Emily Weinstein, EdD

Dr. Emily Weinstein is co-founder of the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard, a Principal Investigator at Project Zero, and Researcher-in-Residence at In Tandem. For fifteen years, her research has focused on listening to young people to understand and elevate their perspectives on new technologies, including social media and—more recently—generative AI. She wrote the book Behind Their Screens (MIT Press) with her colleague Carrie James. Emily routinely advocates for approaches that amplify digital agency, and she is especially committed to translational science projects to create usable resources. (More at https://digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/)

COI Statement: Dr. Weinstein has an LLC with Jacqueline Nesi for their Tech Without Stress courses and is under contract with Simon Element (Simon & Schuster) for a forthcoming book.