Researchers, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, and more gathered to explore how digital media use impacts the social, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical development of children.
Speakers
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Jon-Patrick Allem, PhD, MA
Director; Assistant Professor of Research
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Kara S. Bagot
Associate Professor
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Fiona Baker, PhD
Director
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Naomi Baron, PhD
Professor Emerita of Linguistics
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Rachel Barr, PhD
Professor of Psychology
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Marie Bragg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population Health, Director of Diversity Initiatives; Assistant Professor (affiliated) of Marketing
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Sophia Choukas-Bradley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director
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Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief; Director; Chief Science Officer
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Sarah Coyne, PhD
Professor of Human Development
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Jennifer Stine Elam, PhD
Director of Outreach and Education
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Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Founder and Executive Director; Professor of Psychology
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César Escobar-Viera, PhD, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Director
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Peter Fagen, JD
Partner
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Josh Golin
Executive Director
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James A. Griffin, PhD
Chief; Director
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Lauren Hale, PhD
Professor of Family, Population, and Preventative Medicine; Founding Editor-in-Chief
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Jennifer Harris, PhD, MBA
Senior Research Advisor
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Karen F. Heffler, MD
Associate Professor
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Elizabeth Hoffman, PhD
Senior Scientific Program Manager
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John Hutton, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Research Director
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Baroness Beeban Kidron
Founder and Chair; Crossbench Peer
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Heather Kirkorian, PhD
Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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Harold Koplewicz, MD
Founding President and Medical Director
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Elizabeth Laird, MPA, MEd
Director
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Victor Lee, PhD
Associate Professor; Faculty Lead for AI and Education
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Reg Leichty, JD
Founding Partner
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Cindy H. Liu, PhD
Director; Assistant Professor
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Megan Maas, PhD
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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Lucía Magis-Weinberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Clay Mash, PhD
Program Officer
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Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Desmond Upton Patton, PhD, MSW
Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, Director
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Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD
Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry
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Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP
Chief Science Officer
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Jenny Radesky, MD
David G. Dickinson Collegiate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Director
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Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH
Irving Schulman, MD Endowed Professor in Child Health, Professor of Pediatrics, of Medicine, and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, Director; Co-Director
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Mark Rosenfield, PhD, FAAO
Professor
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Tamara Sobel, JD, CSE
Health and Media Literacy Education Policy Content Specialist; National Advisor for Health and Media Literacy
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Clifford Sussman, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist; Internet and Gaming Addiction Specialist; Volunteer Clinical Faculty
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Eva Telzer, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; Associate Editor; Co-Director
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Brendesha Tynes, PhD
Professor of Education and Psychology
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Ari Waldman, JD, PhD
Professor of Law
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L. Monique Ward, PhD
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
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Paul Weigle, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Services; Chair of the Media Committee
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Henry Willis, PhD
Assistant Professor
- 4:00pm Coffee Hour for Mentorship Program Participants
- 5:00pm Welcome
- 5:15pm Keynote: Putting Children at the Centre of the Digital World
- 6:00pm Flash Talks
- 6:40pm Meet the Editors
- 7:00pm Welcome Reception and Cocktail Party
- 8:00am Continental Breakfast
- 9:00am Welcome
- 9:10am Keynote: Rethinking Children’s Privacy
- 9:45am The Impact of Technology and Digital Media (TDM) Usage on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing
- 10:45am Coffee Break
- 11:10am Cyber Mirrors: Reflecting on Online Behaviors and Offline Realities
- 11:10am Abstract Symposium: Young Children and Screens
- 12:20pm Luncheon
- 1:30pm Translational Efforts to Prevent and Treat Problematic Use of the Internet in Children and Adolescents
- 2:30pm Sexts, Lies, & Videostream: Adolescent Sexuality Online
- 3:30pm Break
- 4:00pm Media and Parenting Across Childhood: The Importance of Relational Context, Family Media Ecology, and Structural Factors
- 5:00pm Poster Session and Cocktail Party
- 8:00am Continental Breakfast
- 9:00am Welcome
- 9:10am Keynote: GPT’s Siren Call: Should We be Worried?
- 9:45am Digital Marketing to Children and Adolescents: Concerns and Opportunities to Address Harmful Practices
- 9:45am National Studies: A Review of Existing Datasets
- 10:45am Coffee Break
- 11:10am Using EdTech Effectively: Balancing Student Learning, Wellness, and Data Privacy
- 11:10am Abstract Symposium: Mental Health and Body Image
- 12:20pm Luncheon
- 1:30pm Social Media and Social Relationships Among Diverse Adolescents
- 2:30pm Digital Media and Physical Health
- 2:30pm Abstract Symposium: Parent Knowledge and Behavior
- 3:30pm Break
- 4:00pm Early Digital Media Use
- 4:00pm Abstract Symposium: Prevention and Intervention
- 5:00pm Free Time
- 6:00pm Dinner at the International Spy Museum
- 8:00am Continental Breakfast
- 9:00am Breakout Sessions: Research Agenda Building
- 10:45am Break
- 11:15am Breakout Sessions: Clinical and Scientific Challenges
- 1:00pm Luncheon, Breakout Group Reports, and Closing Remarks
Congresses
2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
Washington, D.C.
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