Amy Aidman

Amy Aidman is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Film and Media at Emory University, where she previously served as Interim Department Chair. She holds a PhD in Communications from the University of Illinois and specializes in children's media, critical media literacy, and U.S. television history.

Her scholarly work examines:

• Media's role in children's imaginative development
• Historical evolution of television content
• Media literacy education frameworks
• Family media practices and rituals

She co-authored 'Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children', an international study of children's fantasy engagement with media, and is developing a research-based script on family media dynamics.