Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D.
Professor. Speaker. Researcher. Author.
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Sameer Hinduja is a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University and Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center. He is recognized internationally for his groundbreaking work on the subjects of cyberbullying and safe social media use, concerns that have paralleled the exponential growth in online communication by young people. He has written seven books, and his interdisciplinary research is widely published and cited in a number of peer-reviewed academic journals. As a noted speaker and expert on teens and social media use, Dr. Hinduja also trains students, educators, parents, mental health professionals, and other youth workers how to promote the positive use of technology. In addition, he is frequently asked to provide expert commentary by news organizations, and his work has been featured in venues that include CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, NPR's All Things Considered, the BBC, and The New York Times. He has received Auburn University's Global Anti-Bullying Hero Award, won Florida Atlantic University's Researcher of the Year award, presented on cyberbullying at a Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill, testified in front of the Attorney General and the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, and served as a Fulbright Specialist Scholar at Dublin City University. Dr. Hinduja is also the Co-Founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Bullying Prevention, a new peer-reviewed journal from Springer.
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Sameer Hinduja (@hinduja) | TwitterWHAT IS MY FAVORITE...
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Food
I really do enjoy seafood. Raw or cooked. If we get together, let's go to a great seafood joint! -
Book
I'm a big fan of Wild at Heart by John Eldredge and read it once a year (for the past fifteen). It helps me to think about life as an adventure, to know which battles are worth fighting for, and to continually pursue intimacy and health in my romantic relationship. -
Painting
Do you know Thomas Cole's Voyage of Life series of paintings from 1842? Each of these - Childhood, Youth, Manhood, and Old Age - haunt me, and I can see myself portrayed across them all. -
Trait
I love thoughtfulness more than anything. Especially since it seems to be waning, perhaps because everyone is increasingly busy. I hope to always be thoughtful towards everyone I meet - strangers, new colleagues, new friends, family, anyone. I hope to be remembered for my thoughtfulness. -
Song
Currently, I love "The Search" by NF. Check it out and let me know what you think! -
Movie
This is going to sound ridiculous, but for some reason I have always loved The Family Man from 2000 with Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. I guess it just keeps me grounded. -
Place
I can't really name a city or state or country. But there is something about the mountains that makes me come alive. While I love Florida, we try to vacation in the mountains every summer. It's become a family tradition - for which I'm really thankful. -
Memory
All my life, I have wanted to see a moose. And I have searched high and low, across states and countries. I finally found one, in the middle of a pond, in the middle of Rocky Mountain National Forest in August 2019. I watched it exit the pond right next to me, and it was breathtaking. My family was there. It was the most magical moment I've ever had! Ask me about it!
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
teens and technology, cyberbullying, bullying, social media, sexting, digital dating abuse, cybercrime, information and corporate security, survey research, evaluation research, criminological and behavioral theory
BOOKS
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S.(2016). Bullying Today: Bulletpoints and Best Practices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (Corwin Press). ISBN: 978-1-5063-3597-1.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2015). Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (Corwin Press). 2nd Edition. ISBN: 1483349934.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2014). Words Wound: Delete Cyberbullying and Make Kindness Go Viral. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. ISBN: 978-1575424514.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2014). A Leader Guide to Words Wound. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2012). School Climate 2.0: Preventing Cyberbullying and Sexting One Classroom at a Time. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (Corwin Press). ISBN: 1412997836.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2012). Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives. New York: Routledge. ISBN: 0415892376.
Hinduja, S. (2006). Music Piracy and Crime Theory. New York: LFB Scholarly, Inc. ISBN: 1593321244.
SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2019). The Nature and Extent of Sexting Among Middle and High
School Students. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Online First. Journal Impact Factor: 3.223
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2018). Sextortion Among Adolescents: Results from a National
Survey of U.S. Youth. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Online First.
Journal Impact Factor: 4.195
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2018). Connecting Adolescent Suicide to the Severity of Bullying and Cyberbullying. Journal of School Violence. 1-14. Online First. Journal Impact Factor: 1.901.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2017). Digital Self-Harm. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, 761-766. Journal Impact Factor: 3.974
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2017). Cultivating Youth Resilience to Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization. Child Abuse & Neglect, 73, 51-62. Journal Impact Factor: 2.293
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2016). Perceptual Deterrence and Bullying Behaviors: Do the Police, the School, or the Family Matter More? Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. Journal Impact Factor: 2.372
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2015). Defining Cyberbullying: Implications for Research. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 23, 69-74. Journal Impact Factor: 1.928
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2013). Cyberbullying among Adolescents: Implications for Empirical Research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(4), 431-432. Journal Impact Factor: 3.974
Patchin, J. W., Schafer, J. A., & Hinduja, S. (2013). Cyberbullying and Sexting: Law Enforcement Perceptions. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.
Sabella, R. A., Patchin, J. W., & Hinduja, S. (2013). Cyberbullying myths and realities. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(6), 2703-2711. Journal Impact Factor: 3.435
Hinduja, S. & Kooi, B. (2013). Curtailing Cyber and Information Security Vulnerabilities through Situational Crime Prevention. Security Journal, 26(4):383-402. Journal Impact Factor: 0.978
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2013). Social Influences on Cyberbullying Behaviors Among Middle and High School Students. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42 (5), 711-722. Journal Impact Factor: 3.284
Hinduja, S. (2012). The Heterogeneous Engineering of Music Piracy. Policy & Internet, 4 (3), 229-248. Journal Impact Factor: 2.29
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2012). School-based Efforts to Prevent Cyberbullying. Prevention Researcher, 19 (3), 7-9.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2012). Cyberbullying: Neither an Epidemic Nor a Rarity. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9 (5), 539-543. Journal Impact Factor: 1.302
Hinduja, S. (2012). General Strain, Self-Control, and Music Piracy. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 6 (1), 95167.
