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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
LOG OFF Movement
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Social Brain on Screens
What are the functions of the social brain in childhood and what strategies can encourage healthy social development in youth?
Media LiteracySocial MediaSocial RelationshipsSpeakersMoriah Thomason, PhD
Barakett Associate Professor and Director of Pediatric Neuroimaging; Vice Chair for Research
Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Population Health, New York University School of Medicine; Investigator, NYU Langone Neuroscience Institute
Eva Telzer, PhD
Co-Director; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development; UNC Chapel Hill
Shimi Kang, MD, FRCPC
Psychiatrist; Best-selling author of The Tech Solution; Clinical Associate Professor
The University of British Columbia
Georgene Troseth, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarTaken to Extremes: Online Radicalism, Polarization, and Youth
How do extremists target youth? How does digital media impact polarization, and what steps can we take to limit the features of digital media that contribute to extremism in youth?
Social MediaMedia LiteracyVideo GamingSpeakersBrian Hughes, PhD
Associate Director
PERIL
Paul Barrett, JD
Deputy Director and Senior Research Scholar
NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
Jennie King
Head of Climate Research and Policy; Head of Civic Action and Education
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Alex Newhouse
Senior Research Fellow, Emerging Technologies
Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Katie Paul
Director
Tech Transparency Project
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Ask the Experts—WebinarCaptive Market: Protecting Children in the New World of Online Advertising
How does hidden online advertising impact children's attitudes and behaviors? How and why is youth data collected, and what can or should be done to safeguard children online?
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingEthical DesignMedia LiteracySpeakersBonnie Patten, Esq.
Executive Director
truthinadvertising.org
Susan Linn, EdD
Lecturer in Psychiatry; Research Associate
Harvard Medical School; Boston Children's Hospital
Michelle Rosenthal, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, FTC
Omni Cassidy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSocial Media and Drugs: What Parents Need to Know
A glimpse into the world of teens and drugs on social media, and practical information to increase awareness and ability to safeguard adolescents and teens
Social MediaPhysical HealthPrivacySpeakersColleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine, The University of Southern California
Tim Mackey, MAS, PhD
Professor of Global Health; Director; CEO and co-founder
UC San Diego; Global Health Policy and Data Institute; S-3 Research
Robert F. Lawlor Jr, MS-ADPP, MS, BSCJ
Drug Intelligence Officer
New England HIDTA
Samuel Chapman
Director
Parents for Safer Children
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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—WebinarBeyond Borders: Global Perspectives on Digital Media and Children
How are children in different cultures and countries using digital media for social connection and education? Experts weigh in on youth media habits, research, policies and parenting perspectives from around the world.
Digital EquityEducation & LearningMedia LiteracySpeakersSonia Livingstone, DPhil (Oxon), OBE, FBA, FBPS, FAcSS, FRSA
Professor of Social Psychology
The London School of Economics and Political Science
David Kleeman
SVP Global Trends
Dubit
Manisha Pathak-Shelat, PhD
Professor of Communication & Digital Platforms and Strategies; Chair of the Center for Development Management & Communication (CDMC)
MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad)
Caleb Ndaka, MS
Research Associate; Co-founder
The London School of Economics and Political Science; Kids Comp Camp
Amanda Third, PhD
Co-Director
Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Patricio Cabello, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Chile
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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