{"id":4821,"date":"2014-03-06T22:27:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T04:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:15:44","slug":"dr-carla-keynote-speaker-at-alabama-child-safety-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/2014\/03\/dr-carla-keynote-speaker-at-alabama-child-safety-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Carla Keynote Speaker on Girls, Social Media, and Hip Hop Education at Alabama Child Safety Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pbs-main-wrapper\"><p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page.jpg\" xlink=\"href\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4823\" src=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Decatur Daily - Protecting the Children - Front Page\" width=\"264\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page.jpg 881w, https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-Protecting-the-Children-Front-Page-829x1024.jpg 829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Carla delivered a keynote presentation on social media and the impact of sexualization on girls&#8217; health an<span id=\"view-post-btn\"><\/span>d safety to more than 400 educators, social workers, parents, and law enforcement professionals at the 12th Annual Alabama Child Safety Conference in Decatur, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>She also presented a workshop on how educators and girl-serving professionals can use hip hop and popular culture to educate girls.\u00a0 During the workshop, Dr. Carla shared lessons learned from Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)\u00ae media literacy programs and workshops and incorporated relevant examples from social media, hip hop culture, magazines, and reality TV shows.<\/p>\n<p>Read the articles below for more information.<\/p>\n<h3>Press Coverage<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.decaturdaily.com\/news\/local\/article_fa8375c2-a41f-11e3-8eee-0017a43b2370.html');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.decaturdaily.com\/news\/local\/article_fa8375c2-a41f-11e3-8eee-0017a43b2370.html\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Protecting the Children,<\/a>\u00a0 <em>Decatur Daily<\/em>, March 5, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-article-Godby.pdf');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Decatur-Daily-article-Godby.pdf\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Child Safety Conference on Tuesday<\/a> <em>Decatur Daily<\/em>, March 3, 2014 (PDF) (feature story on Dr. Carla)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/2014\/03\/dr-carla-keynote-speaker-at-alabama-child-safety-conference\/\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundreds Gather in Decatur to Discuss Child Safety,<\/a> <em>Huntsville News | ABC 31 WAAY-TV Huntsville, <\/em>March 5, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.fox54.com\/story\/24884916\/child-safety-conference-draws-hundreds');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.fox54.com\/story\/24884916\/child-safety-conference-draws-hundreds\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Safety Conference Draws Hundreds<\/a><em>, Fox 54 Huntsville, <\/em>March 4, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Photos<\/h3>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/screenshot_03.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/screenshot_03.jpg\" 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