Christopher J. Ferguson is a professor of psychology at Stetson
University in Florida. His research and clinical work explore
issues of crime, violence, and antisocial behavior. He has also
researched and written on the impact of media on viewers,
including violent video games, sex in the media, and suicide-
themed media. He is the author of How Madness Shaped
History, and co-author (with Patrick M. Markey) of Moral Combat:
Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong. Ferguson is the
editor of Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications, and has
published articles in the New York Times, the New York Daily
News, US News, the Houston Chronicle, and other publications,
as well as a guest on various radio and television networks,
including CNBC and local NBC, Spectrum, and Fox affiliates.