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Ask the Experts—WebinarOnline Marketing and Child Eating Habits: What to Know and What To Do
Children today face a nonstop stream of sophisticated online marketing techniques that look nothing like the TV jingles and commercials of the past. How can parents safeguard children from the impacts of this endless, ever-present influx of food marketing content?
Advertising and MarketingBrain and CognitionPhysical HealthSocial MediaSpeakersKelly Brownell, PhD
Dean Emeritus
Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Marie Bragg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Jennifer Harris, PhD
Senior Research Advisor
UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health
Diane Gilbert-Diamond, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Pediatrics
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
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Ask the Experts—WebinarHidden Costs: Protecting Kids from Online Financial Exploitation
From influencer advertising, manipulative persuasive design, video game loot boxes, and even illegal financial extortion – children face a digital minefield designed to capture their money and their trust.
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingPrivacyVideo GamingSpeakersVicki Shotbolt
Founder and CEO
Parent Zone
Michelle Nelson, PhD
Professor
Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Paul Raffile, MA
Intelligence Analyst
Elena Petrovskaya, PhD
Research Associate
University of Lincoln
Christopher Mufarrige
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
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Congresses2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
ON DEMAND NOW: Congress Sessions
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Ask the Experts—WebinarDriven to Distraction: Media Use, Attention and Cognition
How do hours spent daily on digital media affect children’s attention spans, multitasking skills, and cognitive functions? How are digital platforms affecting how youth interact with the real world?
Brain and CognitionAdvertising and MarketingDigital AddictionEducation & LearningSocial MediaSpeakersNicholas Carr
Author, Journalist
Susanne Baumgartner, PhD
Associate Professor, Amsterdam School of Communication Research
Taína Coleman, MA, MEd
Educational Specialist, Learning and Development Center, Child Mind Institute
Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD
Associate Professor, Educational Neuroimaging Group, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Tracy Markle, MA, LPC
Founder & Director, Digital Media Treatment & Education Center, Collegiate Coaching Services
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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Ask the Experts—WebinarCaptive Market: Protecting Children in the New World of Online Advertising
How does hidden online advertising impact children's attitudes and behaviors? How and why is youth data collected, and what can or should be done to safeguard children online?
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingEthical DesignMedia LiteracySpeakersBonnie Patten, Esq.
Executive Director
truthinadvertising.org
Susan Linn, EdD
Lecturer in Psychiatry; Research Associate
Harvard Medical School; Boston Children's Hospital
Michelle Rosenthal, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, FTC
Omni Cassidy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Influencer Impact: How Social Media Stars and YouTube A-Listers Shape the Way Kids Think, Act, and Interact
How to help children thoughtfully navigate the age of influencers and kidfluencers?
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingMedia LiteracySocial RelationshipsSpeakersSherri Hope Culver, MLA
Director, Center for Media and Information Literacy, Associate Professor, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University
Pamela Rutledge, PhD, MBA
Director, Media Psychology Research Center, Doctoral Faculty, Fielding Graduate University
Liselot Hudders, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, Center for Persuasive Communication, Ghent University, Belgium
Elizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Digital Parenting Coach, Founder, Digitalem, Assistant Professor, American Graduate School in Paris
Marie Bragg, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarAdvertising and Kids: Let’s Take a (Commercial) Break
How does digital advertising and marketing influence children's behavior and health?
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingEthical DesignMedia LiteracySpeakersVicky Rideout
President
VJR Consulting
Josh Golin
Executive Director
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
Matthew Lapierre, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communication
University of Arizona
Jenny Radesky, MD
Assistant Professor
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School