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…
Jolien is an Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna. 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 are examined.
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…
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 co-director of the Winston Center on Technology and Brain 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 Center on Technology and Brain Development. Her research examines social, cultural and technological influences on adolescent development, with a focus on outcomes related to well-being, sexual health and…