Drew Cingel

Drew Cingel

Associate Professor

373 Kerr

Education

  • Ph.D., Media, Technology, and Society, Northwestern University, 2016
  • M.A., Communication, Wake Forest University, 2012
  • B.A., Media Effects, Pennsylvania State University, 2010
  • B.A., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 2010

About

Drew Cingel studies the interaction between human development and media effects. He is particularly interested in understanding how facets of child and adolescent development influence media choice and the effects of exposure to media. He has worked with different media companies, and primarily uses experimental and survey methodologies. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor for the Department of Communication. He is also a member of the Human Development Graduate Group. 

Research Focus

Drew Cingel’s broad area of research examines how human development influences how individuals use media, and how media use influences human development, specifically child and adolescent development. He is primarily interested in the effects of social media on adolescent mental health, children’s learning from media, including television and tablet computers, and the influence of media on child and adolescent moral reasoning. He regularly consults with media companies and policymakers on questions related to designing media to support children's and adolescents' healthy development. 

Publications

  • Cingel, D. P., Shawcroft, J., & Lee, H. E. (2024). The COVID-19 pandemic, adolescent media use, and mental health: Comparing relationships among adolescents from South Korea and the United States. Communication Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502241245870
  • Cingel, D. P., Snyder, A. L., & Vigil, S. L. (2023). Minding children’s media morals: Parents’ moral foundation salience differentially relates to attitudes and motivations toward children’s educational media. Mass Communication and Society. Advance online            publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2226645
  • Cingel, D. P., Krcmar, M., Marple, C., & Snyder, A. L. (2023). The development and         validation of a measure of moral intuition salience for children and adolescents: The       Moral Intuitions and Development Scale (MIDS). Journal of Communication, 73(2), 179-         191. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqac049

Teaching

Drew Cingel teaches CMN 147, Children, Adolescents, and the Media, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also teaches CMN 141, Media Effects, at the undergraduate level. 

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