Hinduja, S. & Higgins, G. E. (2011). Trends and patterns among music pirates. Deviant Behavior, 32, 16. Journal Impact Factor: 1.052
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2011). Traditional and nontraditional bullying among youth: A test of general strain theory. Youth and Society, 43 (2) 727-751. Journal Impact Factor: 1.608
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2011). Cyberbullying: A review of the legal issues facing educators. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 55(2), 71-78.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2011). High-tech cruelty. Educational Leadership, 68(5), 48-52. Journal Impact Factor: .194
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2011). Cyberbullying and Self-Esteem. Journal of School Health, 80 (12), 614-621. Journal Impact Factor: 1.749
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2010). Changes in Adolescent Online Social Networking Behaviors from 2006 to 2009. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 1818821 Journal Impact Factor: 3.435
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2010). Bullying, cyberbullying, and suicide. Archives of Suicide Research, 14 (3), 206-221. Journal Impact Factor: 1.901
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2010). Trends in online social networking: Adolescent use of MySpace over time. New Media and Society. 12(2) 19716. Journal Impact Factor: 2.524EDUCATION
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Florida Atlantic UniversityProfessor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2013 to presentAssociate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2009 to 2013Undergraduate Coordinator, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2010 to 2012Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2004 to 2009
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Cyberbullying Research CenterCo-Director, 2008 to present
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Center for Cryptology and Information SecurityFaculty Member
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Published 7 books, 10 peer-reviewed book chapters, and 45 academic journal articles
Publications have been cited over 15,000 times as of July 2019
Keynoted the 2018 Association of Middle-Level Education annual conference
FAU Presidential Award Winner for Outstanding Faculty-Led Community Engagement in Service, 2018
Co-Founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Bullying Prevention (Springer Publications)
2017 Fulbright Specialist Award Winner (one of five worldwide)
Keynoted the 2017 World Anti-Bullying Forum
Keynoted Auburn University's 2016 Anti-Bullying Summit
Keynoted the International
Bullying Prevention
Association's 2016 annual conference
Spoke at "School Safety and Violence" Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill in February, 2015
Co-authored a white paper on cyberbullying for the White House
Appointed Board Member of the International Bullying Prevention Association
Appointed Board Member of Hack Harassment
Appointed Board Member of BeStrong
Spoke at TEDx in 2015 (Comparing Ourselves to Others)
Spoke at TEDx in 2014 (The Lost Art of Listening)
Michigan State University's Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2014
Listen Learn Care Award from the Office Depot Foundation, 2014
Children's Wireless Safety Achievement Award from the Wireless Foundation, 2014
Spoke at TEDx in 2013 (Single-Minded Focus)
Auburn University's Global Anti-Bullying Hero Award, 2015
Michigan State University's Commencement Speaker, 2013
Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice Wall of Fame inductee, 2012
FAU's Teacher of the Year Award, 2011
FAU's Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award, 2015
FAU's Researcher of the Year Award, 2015, 2010
FAU's Freshman Convocation Speaker, 2010
PROFILE
ABOUT ME
Professionally, I spend my time researching, identifying, and sharing best practices for helping kids, teens, and young adults use social media and the Internet in positive, healthy, and productive ways. Promoting digital citizenship involves lots of formal and informal interaction with students (of all ages!), parents, educators, counselors, mental health professionals, and law enforcement. And that is my favorite part - I get to hear their stories, I can relate to what they are facing, and I feel compelled to make a difference. At the Cyberbullying Research Center, my colleague Justin W. Patchin and I collect data, analyze it, identify research-based best practices, share them in articles, books, blogs, and downloadable resources, and get out in the field to answer the primary questions of those on the front lines:
- "What are the latest technology trends and disruptive social media apps?"
- "What does the latest research say about cyberbullying, sexting, digital dating abuse, and similar issues?"
- "How can we cultivate positive peer relationships marked by acceptance and respect?"
- "What prevention and response strategies are emerging worldwide?"
- "How can we promote kindness and digital citizenship within positive school climates?"
- "How can we teach empathy, resilience, altruism, and self-control?"
- "How can we get youth to lead the way, and be the most powerful catalysts of change?"
- "What should we not spend our time doing, and what should we prioritize to help our students?"
I am passionate about my work, and I can honestly say that I love what I do.
Personally, I simply like to live my life in a way that keeps me joyful and young at heart, and helps me to continually see the world and the people in it with awe, wonder, reverence, and thankfulness. As I get older, I have to be so intentional to guard against cynicism, busyness, pettiness, pride, apathy, and ingratitude. Life is rough and entropy is real, and if I don't actively fight against that tide, everything becomes a chore. And I don't want that. I am pretty sure you don't either. I love reflecting on and chatting about the human condition, and the desires and battles common to us all. If you do as well, let's chat!
Interests
Spending time with God, family, and friends
Investing in others
Hiking
Rock climbing
Snowboarding
Exploring and adventuring
Missions trips
Acoustic guitar
Writing songs and poems
Blogging
Ultimate frisbee
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Chiefs
St. Louis Blues
San Antonio Spurs
Clean water in India
CONTACT
Sameer Hinduja
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5353 Parkside Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
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