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Ask the Experts—WebinarAlgorithms 101: Youth and AI-Driven Tech
What can families do about the growing influence of algorithmically-delivered content on youth’s development, preferences, and minds?
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Emerging TechnologyEthical DesignSocial MediaSpeakersImran Ahmed
Founder and CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Ranjana Das, PhD
Professor in Media and Communication, University of Surrey
Amy Ogan, PhD
Associate Professor of Learning Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Elvira Perez Vallejos, PhD
Professor Mental Health and Digital Technologies The University of Nottingham
Motahhare Eslami, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute & Software and Societal Systems Department, Carnegie Mellon University
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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—WebinarReady, Set, Smartphone: A Guide for Families
How should families determine whether a child is “ready” for a smartphone?
ParentingSocial RelationshipsSpeakersElizabeth Englander, PhD
Director; Professor of Psychology
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Bridgewater State University
Meryl Alper, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Northeastern University
Stephen Balkam
Founder & CEO
Family Online Safety Institute
Devorah Heitner, PhD
Author
Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
Elizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Founder
DigitalParentingCoach.com
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Ask the Experts—WebinarOn Boredom: Screen Time, Free Time, and Child Development
What *is* boredom exactly and what role does it play in cognition and development?
Brain and CognitionCharacter DevelopmentSpeakersAndreas Elpidorou, PhD
Professor of Philosophy; Director of the Liberal Studies Program
University of Louisville
James Danckert, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience Research Area Head
University of Waterloo
Susan Matt, PhD
Presidential Distinguished Professor of History
Weber State University
Natalie Spencer Gwyn, PhD
Core Faculty
School of Counseling, Walden University
Caley Arzamarski, PhD, NCSP
Psychologist; Clinical Assistant Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarEngaged for Change: Youth, Digital Spaces, and Social Movements
How is digital media providing unique ways for youth to advocate for more positive outcomes for themselves and their peers?
Civic EngagementCharacter DevelopmentSpeakersDana R. Fisher, PhD
Professor of Sociology; President
University of Maryland; Eastern Sociological Society
Maru Gonzalez, EdD
Assistant Professor; Youth Development Specialist
Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences; North Carolina State University
Tiera Tanksley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Race, Technology & Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Shakuntala Banaji, PhD
Professor of Media, Culture and Social Change; Programme Director,
MSc Media, Communication and Development; Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics
Laura Wray-Lake, PhD
Professor of Social Welfare
Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles
Emma Lembke
Founder and Executive Director
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