Kirstie M. Cope Farrar, PhD
Associate Professor, Communication (Affiliate)
Research Overview
Reserach Interests:
- the effects of the mass media on individuals
- the effects of the mass media on adolescent socialization
- the effects of televised portrayals of sexual intercourse on young people
- the effects of different contextual features of violent video games on aggression related outcomes
- the effects of mass media portrayals of breastfeeding and childbirth on women’s attitudes towards childbirth and infant feeding
InCHIP Project:
Co-Principal Investigator,
HIV Prevention Computer Game for Urban Minority Emerging Adults
Education
Ph.D. 2001 Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
(Dissertation: Sexual Intercourse on Television: Do Risk and Responsibility Messages Matter?)
M.A. 1998 Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara(Thesis: Sexually-Related Talk and Behavior in Adolescents’ Favorite TV Shows)
B.A. 1995 Communication
(Minor area: English)
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Cum Laude
Recent Publications

kirstie.farrar@uconn.edu | |
Phone | 860.486.2632 |
Mailing Address | Department of Communication850 Bolton Road, Unit 1085(Phillips Communication Sciences Building, PCSB)Storrs, CT 06269-1085 |