David Walsh (psychologist)

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David Walsh is the president and founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family based in Minneapolis, MN. Psychologist, educator, author and parent of three, Dr. Walsh is a self-proclaimed authority on parenting, family life and the impact of media on children and teens. He has written eight books including the national best seller Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen (Free Press, 2004).

Walsh received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota. He is currently on the faculty there and is also a consultant to the World Health Organization. He has been the recipient of many awards including the 1999 "Friend of the Family Award" presented by the Minnesota Council on Family Relations.^{[citation needed]}

Walsh is also an international speaker. His presentations focus on brain development, adolescence, the impact of media on children and the factors that influence school performance, literacy, and violence prevention.

David Walsh has appeared on such programs as 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, The Early Show, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Good Morning America, The Today Show, the Jane Pauley Show and National Public Radio's All Things Considered.^{[citation needed]} His work has been covered in major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Reader's Digest, and others.^{[citation needed]} He has been featured in three nationally broadcast specials on PBS.^{[citation needed]} He is set to appear in Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat, a documentary on violence in videogames.^{[citation needed]}