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Ask the Experts—WebinarPITR, IKR?: Youth and Communication in the Digital Age
The latest research (and perspectives from teens themselves) on trends in youth digital communication and tips for creating positive and connection-centered communication online or offline.
Social MediaMedia LiteracyPrivacySocial RelationshipsSpeakersAnn Cameron, PhD
Honorary Emerita Professor of Psychology; Emerita Professor
University of British Columbia; University of New Brunswick, Canada
Sherry Turkle, PhD
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology; Founding Director, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sebastian Wachs, PhD
Deputy Professor for Education and Socialization Theory; Honorary Research Fellow
University of Potsdam; Anti-Bullying Centre
Richard Guerry
Founder and Executive Director
Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication (IROC2)
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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—WebinarSchool for Thought: EdTech and Virtual Learning – What Now?
What is the growing role and impact of educational technology and virtual learning in schools, homes and families? What are the implications for teaching, learning, and children's data privacy?
Education & LearningDigital EquityMedia LiteracyPrivacySpeakersDimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief; Director; George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Health Services
JAMA Pediatrics; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; University of Washington School of Medicine
Velislava Hillman, PhD
Visiting Fellow
London School of Economics and Political Science
Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd
Director
LME Global
Tessa Jolls, BA
President; Contributing Scientist
Center for Media Literacy; UCLouvain
Amina Fazlullah, JD
Senior Director of Equity Policy
Common Sense Media
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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—WebinarMirror, Mirror, in My Palm: Girls and Media
How does online media affect girls' mental and physical health as they navigate through the increasingly tricky waters of social media and digital interactions?
GenderBody ImageSexual ContentSocial MediaSpeakersElizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director and Founder; Professor of Psychology
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Bridgewater State University
Lisa Damour, PhD
Psychologist, Author
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, PhD
Professor and Collegiate Scholar,
University of Iowa
Sophia Choukas-Bradley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology; Director,
Teen and Young Adult Lab (TAYA Lab); University of Pittsburgh
Lanice Avery, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Director
Research on Intersectionality, Sexuality, and Empowerment (RISE) Lab; University of Virginia
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Golden Rule: Cultivating Kindness and Character Online
How can we help children develop moral character and values such as kindness and compassion online and offline?
Character DevelopmentCivic EngagementSocial MediaSocial RelationshipsSpeakersStephen Post, PhD
Director; Professor of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics; Stony Brook University
Thomas Lickona, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Education; Director
Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs (Respect and Responsibility), State University of New York at Cortland
Richard Weissbourd, EdD
Senior Lecturer on Education; Faculty Director
Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Eva Telzer, PhD
Co-Director; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development; UNC Chapel Hill
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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—WebinarHere, There, and Everywhere: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Children
How will emerging technologies impact children? How are algorithms already influencing youth attitudes, behavior – and their future?
Emerging TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Education & LearningEthical DesignSpeakersMitch Prinstein, PhD
Chief Science Officer
American Psychological Association
Hod Lipson, PhD
Professor of Engineering and Data Science
Columbia University
Richard Freed, PhD
Psychologist and author of Wired Child
Rachel Severson, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Montana
Justine Cassell, PhD
Professor; Researcher
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; Inria Paris
Seth Bergeson, MBA, MPA
Fellow; Manager
World Economic Forum; PwC AI & Emerging Technologies