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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
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Ask the Experts—WebinarEarly Childhood Mental Health and Digital Media
How does digital media use affect early child development and mental health? How should care providers approach technology use in order to protect and promote mental health in young children (ages 0-5)?
Mental HealthParentingSpeakersDimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Chief Science Officer, Children and Screens
Gilbert Foley, EdD
Consulting Clinical Psychologist, New York Center for Child Development; Clinical Co- Director, NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center
Stephanie Jones, PhD
Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lisa Linder, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
Joan Luby, MD
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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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 AddictionEducation & LearningSocial 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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Ask the Experts—WebinarState of Play: The Ins and Outs of Healthy and Problematic Video Gaming
Video gaming has become a near-universal activity with children. Which features in popular video games can promote (or hinder) their cognitive development and mental health?
Video GamingSpeakersDouglas Gentile, PhD
Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University
Nick Ballou, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
Founder & Executive Director, Neuroscape; David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco
Kishonna Gray, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
Alok Kanojia, MD, MPH
President & Co-Founder, Healthy Gamer
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Ask the Experts—WebinarCopycat: Social Contagion, Online Viral Behavior, and Youth
What should parents and caregivers know about vulnerability to social contagion—and how is it being supercharged by the large volume of digital content and social media algorithms?
Social MediaMedia LiteracyMental HealthParentingPhysical HealthSpeakersVicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Andrea Giedinghagen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, PhD, MMSc
Professor of Public Health, Head of the Public Mental Health Research Unit, Deputy Head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
Pamela Wisniewski, PhD
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Flowers Family Fellow in Engineering, University of Vanderbilt