The Winston Center is home to the nation’s foremost experts on how technology and social media impact the developing mind and brain.

Our psychologists and neuroscientists represent one of the nation’s largest research teams dedicated to studying the impact of technology and social media on teenage brain development and mental health. The Winston Center team includes highly accomplished researchers, including distinguished professors, teaching fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.

Leadership

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Chief Behavioral Science Officer

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Headshot of Eva Telzer

Chief Neuroscience Officer

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Faculty Members

Annie Maheux, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Winston Family Distinguished Fellow

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Headshot of Rosa Li

Teaching Faculty & Outreach Coordinator

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Graduate Students

Faculty Affiliates

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Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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Assistant Professor, UNC School of Education

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Andrea Pelletier-Baldelli

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UNC-Chapel Hill

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Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Associate Director, Parr Center for Ethics

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Project Coordinators

SWS Coordinator

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FACES Coordinator

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BRAIN-STEM/GenAI Coordinator

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FACES & SYNCED Coordinator

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Project SUPERBrain Coordinator

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Project SUPERBrain Coordinator

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RAPT Study Coordinator

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SYNCED/ForYOU Coordinator

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