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Ask the Experts—WebinarGrowing Up Lonely? Child Connection and Isolation in the Digital Age
Are today’s children lonelier than past generations? How are digital devices and social media shaping their ability to connect, and what does that mean for their long-term emotional and social well-being?
Social RelationshipsMental HealthSocial MediaSpeakersJulianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Director of the Social Connections Lab, Brigham Young University
Jeffrey Hall, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies, University of Kansas
Khadijah B. Watkins, MD, MPH, DFAACAP
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training, Associate Director, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Milena Batanova, MA, PhD
Director of Research and Evaluation at Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Ask the Experts—WebinarWin-Win Parenting: Child Safety, Autonomy, and Family Harmony In the Digital Age
How can parents and caregivers effectively guide their children’s media use in a way that reduces conflict, fosters independence, and helps guard against the development of problematic or addictive media use?
ParentingDigital AddictionPrivacySocial MediaSpeakersElizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Founder, DigitalParentingCoach.com
Sarah M. Coyne, PhD
Professor, Human Development, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University
Catherine Page Jeffery, PhD
Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Sydney
Emily Cherkin, MEd
Founder/Owner, The Screentime Consultant
Adam Pletter, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, iParent101.com
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Ask the Experts—WebinarMental Health Apps, ChatBots, and Digital Therapy for Kids: What You Need to Know
The escalating adolescent mental health crisis has been met with a new array of digital solutions--how are these new digital resources shaping the future of mental health care for youth?
Mental HealthEmerging TechnologySpeakersVaile Wright, PhD
Senior Director, Health Care Innovation, American Psychological Association
Henry Willis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Program, University of Maryland, College Park
Elsa Friis, PhD
Head of Mental Health, Alongside
Ava Shropshire
Youth Advisor, Alongside; Neuroscience Student at Washington University
Stephen Schueller, PhD
Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics, University of California, Irvine
Nicole Martinez-Martin, JD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
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Ask the Experts—WebinarUnreal: Online Misinformation, Deep Fakes, and Youth
How can parents, caregivers, and educators help children think critically and develop skills to navigate misinformation and deep fakes in their digital lives?
Media LiteracyBrain and CognitionSpeakersDiana Graber
Author, "Raising Humans in a Digital World,"; Founder, Cyber Civics and Cyberwise
Imran Ahmed
Founder and CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Joel Breakstone, PhD
Executive Director, Digital Inquiry Group
Andrew Shtulman, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Occidental College
Rakoen Maertens, PhD
Juliana Cuyler Matthews Junior Research Fellow in Psychology, New College, University of Oxford
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Ask the Experts—WebinarFinding Words: Language Development and Screen Use
How does digital media exposure affect the development of language and communication skills in young children ages 0-5 years old?
Brain and CognitionEducation & LearningSpeakersKathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD
Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow in Psychology, Temple University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Rebecca Dore, PhD
Director of Research, Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
Sarah Kucker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Southern Methodist University
Angie Neal, MS
Speech Language Pathologist, Policy Advisor for Speech-Language Pathology and Early Literacy, South Carolina Department of Education
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Ask the Experts—WebinarADHD, Children, and Digital Media
What information and tools should parents and caregivers know about to best support children with ADHD around media use and overuse?
NeurodiversityBrain and CognitionSpeakersCarey Heller, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist, Heller Psychology Group
Shelley Haven, ATP, RET, BSME
Assistive Technology Consultant, Technology to Unlock Potential
Clifford Sussman, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist; Gaming and Internet Use Disorder Specialist; Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, George Washington University
Anthony Yeung, MD, FRCPC, DRCSPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
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Ask the Experts—WebinarChild Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online: Virtual World, Real Victims
How can parents and caregivers help youth avoid the most common exploitation and abuse scenarios they may face online?
Sexual ContentSpeakersJennifer Newman
Executive Director, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Steve Grocki
Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Department of Justice
Dorrian Horsey, CIPP/US
Attorney, Minc Law
Elizabeth Jeglic, PhD
Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Melissa Stroebel
VP Research & Insights, Thorn
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSafe Zone: Children and Online Safety
What can parents and caregivers do to equip youth with the skills and protections needed to keep themselves safe online?
Media LiteracyParentingSocial MediaVideo GamingSpeakersMarc Berkman, JD
CEO, Organization for Social Media Safety
Sherri Hope Culver
Director, Center for Media and Information Literacy; Professor, Temple University
Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA
Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science; Director, Digital Futures for Children Centre
Fareedah Shaheed
Internet Safety Expert, Sekuva
Titania Jordan
Chief Parent Officer, Bark Technologies
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Ask the Experts—WebinarThe New Sex Educator? Online Sexual Content and Today’s Youth
How much and how easily are youth accessing sexual content online? How does what they view shape their perception of “normal” in romantic and sexual relationships? Is the increasing prevalence of AI playing a role?
Sexual ContentLGBTQIA+SpeakersCarolyn West, PhD
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Washington
Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center; Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
Debra Herbenick, PhD, MPH
Provost Professor, Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health
Amy Lang, MA
Sexual Health Educator, Birds & Bees & Kids
Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, PhD
Professor of Communication, University of Arizona