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Ask the Experts—WebinarDriven to Distraction: Media Use, Attention and Cognition
How do hours spent daily on digital media affect children’s attention spans, multitasking skills, and cognitive functions? How are digital platforms affecting how youth interact with the real world?
Brain and CognitionAdvertising and MarketingDigital AddictionSocial MediaSpeakersNicholas Carr
Author, Journalist
Susanne Baumgartner, PhD
Associate Professor, Amsterdam School of Communication Research
Taína Coleman, MA, MEd
Educational Specialist, Learning and Development Center, Child Mind Institute
Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD
Associate Professor, Educational Neuroimaging Group, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Tracy Markle, MA, LPC
Founder & Director, Digital Media Treatment & Education Center, Collegiate Coaching Services
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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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
Naomi Fineberg, MBBS, MA, MRCPsych
Professor of Psychiatry; Consultant Psychiatrist
Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clifford Sussman, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist; Internet and Gaming Addiction Specialist; Volunteer Clinical Faculty
Elaine Uskoski
Video gaming addiction speaker, author, and coach; Family Coach
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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
David Zendle, PhD
Lecturer
Leon Xiao, LLM
PhD Fellow; Visiting Scholar
Kev Clelland
Director of Insight and Engagement
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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,
Desmond Upton Patton, PhD
Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor; Director
Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Ed Spector, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
Soraya Giaccardi
Senior Researcher
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Ask the Experts—WebinarObsession or Addiction? Technology Use and What Parents Can Do
How can parents recognize technology addiction in children and help children develop healthy digital media habits?
Brain and CognitionDigital AddictionMental HealthSpeakersGayathri J. Dowling, PhD
Director
Daria Kuss, PhD
Associate Professor in Psychology; Associate Course Leader
Hillarie Cash, PhD
Founding Member, Chief Clinical Officer, and Education Director
Lisa Strohman, JD, PhD
Psychologist; Attorney; Author; Founder and Director
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