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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—WebinarViolent Media, Toxic Online Spaces, and Youth Aggression
When does exposure to violent or toxic online content start to negatively impact young people's behavior, and what should parents and caregivers do about it?
CyberbullyingSocial RelationshipsVideo GamingViolent ContentSpeakersMichael Rich, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Director, Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital
Stephanie Fredrick, PhD, NCSP
Associate Director, Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Brad J. Bushman, PhD
Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
Jun Sung Hong, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University; Visiting Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Rob Eschmann, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University; Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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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—WebinarBlood, Sweat, and Fears: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Graphic and Violent Media
What are the short and long-term psychological, social and behavioral impacts of violent media on children and adolescents?
Video GamingMental HealthSocial MediaViolent ContentSpeakersDimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief; Director; Attending Pediatrician; Professor of Pediatrics
JAMA Pediatrics; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute; Seattle Children's Hospital; University of Washington
Brad J. Bushman, PhD
Professor
School of Communication, Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, The Ohio State University
James Densley, PhD
Professor of Criminal Justice
Metropolitan State University
Christopher Bartel, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University
Douglas A. Gentile, PhD
Professor of Developmental Psychology; Editor; Co-Author
Iowa State University; Media Violence and Children; Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy
Desmond U. Patton, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work; Associate Dean; Founding Director
Curriculum Innovation and Academic Affairs; SAFE Lab, Columbia University
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Ask the Experts—WebinarParenting Just Children: A How-To Conversation About Race, Social Justice Activism, and The Media
How can families, educators and clinicians talk with children, students, and patients about race and ways that families can help create a more socially just society?
Race and EthnicityCivic EngagementSocial MediaViolent ContentSpeakersDominic A. Rollins, PhD
Director;
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Dalton School
Valerie Adams-Bass, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
University of Virginia
Howard C. Stevenson, PhD
Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education; Professor of Africana Studies in Human Development and Quantitative Methods; Executive Director
Racial Empowerment Collective, University of Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Douge, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrician; Podcast Host; Author
The Pediatric Center of Frederick; What is Black?; Learning to Love All of Me
Craig Watkins, PhD
Ernest A. Sharp Centennial Professor; Author
University of Texas at Austin; The Digital Edge and Don't Knock the Hustle
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe Porn Conversation: The Effects of Pornography on Youth and How to Talk About It
Porn is increasingly a source of sex education for youth. How can parents talk with young people about pornography in a digital age?
Social MediaParentingSexual ContentViolent ContentSpeakersGail Dines, PhD
President and CEO; Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women's Studies
Culture Reframed; Wheelock College, Boston
Marc Potenza, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study, and Neuroscience
Yale School of Medicine
Jo Robertson, PGDip, MSc
Sex Therapist; Research & Training Lead
The Light Project
Carolyn West, PhD
Author; Filmmaker; Domestic Violence Expert; Cultural Sensitivity Trainer; Professor of Psychology
University of Washington
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