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.

Co-Directors

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Eva is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-director of the UNC Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development.

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Mitch is the Chief Science Officer of the American Psychological Association, the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and co-director of the UNC Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development.

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Faculty Members

Annie Maheux, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Winston Family Distinguished Fellow

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Teaching Faculty & Outreach Coordinator

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Administration

Fatimah Jangana

Winston National Center Manager

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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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Consultants