Dr. Kimberly Young is an internationally known expert on Internet addiction and online behavior. Founded in 1995, she serves as the director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and travels nationally conducting seminars on the impact of the Internet. She is the author of Caught in the Net, the first book to address Internet addiction, translated into six languages; Tangled in the Web and her most recent, Breaking Free of the Web: Catholics and Internet addiction. She is a professor at St. Bonaventure University and has published over 25 articles on the impact of online abuse. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, CBS News, Fox News, Good Morning America, and ABC’s World News Tonight. In 2001 and 2004, she received the Psychology in the Media Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and in 2000 she received the Alumni Ambassador of the Year Award for Outstanding Achievement from Indiana University at Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kimberly Young is an internationally known expert on Internet addiction and online behavior. Founded in 1995, she serves as the director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and travels nationally conducting seminars on the impact of the Internet. She is the author of Caught in the Net, the first book to address Internet addiction, translated into six languages; Tangled in the Web and her most recent, Breaking Free of the Web: Catholics and Internet addiction. She is a professor at St. Bonaventure University and has published over 25 articles on the impact of online abuse. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, CBS News, Fox News, Good Morning America, and ABC’s World News Tonight. In 2001 and 2004, she received the Psychology in the Media Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and in 2000 she received the Alumni Ambassador of the Year Award for Outstanding Achievement from Indiana University at Pennsylvania.
