Research and Professional Experience
Dina Borzekowski's area of expertise is children, media, and health. In her research, she has and will continue to investigate how a child or adolescent’s demographics, background, and issue involvement influence perceptions of positive and negative health messages.
Dina Borzekowski has examined a range of issues (e.g., alcohol use, smoking, violence, nutrition, eating disorders, etc.) among diverse samples including preschoolers, third and fourth graders, high school students, incarcerated teenagers, and parents. She has considered print, radio, television, and Internet messages.
Dr. Borzekowski is the Principal Investigator on the following projects:
The evaluation of Kilimani Sesame in Tanzania (funded by Sesame Workshop); The evaluation of Jalan Sesama in Indonesia (funded by Sesame Workshop); and The Online Health Literacy of Older Adults (with research labs at JHSPH and Stanford) (funded by NIH-NIA as an R01).
Selected Publications
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Robinson, Thomas N. (2007). Conversations, control, and couch-time: The assessment and stability of parental mediation styles and children’s screen time. Journal of Children and Media, 1, 162-176.
Robinson, Thomas N., Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Matheson, Donna M., Kraemer, Helena. (2007). Effects of fast food branding on young children's taste preferences. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 792-797.
Mistry K.B., Minkovitz C.S., Strobino D.M., Borzekowski D.L.G. (2007). Children's television exposure and behavior and social outcomes at 5 1/2 year. Pediatrics, 120, 762-769.
Gunther, Albert C, Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Liebhart, Janice l., Weber, Katherine L. (2006). Presumed influence: How mass media indirectly affect adolescent smoking. Journal of Communication, 56, 52-68.
Robinson, Thomas N., Borzekowski, Dina L.G. (2006). Effects of the SMART classroom curriculum to reduce child and family media use. Journal of Communication, 56, 1-26.
Lenoir CD, Adler NE, Borzekowski DLG, Tschann JM, Ellen JM. (2006). What you don’t know can hurt you: Perceptions of sex partner concurrency and partner reported behavior. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 179-185.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Robinson, Thomas N. (2005). The remote, the mouse, and the #2 pencil: Media and academic achievement among 3rd grade students. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 159: 607-613.
Gurman, Tilly, Borzekowski, Dina L.G. (2004). Condom use among Latino college students. Journal of American College Health, 52, 169-178.
Borzekowski, D.L.G., Rickert, V.I., Ipp, L., Fortenberry J.D. (2003). At what price? The current state of participant payment in adolescent research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33, 378-384.
Saxena R, Borzekowski DLG, Rickert VI. (2002). Physical activity levels among urban adolescent females. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 15, 279-284.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Rickert, Vaughn I. (2001). Adolescent cybersurfing for health information: A new resource that crosses barriers. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 813-817.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Rickert, Vaughn I. (2001). Adolescents, the Internet, and Health: Issues of Access and Content. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22: 49-59.
Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Robinson, Thomas N. (2001). The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101: 42-46.
