Katharine E. Heintz

Katharine E. Heintz is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University’s College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in media’s impact on children, families, and public health, particularly focusing on food marketing’s role in childhood obesity. Her expertise has been featured in major media outlets such as the New York Times, Parents Magazine, and National Public Radio programs like “On the Media.”

Heintz holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1983), an M.S. in Mass Communication from Boston University (1985), and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication Research from the University of Illinois (1992).

Her research and advocacy have led to appearances before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the California Family Impact Seminar, and the White House Conference on Teens. She teaches courses including Media and Youth, Communication and Technology, and Quantitative Research Methods in Communication.

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