Publications:

Books (student co-authors in red)

Palmer, E., & Young, B. (Eds.).  (2003).  Faces of televisual media:  Teaching, violent, selling to children (2nd ed.).  Mahwah, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum.
Encompassing the vast technological "sea change" in children's  televisual media, this work incorporates a critical global perspective with its corresponding issues and challenges for nations, families, and most centrally, children.  Original chapters from leading current researchers set the stage and context.

Palmer, E. (1987). Children in the cradle of television. Lexington, MA:  Lexington (D.C. Heath). 
The work traces the evolution of children's commercial television programming, addresses the issue of broadcast standards, and examines the process through which a production company concept succeeds or fails in network selection.
 
Palmer, E., & Dorr, A., eds. (1980). Children and the faces of television: Teaching, violence, selling. New York: Academic Press.
The work incorporates original chapters from leading researchers/professionals in three fields of children's television, bringing synthesis and focus within this complex, interdisciplinary area.

Palmer, E. & Thompson-Schill, S. (2001). GRE: The psychology test, 5th ed.  Hauppauge, NY:   Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 
A long-standing, standard preparatory resource for undergraduates preparing to take the Graduate Record Examination in Psychology.

Publications — reference/book chapter/journals (selected listing) (student co-authors in red)

Palmer, E., Cantor, J., Dowrick, P., Kunkel, D., Linn, S., & Wilcox, B.  (2002).  Psychological implications of commercialism in schools:  Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Advertising and Children.   Unpublished manuscript, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Palmer, E. (1999).  Impact of media on children.  In L. Kurtz, (Ed.), Encyclopedia of violence, peace, and conflict. San Diego, CA:  Academic Press. 

Palmer, E. (1997).  Major paradigms and issues in television research:  field of dreams, world of realities. In J. Asamen,  & G. L. Berry, (Eds.), Research paradigms, television, and social behavior (pp. 39-65). Newbury Park, CA:  Sage Publications, Inc.

Palmer, E., Smith, K. Taylor, and Strawser, Kim S. (1993).  Rubik's tube:  Developing a child's television world view.  In G. L. Berry, &  J. Asamen, (Eds.), Children and television in a changing socio-cultural world (pp.143-154).  Newbury Park, CA:  Sage Publications, Inc. 

Palmer, E., & MacNeil, M. (1991).  Children's comprehension processes: From Piaget to public policy. In J.  Bryant and D. Zillman's, Responding to the screen: Reception and reaction processes (pp. 27-44). Hillsdale, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Palmer, E., & Carr, K. (1991).  Dr. Rogers, meet Mr. Rogers: The theoretical and clinical similarities between Carl and Fred Rogers.  Social Behavior and Personality. 19(1), 39-44. 

Palmer, E. (1987). Three articles in single-volume Concise encyclopedia of psychology, New York: John Wiley & Sons. (Articles: Advertising, Applied Research, Consumer Research). 

Palmer, E. (1986, June).  The day after The Day After: A look at parent response.  Marriage & Family Review, 10(2), 37-49. 

Palmer, E. (1986, June).  The flower and the mushroom: Young children encounter The Day After.  Marriage & Family Review, 10(2), 51-58. 

Palmer, E. (1984, Spring).  About flowers and mushrooms.  Family Perspectives, 18(2), 69-75. 

Palmer, E. (1984). Three articles in four-volume Wiley encyclopedia of psychology, New York: John Wiley & Sons. 

Palmer, E., Hockett, A., & Dean, W. (1983, June).  The television family and children's fright reactions.  Journal of Family Issues, 4(2), 279-292. 

Palmer, E. (1982).  Telecommunications 2000:  Perspectives on roadbuilding.  Task Force Publication of the International Telecommunications Conference, New Brunswick, N.J.:  Rutgers University. 

Palmer, E., & McDowell, C. (1981, Summer). Children's understanding of nutritional information presented in breakfast cereal commercials.  Journal of Broadcasting, 25(3), 295-301. 

Palmer, E., & McDowell, C. (1979, Summer).  Program/commercial separators in children's television programming.  Journal of Communication, 29(3), 197-201. 


Publications — Nonrefereed    (student co-authors in red)

Palmer, E. (1985, Fall).  Confessions of a vanishing species: The nontelevision household.  Parenting Today. 

Palmer, E. (1984, Fall).  Television and the family.  Parenting Today, 15-19.


Other Publications — Nontelevision research    (student co-authors in red)

Palmer, E., & Little, G. (1993).  The plight of blacks in America today. Social Behavior and Personality, 21(4), 143-154. 

Palmer, E. (1976, September).  The public kindergarten concept as a factor in racial attitudes in young children.  Proceedings of the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C. 

Palmer, E., & Thompson, R.  (1969, June).  Adaptation-level theory and the selection of ethanol concentrations in the rat.  Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 20(2).