Linda A. Jackson, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology; Research Associate, Media Interface and Networking Design Laboratory, Michigan State University; Co-Author, “A longitudinal study of the eff ects of Internet use and videogame playing on academic performance and the roles of gender, race and income in these relationships” (2011, Computers in Human Behavior) and “Information technology (IT) use and academic performance” (2010, Computers in Human Behavior)