Peter Christenson

Professor of Communication

department: Communication
office: 370 John R. Howard Hall
phone: 503-768-7614
e-mail: peterc@lclark.edu

History: Peter grew up in Eugene, Oregon, home of the University of Oregon, and still travels down to Eugene to see his beloved Ducks lose (and occasionally win) football games. He went to college at Dartmouth and received his Ph.D. from Stanford. His research interests surround the impact of media on children and adolescents. He is an avid amateur meteorologist and much prefers bad weather to good. Other passions include golf, backpacking, and music (he plays blues harp and trumpet in a number of mediocre bands). He does enough yard work to keep from shaming the Beaverton neighborhood where he lives with his lovely wife Lilia.

Scholarly Interests: Media and society, quantitative research methods, media and socialization, popular music as communication.

Education: B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., University of Oregon, in broadcast communication; Ph.D., Stanford University, in communication research.

Professional Affiliations: International Communication Association, Western Communication Association, American Meteorological Society.

Publications: Peter has published a number of articles, books, and reports including "It's Not Only Rock & Roll--Popular Music in the Lives of Adolescents," "Substance Abuse in Popular Movies and Music," , "Substance Use in Popular Music Videos" (2002), and "Prime Time Teens" (2004).