Elizabeth Milovidov, Esq., Ph.D, Class of 2007

Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, who earned her Ph.D. at AGS on the subject of online marketing of children for adoption, has become a world-renowned expert in children’s rights and digital parenting, consulting with the Council of Europe and various governments and organizations.

Dr. Milovidov is a member of two Council of Europe’s expert groups that are in charge of drafting guidelines or handbooks for EU member States: the Expert Working Group on Digital Citizenship Education, and the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children and the Digital Environment (CAHENF-IT). She co-edited a book on bullying that was recently published by the Council of Europe ( link). Her Internet Literacy Handbook will also be published shortly.

Among Dr. Milovidov's most recent speaking activities, on April 27th, she moderated a panel at the Google headquarters in Dublin, bringing together representatives from the European Commission and the Council of Europe. On May 31st , she will speak on digital Parenting at the Azerbaijan government. She also is on a team that is creating a National Online Child Protection plan for Morocco.

A lawyer from California, Elizabeth Milovidov joined AGS in 2005 to conduct her doctoral research on the topic of online marketing of children for adoption, under the academic supervision of Dr. Ruchi Anand. In addition to her consulting activities, Dr. Milovidov teaches Law and Technology, International Legal Systems, Communications Law at ISCOM, and Intellectual Property and Internet Law at INSEEC. Dr. Milovidov is the founder of the website resource Digital Parenting Coach.com as well as the host of The Digital Parenting Community, online support group on Facebook, and she invites all AGSers interested in children's rights, Internet, technology and social media issues to join her in the community.