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Ask the Experts—WebinarDepression: Youth Mental Health and Digital Media
What relationship does digital media use have with depressive disorders in youth? Part two of a mental health series.
Mental HealthSpeakersMitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP
Chief Science Officer, American Psychological Association
Vicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Anne Maheux, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Winston Family Distinguished Fellow, Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development
Janis Whitlock, PhD
Scientist Emerita, Cornell University; Founder and Director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery
Lizzy Winstone, PhD
Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
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Ask the Experts—WebinarAnxiety: Youth Mental Health and Digital Media
The first in a set of webinars investigating two of the most common mental health struggles of youth today: anxiety and depression.
Mental HealthSocial MediaSpeakersSandra Whitehouse, PhD
Senior Director, Senior Psychologist, Anxiety Disorders Center, Child Mind Institute
Erin Berman, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health
Sandra Fritsch, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Mental Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado; Medical Director, CoPPCAP (Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry & Consultation Program); Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Sarah Myruski, PhD
Assistant Research Professor in Psychology, Associate Lab Director, Emotion Development Lab, Pennsylvania State University
Henry Willis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Program, University of Maryland, College Park
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Ask the Experts—WebinarScreen Extremes: Children and Digital Addictions
Many children and teens spend several hours daily on screens for entertainment. When does heavy use of digital media turn into an addiction, and what can parents do?
Digital AddictionMental HealthSleep HealthVideo GamingSpeakersMarc N. Potenza, MD, PhD
Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Director
Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Division of Addictions Research at Yale; Yale Center of Excellence in Gambling Research; Yale Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders; Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research at Yale; Yale University School of Medicine
Naomi Fineberg, MBBS, MA, MRCPsych
Professor of Psychiatry; Consultant Psychiatrist
University of Hertfordshire; Highly Specialized Service for Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
Clifford Sussman, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist; Internet and Gaming Addiction Specialist; Volunteer Clinical Faculty
George Washington University
Elaine Uskoski
Video gaming addiction speaker, author, and coach; Family Coach
Game Quitters
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Rise of “Dr. Google:” Youth and Online Health Information
As youth increasingly access health information online, what kinds of information are they encountering online and how accurate is it?
Social MediaMedia LiteracyMental HealthPhysical HealthSpeakersJennifer Manganello, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
University at Albany, SUNY
Robin Stevens, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Communication
USC Annenberg
Emily Vraga, PhD
Associate Professor; Don & Carole Larson Professorship in Health Communication
Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication; University of Minnesota
Jessica Willoughby, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategic Communication
Washington State University
Paul Weigle, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Services; Chair of the Media Committee
Natchaug Hospital; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Lure of Loot: Gambling and Manipulative Design in Youth Video Games
Video games popular with youth increasingly contain gambling features and other design elements intended to entice children to spend real money in games - how is this impacting kids? What can be done about it?
Video GamingDigital AddictionEthical DesignMental HealthSpeakersJeffrey L. Derevensky, PhD
James McGill Professor; Professor; Directory
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology; Department of Psychiatry; International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High Risk Behaviors, McGill University
David Zendle, PhD
Lecturer
Department of Computer Science, University of York
Leon Xiao, LLM
PhD Fellow; Visiting Scholar
IT University of Copenhagen; Queen Mary University of London
Kev Clelland
Director of Insight and Engagement
YGAM
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Ask the Experts—WebinarBringing Up Boys in a Digital World
How does the prevalence of pornography, video games, and violent media content affect boys’ mental health and behaviors, and how can parents and educators help male youth engage more thoughtfully with the media influences in their lives?
GenderDigital AddictionMental HealthSocial MediaSpeakersAndrew Reiner, MFA, MS
Professor,
Towson University
Desmond Upton Patton, PhD
Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor; Director
SAFELab, University of Pennsylvania
Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
Ed Spector, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
Soraya Giaccardi
Senior Researcher
Norman Lear Center University of Southern California
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Ask the Experts—WebinarMedia Violence and Its Impact on Youth
How does repeated exposure to graphic and violent movies, news, social media, television shows, and video games affect children's behavior and mental health?
Violent ContentMental HealthVideo GamingSpeakersBrad Bushman, PhD
Professor of Communication
Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, The Ohio State University
Craig Anderson, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Psychology; Editor in Chief
Iowa State University; Aggressive Behavior
Janine Domingues, PhD
Director of Professional Training; Clinical Psychologist
School and Community Programs; Anxiety Disorders Center Child Mind Institute
Karyn Riddle, PhD
Robert Taylor Professor of Strategic Communication
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Melissa Sickmund, PhD
Director
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Andrew Doan, MD, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Uniformed Services University
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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