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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—WebinarChild Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online: Virtual World, Real Victims
How can parents and caregivers help youth avoid the most common exploitation and abuse scenarios they may face online?
Sexual ContentSpeakersJennifer Newman
Executive Director, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Steve Grocki
Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Department of Justice
Dorrian Horsey, CIPP/US
Attorney, Minc Law
Elizabeth Jeglic, PhD
Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Melissa Stroebel
VP Research & Insights, Thorn
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe New Sex Educator? Online Sexual Content and Today’s Youth
How much and how easily are youth accessing sexual content online? How does what they view shape their perception of “normal” in romantic and sexual relationships? Is the increasing prevalence of AI playing a role?
Sexual ContentLGBTQIA+SpeakersCarolyn West, PhD
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Washington
Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
Debra Herbenick, PhD, MPH
Provost Professor, Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health
Amy Lang, MA
Sexual Health Educator, Birds & Bees & Kids
Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, PhD
Professor of Communication, University of Arizona
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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Ask the Experts—Webinar(dis)Connected? Relationships in the Digital Age
With increasing reliance on digital platforms for interaction, how are relationships changing? How do we promote personal connections in the context of near-ubiquitous use of smartphones and other technologies?
ParentingSexual ContentSocial RelationshipsSpeakersKaren Shackleford, PhD
Editor; Faculty
Psychology of Popular Media; Media Psychology Doctoral Program, Fielding Graduate University
Brandon T. McDaniel, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation
Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication
Chapman University
Chia-Chen Yang, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
Oklahoma State University
Megan Maas, PhD
Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Michigan State University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarMirror, Mirror, in My Palm: Girls and Media
How does online media affect girls' mental and physical health as they navigate through the increasingly tricky waters of social media and digital interactions?
GenderBody ImageSexual ContentSocial MediaSpeakersElizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director and Founder; Professor of Psychology
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Bridgewater State University
Lisa Damour, PhD
Psychologist, Author
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, PhD
Professor and Collegiate Scholar,
University of Iowa
Sophia Choukas-Bradley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology; Director,
Teen and Young Adult Lab (TAYA Lab); University of Pittsburgh
Lanice Avery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Director
Research on Intersectionality, Sexuality, and Empowerment (RISE) Lab; University of Virginia
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Birds and the Bees: Sexuality and Screens
Media is playing an increased role in shaping youth sexual education and norms - what are kids seeing online? Experts share research and practical strategies on how to navigate parent-child conversations about media and still-developing sexual interests, identities, and behaviors.
Social MediaLGBTQIA+Sexual ContentSocial RelationshipsSpeakersMichelle Drouin, PhD
Professor; Senior Research Scientist
Purdue University Fort Wayne; Parkview Health
Shelley Craig, PhD, RSW, LCSW
Canada Research Chair; Professor
Sexual and Gender Minority Youth; Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto
Jo Robertson MScMed (Sex Therapy)
The Light Project Research & Training Lead
Sharon Maxwell, PhD
Psychologist, Author, Educator
MaxwellEd LLC
Cindy Pierce, MEd
Author, Speaker, Sexuality Educator and Comic Storyteller, self-employed
Pinzer Productions, LLC
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Good, the Bad, and the Filtered: A Social Media Primer for Parents
Experts provide a practical “how-to,” breaking down what parents really need to know about social media platforms.
Social MediaMedia LiteracyMental HealthSexual ContentSpeakersLinda Charmaraman, PhD
Director; Senior Research Scientist
Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab; Wellesley College
Diana Graber, MA
Founder; Author
Cyber Civics and Cyberwise; Raising Humans in a Digital World
Josh Ochs
Founder
SmartSocial.com
Vicki Shotbolt
Founder and CEO
ParentZone
Marc Berkman, JD
CEO
Organization for Social Media Safety
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