Brad Bushman: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor of Communication and Psychology; Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
Who Brad Bushman is
Brad J. Bushman is Professor of Communication and Psychology at The Ohio State University, where he holds the Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication. He was previously a professor at Iowa State University (1990–2003) and the University of Michigan (2003–2010), and is sometimes still identified in the press by his former Iowa State affiliation. He studies the causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence, with particular focus on media violence, violent video games, and anger management. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, cited tens of thousands of times, and his research has been featured by the BBC, New York Times, and NPR. He served on President Obama's committee on gun violence and co-chaired a National Science Foundation advisory committee on youth violence following the Newtown shooting, testifying before the US Congress on its findings.
“When people feed their anger in these rage rooms, they're just practising how to behave more aggressively.”
References for this biography
- 1.Brad J. Bushman | School of Communication, The Ohio State University — Current role, title, contact details, research focus, and policy engagement
- 2.Prof. Brad J. Bushman – Social Psychology Network — Career history including Iowa State University tenure (1990–2003), NSF advisory committee work, and Congressional testimony
- 3.Brad Bushman | Criminal Justice Research Center, Ohio State University — APA awards including Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Media Psychology and Technology (2014) and Kurt Lewin Award (2017)
- 4.Brad J. Bushman Ph.D. | Psychology Today — Prior Iowa State and Michigan affiliations, APA award (2014), Kurt Lewin Award (2017), Obama gun violence committee membership
- 5.Brad J. Bushman – Google Scholar — Current Ohio State affiliation confirmed; citation count (78,000+)
- 6.Brad Bushman | University Communications – The Ohio State University — OSU media expert page confirming research areas: violence, video games, self-esteem
Notable achievements
- Received the Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Media Psychology and Technology Award from the American Psychological Association in 2014 Source ↗
- Received the Kurt Lewin Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (jointly with Craig Anderson) in 2017 for outstanding contributions to the integration of psychological research and social action Source ↗
- Co-chaired a National Science Foundation advisory committee on youth violence following the Newtown shooting, producing a report distributed to every member of Congress and every state Governor, and testified before Congress on its contents Source ↗
- Served as a member of President Obama's committee on gun violence as an expert on media violence effects Source ↗
- Google Scholar profile records over 78,000 citations to his work Source ↗
What Brad Bushman has said
“Physically venting your anger actually increases it... people who hit inanimate objects when they're angry are basically just 'practising how to behave aggressively'.”
Iowa State University · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Rage workouts: the best way to exercise – or just infuriating? ↗
Recent social activity
Where Brad Bushman has been quoted
- Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
- Rage workouts: the best way to exercise – or just infuriating?theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.
- One Year On: How The Royal Foundation is strengthening suicide prevention support in the UKRoyal Foundation
- Norwich City teams up with The Royal Foundation to support suicide preventionNorwich City Football Club
- Licensable picture: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted its annual Out of the Darkness Walk on Oct. 10 in Staunton's Gypsy HillReuters Connect
Contact & links
- Staff pagehttps://comm.osu.edu/people/bushman.20
- Websitehttps://bushman.socialpsychology.org/
- Xhttps://x.com/bradjbushmanpublished here ↗
- Press office emailbushman.20@osu.edupublished here ↗
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