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Ask the Experts—WebinarEarly Childhood Mental Health and Digital Media
How does digital media use affect early child development and mental health? How should care providers approach technology use in order to protect and promote mental health in young children (ages 0-5)?
Mental HealthParentingSpeakersDimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Chief Science Officer, Children and Screens
Gilbert Foley, EdD
Consulting Clinical Psychologist, New York Center for Child Development; Clinical Co- Director, NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center
Stephanie Jones, PhD
Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lisa Linder, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
Joan Luby, MD
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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Ask the Experts—WebinarCopycat: Social Contagion, Online Viral Behavior, and Youth
What should parents and caregivers know about vulnerability to social contagion—and how is it being supercharged by the large volume of digital content and social media algorithms?
Social MediaMedia LiteracyMental HealthParentingPhysical HealthSpeakersVicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Andrea Giedinghagen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, PhD, MMSc
Professor of Public Health, Head of the Public Mental Health Research Unit, Deputy Head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
Pamela Wisniewski, PhD
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Flowers Family Fellow in Engineering, University of Vanderbilt
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Ask the Experts—WebinarYouth Self-Esteem and Identity: The Media(ted) Self
What are the risks and opportunities for forming a positive and healthy sense of self in a hyper-connected age?
Mental HealthBody ImageSocial MediaSpeakersLinda Charmaraman, PhD
Senior Research Scientist; Director
Wellesley College; Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab
Elizabeth Daniels, PhD
Professor and Director
Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England
Lauren McInroy, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work
The Ohio State University
Chia-chen Yang, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
Oklahoma State University
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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