Jacqueline is an assistant professor at Brown University. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her B.A. in psychology from Harvard University. Jackie’s research integrates interpersonal models of developmental psychopathology, peer and romantic relationships, and mass media and communications theories to examine the role of social…
Maria is a graduate student in the developmental psychology program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her B.S. in neuroscience and education from Bates College in 2018. Following graduation, she worked as a research assistant and imaging coordinator with Dr. BJ Casey at Yale University. Her research aims to explore the…
Shedrick is a graduate student in the developmental psychology program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his B.S. in psychology and neuroscience with an area of emphasis in behavioral neuroscience from West Virginia University in 2021. As an undergrad, he also worked as a summer research assistant at the University of…
Kara is a clinical psychology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and visual and media studies from Duke University in 2018. After Duke, she was a clinical research assistant under Dr. Anthony Spirito and Dr. Elizabeth Thompson at Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where…
Jolien is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She studies early adolescents’ development in a digitalized society that is dominated by normative ideals. Through a multidisciplinary approach, cognitive processes and individual difference factors underlying the effects of media use on well-being and self-image…
Jessica is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from Florida International University in 2021. Jessica studies individual differences in affective and incentive processing neurocognitive mechanisms during critical developmental periods and among certain at-risk populations. She aims…
Fatimah is manager of the Winston National Center. She graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology and sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022. Fatimah is interested in understanding how factors such as technology affect the psychological, emotional and mental wellbeing of individuals. She plans on pursuing a master of social work…
Kaitlyn is a research assistant professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research adapts a developmental focus to study how adolescents and emerging adults use digital technologies, including social media and smartphones. Kaitlyn’s research examines the associations between digital technology use and a wide array…
Rosa is a teaching assistant professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a Ph.D. in psychology and neuroscience from Duke University in 2017, with a research focus on decision-making and brain development. At UNC, she teaches courses about social media, technology and adolescent brain…