Upcoming Events
april
21apr(apr 21)4:44 pm25(apr 25)4:44 pmHuo Family Foundation grantee meeting
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Digital Wellness Lab Scientist Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be in London to meet with Lab supporter the Huo Family Foundation.
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Digital Wellness Lab Scientist Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be in London to meet with Lab supporter the Huo Family Foundation.
30apr5:22 pm5:22 pmDiscussions on Digital Wellness: All About AI
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The Digital Wellness Lab’s supporters will be gathering to discuss our recent findings in AI-focused studies.
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The Digital Wellness Lab’s supporters will be gathering to discuss our recent findings in AI-focused studies.
may
07may(may 7)2:08 pm08(may 8)2:08 pmClinical Dives into Digital Wellbeing
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Digital wellbeing and the work of keeping kids healthy and safe online is a cross-functional discipline. For two days, our colleagues from across the Hospital will be joining
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Digital wellbeing and the work of keeping kids healthy and safe online is a cross-functional discipline. For two days, our colleagues from across the Hospital will be joining the Lab to share clinically-informed guidance and ideas for building emerging tech that is designed with kids’ wellbeing in mind.
11may2:16 pm2:16 pmAdolescent Medicine Updates 2026 Post-Graduate Course
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Adolescent care is rapidly evolving—and clinicians are navigating increasingly complex clinical, developmental, and psychosocial challenges. Adolescent Medicine Updates 2026 is a dynamic one-day virtual conference designed to equip healthcare
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Adolescent care is rapidly evolving—and clinicians are navigating increasingly complex clinical, developmental, and psychosocial challenges. Adolescent Medicine Updates 2026 is a dynamic one-day virtual conference designed to equip healthcare professionals with practical, evidence-informed strategies they can apply immediately in practice. Dr. Michael Rich will be joining to share about problematic media use and how he and his colleagues identify and address it in the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders.
13may(may 13)2:19 pm15(may 15)2:19 pmYoung Futures Block Party
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The Lab’s Executive Director, Cori Stott, will be two-stepping her way through the Young Futures Block Party, a community-powered celebration designed to bring together YF
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The Lab’s Executive Director, Cori Stott, will be two-stepping her way through the Young Futures Block Party, a community-powered celebration designed to bring together YF innovators, youth leaders, funders, researchers, nonprofit leaders, and partners, in the spirit of building something bigger than any one program, project, or institution.
16may2:20 pm2:20 pmVerizon Family Digital Wellbeing Workshop – Miami Edition
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Join the Lab’s Nicole Powell, Katrina Ho, and Cori Stott for a series of free, drop-in hands-on workshops in
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Join the Lab’s Nicole Powell, Katrina Ho, and Cori Stott for a series of free, drop-in hands-on workshops in the Verizon Store at 3100 N Miami Avenue from 12:00 – 4:00. You’ll leave with digital wellbeing plans and some great prizes! Plus, just for attending, you’ll be entered into a sweepstakes to win World Cup tickets!
21may2:21 pm2:21 pmResearch Roundtable with Roblox and Prosocial Design Network
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How can we foster connection in social gaming spaces? In Fall 2025, Roblox and Prosocial Design Network brought together more than 40 academics and Roblox team members, all
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How can we foster connection in social gaming spaces? In Fall 2025, Roblox and Prosocial Design Network brought together more than 40 academics and Roblox team members, all inspired by that question and about the possibility of catalyzing new research. In a day of small group workshopping, participants co-imagined design solutions to promote prosocial engagement – from cooperating to teaching – that could lead to connection, belonging and wellbeing. The convening then produced six research projects, funded by Roblox, to explore and test several of the ideas that emerged from the day’s discussions.
In this Inspired Internet Pledge Research Roundtable we will hear from the convening’s co-hosts to learn about the design ideas generated during the day and from the project teams who will share initial findings from their research. Presentations will be followed by breakout groups where we hope to explore the potential of adapting and adopting the design ideas presented – and also how we can catalyze yet more actionable research toward hosting healthy online spaces.
27may(may 27)2:22 pm28(may 28)2:22 pmSocial Media and Youth Mental Health Summit
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The Lab’s Executive Director, Cori Stott, will be taking part in this summit hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Social Media and Youth Mental Health
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The Lab’s Executive Director, Cori Stott, will be taking part in this summit hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Social Media and Youth Mental Health Center of Excellence. The Summit will gather clinicians, educators, researchers, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, parents, youth, and more to share knowledge and discuss hot topics around social media and youth mental health.
Past Events
april
15apr8:59 pm8:59 pmRaising Healthy, Smart, Kind Humans in the Age of Social Media & AI
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A webinar for Mass General Brigham’s The Parenting Series featuring the Digital Wellness Lab’s own Dr. Michael Rich. He’ll address the physical, social, and mental ways that online
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A webinar for Mass General Brigham’s The Parenting Series featuring the Digital Wellness Lab’s own Dr. Michael Rich. He’ll address the physical, social, and mental ways that online media can affect kids.
15apr(apr 15)7:39 pm18(apr 18)7:39 pmSociety of Research on Adolescence 2026 Biennial Meeting
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A team from the Lab will be in Toronto for this conference: Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, Innovation Strategist; Sam Schwamm, Clinical Research Manager; and Kaitlin Tiches,
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A team from the Lab will be in Toronto for this conference: Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, Innovation Strategist; Sam Schwamm, Clinical Research Manager; and Kaitlin Tiches, Knowledge Manager. Brinleigh will be in a roundtable event entitled The Future of Research on Social Media, Tech, and Adolescent Development. Sam will be presenting a poster about the impact of different types of school phone policies.
