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Congresses2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
ON DEMAND NOW: Congress Sessions
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Ask the Experts—WebinarGrowing Up Online: Understanding Youth Internet Trends, Subcultures, and Relationships
Where and how are children and teens spending their time online, and what is the nature of the cultures and relationships they are forming there? How are these affecting their offline development and sense of self?
Social MediaCharacter DevelopmentParentingSocial RelationshipsSpeakersYalda T. Uhls, PhD
Founder and CEO of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers, University of California, Los Angeles
Bradley J. Bond, PhD
Professor of Communication, University of San Diego
Chia-chen Yang, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Sara Grimes, PhD
Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Full Professor, Communication Studies, McGill University
Trevor Boffone, PhD
Professor, University of Houston
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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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 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—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?
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Ask the Experts—WebinarYoung Voices Online: An Exploration of Teens’ and Tweens’ Civic Engagement
How has digital media impacted young people’s involvement in civic activities? How can I support my tweens and teens as they engage in online civic movements while keeping them safe?
Civic EngagementCharacter DevelopmentMedia LiteracySocial RelationshipsSpeakersHenry Jenkins
Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education
University of Southern California
Kristian Lundberg
Associate Researcher
CIRCLE, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Ellen Middaugh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Child & Adolescent Development
Connie L. Lurie College of Education, San José State University
Ashley Rogers Berner, PhD
Director; Associate Professor
Institute for Education Policy; School of Education, Johns Hopkins University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarHow to Build Creativity
What do we know about how to build creativity?
Brain and CognitionCharacter DevelopmentEducation & LearningParenting12 Speakers