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 (with Patrick M. Markey) of Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong; Media Psychology 101; Adolescents, Crime, and the Media; and the mystery novel Suicide Kings. He is the editor of Violent Crime: Clinical and Social Implications. He has published articles in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, US News, the Houston Chronicle, and other publications, and has often been a guest on various radio and television networks, including CNBC and local NBC, Spectrum, and Fox affiliates in Orlando, Florida.