15apr2:58 pmSociety of Research on Adolescence conference
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Sam Schwamm will be in Toronto presenting a poster about the impact of different types of school phone policies.
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Sam Schwamm will be in Toronto presenting a poster about the impact of different types of school phone policies.
14apr4:40 pm4:40 pmUniversity of Zurich guest lecture
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The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be giving a guest lecture on her recent research.
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The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be giving a guest lecture on her recent research.
08apr(apr 8)3:07 pm12(apr 12)3:07 pmAmerican Educational Research Association meeting
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Dr. Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be attending AERA 2026 in Los Angeles, connecting with a wide array of peers in educational research from around the
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Dr. Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be attending AERA 2026 in Los Angeles, connecting with a wide array of peers in educational research from around the world.
march
30mar4:26 pm4:26 pmLunch with Arnett Lab
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Folks from the Digital Wellness Lab will be joining their close colleagues at the Arnett Lab for lunch and conversation. Their work focuses on neurodevelopment among children.
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Folks from the Digital Wellness Lab will be joining their close colleagues at the Arnett Lab for lunch and conversation. Their work focuses on neurodevelopment among children. Maintaining close ties with others in our fields is fundamental to the collaboration necessary for solid academic research.
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Lab Knowledge Manager Kaitlin Tiches will be taking part in this interactive dialogue among peers designed to help to understand how young people are engaging
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Lab Knowledge Manager Kaitlin Tiches will be taking part in this interactive dialogue among peers designed to help to understand how young people are engaging with AI and how we can work together to guide responsible pathways forward to support youth wellbeing.
23mar(mar 23)5:21 pm24(mar 24)5:21 pmCommonSense Summit
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Cori Stott will be attending the two-day CommonSense Media Summit in San Francisco, engaging with researchers, regulators, advocates, and technologists to address challenges of building
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Cori Stott will be attending the two-day CommonSense Media Summit in San Francisco, engaging with researchers, regulators, advocates, and technologists to address challenges of building a healthier and safer digital experience for youth.
12mar8:23 pm8:23 pmThe Adventures of Boyhood
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The Government of Iceland and Equimundo will hold this high level convening including the Lab’s Librarian, Kaitlin Tiches. Participants will discuss how to strengthen the
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The Government of Iceland and Equimundo will hold this high level convening including the Lab’s Librarian, Kaitlin Tiches. Participants will discuss how to strengthen the environments that shape the lives of children, seeking sustainable change through both structural reform and cultural transformation.
09mar(mar 9)5:19 pm12(mar 12)5:19 pmSingapore American School
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Members of the Lab team – Nicole, Sam, Hannah, and Cori – will be leading an
05mar5:16 pm5:16 pmCamperdown Academy
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Dr. Michael Rich will be meeting with the faculty and families of the Camperdown Academy to discuss the evidence-based guidance for digital balance and wellbeing
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Dr. Michael Rich will be meeting with the faculty and families of the Camperdown Academy to discuss the evidence-based guidance for digital balance and wellbeing from his The Mediatrician’s Guide.
03mar(mar 3)4:20 pm06(mar 6)4:20 pmSAHM Conference in Seattle
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The Lab will be well-represented at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine annual meeting for 2026. Drs. David Bickham and Zhiying
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The Lab will be well-represented at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine annual meeting for 2026. Drs. David Bickham and Zhiying (Zoey) Yue will be joined by visiting grad student Simone D’Amico to take part, including presenting research posters at the event.
february
25feb9:20 pm9:20 pmStudent Advisory Council Mental Health Educational Panel
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Our Student Advisory Council members will be joined by a panel of experts from Boston Children’s Hospital to discuss current topics and careers in mental
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Our Student Advisory Council members will be joined by a panel of experts from Boston Children’s Hospital to discuss current topics and careers in mental health. Our experts include:
- Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride (Associate Chief, Integrated Behavioral Health)
- Dr. Gino Mortillaro (Medical Director, Emergency Psychiatric Service)
- Dr. Erica Lee (Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
- Dr. Jason Fogler (Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine)
25feb4:32 pm4:32 pmAmerican School of London
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Dr. Michael Rich will be delivering a series of presentations to parents and teachers at the school, based on his book, The Mediatrician’s Guide.
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Dr. Michael Rich will be delivering a series of presentations to parents and teachers at the school, based on his book, The Mediatrician’s Guide.
24feb8:45 pm8:45 pmThe Aspen Institute
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Cori Stott, the Lab’s Executive Director, will be attending this convening, titled Teens & Screens: Safety, Belonging, and Growing Up Online, focused on bringing together
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Cori Stott, the Lab’s Executive Director, will be attending this convening, titled Teens & Screens: Safety, Belonging, and Growing Up Online, focused on bringing together youth, parents, technologists, researchers, and policymakers to stake out the landscape and focus on actionable solutions that benefit young people.
22feb8:43 pm8:43 pmLearning More Festival
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Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich is attending the festival and delivering a session titled “Family Digital Wellness: Raising Healthy Children in a Screen-Filled World”
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Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich is attending the festival and delivering a session titled “Family Digital Wellness: Raising Healthy Children in a Screen-Filled World”
02feb8:41 pmSAFE AI Companions Task Force
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Knowledge Manager Kaitlin Tiches is attending the in-person meeting convened by the EDSAFE AI Alliance. The SAFE AI Companions Task Force is a global
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Knowledge Manager Kaitlin Tiches is attending the in-person meeting convened by the EDSAFE AI Alliance. The SAFE AI Companions Task Force is a global collective of educators, technologists, policymakers, researchers, industry experts, and youth and civil rights advocates committed to promoting safe and effective use of AI companions in education.