parents, health practitioners, and scholars are concerned about the…

Jun 06, 2020

CcaM, Covid19, and Research to Practice

As the globe confronts the effects of the Covid19 pandemic, many are asking reasonable questions about how children are handling these…

May 20, 2020

Virtually Together: CcaM Presents New Research at ICA Conference

It is a unique time globally as all of us cope with the effects of Covid-19. At CcaM, our research and teaching has certainly been affected…

Mar 27, 2020

Communication in Times of Crisis

At the moment, the phrase "coronavirus" seems to be global. We are thinking about it, talking about it, reading about it - our media space…

Feb 12, 2020

Now in English! Posting, Scrolling, Chatting & Snapping Report

Posting. Scrolling. Apping. Snapping. We know they do it, but how do they feel when doing this? According to CcaM's Project AWeSome…

Dec 03, 2019

Posten, Scrollen, Appen en Snappen: Jongeren geïnspireerd door social media

Posting. Scrolling. Apping. Snapping. We know they do it, but how do they feel when doing this? According to CcaM's Project AWeSome…

Oct 28, 2019

CcaM Visits Australia!

CcaM'er Jessica Piotrowski delivered the keynote address, titled “Generation Digital”, at the Digital Environments and Developing Minds:…

Oct 04, 2019

Weekend of Science

CcaM researchers had a chance to meet with parents and children at UvA's "Weekend of Science" event. During the event, social and…

Sep 26, 2019

Generation Z Masterclass

CcaM's Jessica Piotrowski delivered a Masterclass for NPO on the topic "Creating for Culture Creators" at VondelCS. In her talk, Piotrowski…

Sep 02, 2019

CcaM Welcomes 2 New Researchers!

CcaM is thrilled to welcome two new researchers to the team. Tim Verbeij and Teun Siebers have joined Project AWeSome - an…

Jul 08, 2019

Robots, Research, and NEMO

The CHILDROBOT team at CcaM is spending it's summer holiday at NEMO! Want to meet and play with a robot? Come join in on the fun!

May 24, 2019

CcaM Members Present New Research in Washington, DC

As with past years, numerous CcaM faculty, postdocs, and PhD students are presenting new research at the annual meeting of the…

Mar 19, 2019

What’s in It for Them? Teens’ Preferences for Televised Aggression

In a new study published in Communication Research, CcaM researchers found that boys prefer more physical, realistic, graphic, justified,…