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…
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…
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.
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…
Annie is an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Winston Family Distinguished Fellow at the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development. Her research examines social, cultural and technological influences on adolescent development, with a focus on outcomes related to well-being, sexual…
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.