Presenters

Keynotes:

Featured Presenters:

Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D. and Justin Patchin, Ph.D.

Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.  He also earned his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  For the past several years, Dr. Hinduja and Dr. Patchin have been exploring the online behaviors of adolescents, including social networking and cyberbullying.  They travel across the United States training educators, parents, and others on how to keep kids safe online.  They administer the web site www.cyberbullying.us - which serves as an information clearinghouse for those interested in learning more about cyberbullying.  They also have a book on cyberbullying due out in the fall of 2008.