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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—Webinar5 to 11: Keeping the Training Wheels on Tech
How to help children navigate technology and media use during a critical stage in their development - middle childhood (ages 5 to 11).
Social RelationshipsMental HealthParentingPhysical HealthSpeakersLauren Hale, PhD
Professor of Family, Population, and Preventative Medicine; Founding Editor-in-Chief
Stony Brook University School of Medicine; Sleep Health
Victor Strasburger, MD
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Brandon McDaniel, PhD
Research Scientist
Parkview Research Center
Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director and Founder; Professor of Psychology
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Bridgewater State University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarZero to Five: Eeny, Meeny, Mighty Tech
What happens to the foundational cognitive, psychosocial, emotional and physical developmental needs during the critical first five years that may be challenged or enhanced by media?
Social RelationshipsBrain and CognitionEducation & LearningParenting7 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarSocial Media Exposed: Where To Go From Here?
What should we do to protect children and teens engaged with social media?
Social MediaMedia LiteracyMental HealthSocial RelationshipsSpeakersColleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, The University of Southern California
Mitch Prinstein, PhD
Chief Science Officer, American Psychological Association
Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director and Founder, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
Jimmeka Anderson, MA
Project Manager, New America
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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—WebinarLooking Back and Moving Forward: Children’s Pandemic Experiences So Far and Where to Go From Here
How did the pandemic change digital media use for young people? What were the physical, mental, and social impacts of COVID-19 for youth?
ParentingMental HealthSocial RelationshipsSpeakersDevorah Heitner, PhD
Founder, Raising Digital Natives, Author, Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
Vicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Susan F. Tapert, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Academic Affairs, University of California, San Diego, Associate Director and Site PI, ABCD, Co-Director and Site PI, NCANDA, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
Sheri Madigan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
Stephanie Reich, PhD
Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
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Ask the Experts—WebinarEstablishing Character in a Digital World: Building Grit, Resilience, and Socioemotional Skills
How to support children's development of grit and perseverance in an age of instant digital gratification?
Character DevelopmentMental HealthParentingSocial Relationships7 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarModern Love: The Delights and Dangers of Digital Dating
The good, the bad, and the ugly of online dating - from finding deep friendship and lasting connection, to anxieties, self-esteem blows, and the potential for violence
Social MediaMental HealthSexual ContentSocial RelationshipsSpeakersElizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center Professor of Psychology Bridgewater State University
Sarah Flicker, PhD
Professor, York Research Chair (Tier2) in Community-Based Participatory Research, Environmental Arts & Justice Coordinator York University
Jeff Temple, PhD
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Community Health, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director, Center for Violence Prevention, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Sarah DeGue, PhD
Senior Health Scientist Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention