Jennifer Kotler, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President of Domestic Research, Education, Research and Outreach

As Assistant Vice President of Domestic Research, Education, Research and Outreach, Dr. Kotler is responsible for developing, executing and analyzing research studies designed to assess children's liking of and learning from Sesame Workshop productions. She also develops and executes studies designed to address major developmental questions that could inform the creation of educational material for children. Dr. Kotler has been studying the influences of media on children for the past twelve years. She received her Ph.D. in Child Development from the University of Texas at Austin where she spent her time as a researcher at the Center for Research on Influences of Television on Children. She subsequently received post-doctoral training at Georgetown University where she coordinated the Children and Media Project, which assessed children's learning from educational television. She has co-authored articles and chapters in developmental and communication journals and books.