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Valuable Insights Gained at the Family Online Safety Institute Conference
Earlier this week, our team participated in the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Annual Conference in Washington D.C., which focused on new frontiers in online safety. At this conference, FOSI unveiled their latest research report on Generative AI…
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Meet Oluwatomilola Idowu, our new Graduate Research Intern
We’re excited to welcome Oluwatomilola (Tomi) Idowu, BSc to the Digital Wellness Lab as a Graduate Research Intern.
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Meet Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, our new Program Administrator
We’re excited to welcome Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter to the Digital Wellness Lab as our new Program Administrator and thought we’d let her introduce herself in her own words. So without further ado, meet Brinleigh!
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Conversations with Clinicians: Jason Fogler, PhD
Jason Fogler, PhD. Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital; LEND Director, Boston Children’s Hospital & the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Psychology-in-Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Conversations with Clinicians: Meredith Gansner, MD
Meredith Gansner, MD – Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children’s Hospital – Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Understanding How Teens Use Specific Spaces in Social Media Platforms
In our most recent Pulse Survey, we asked 1,505 young people between the ages of 15 and 22 about aspects of their social media use using a unique approach…
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Q2 Roundup 2023: Together, We’re Building a Healthier Internet
We are proud of our efforts to create a healthier digital ecosystem for kids and the last few months have been especially rewarding! We have been out sharing insights from our research with everyone from NPR to People Magazine; we were cited in the Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health; we…
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Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health
We are thrilled to report that research from our August 2022 Pulse Survey was cited in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health released on May 23, 2023. Since the report was released, many people have reached out to our team at the Lab to ask us what we think.…
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Digital Wellness Lab Student Advisory Council Presents to Researchers and Industry Stakeholders
On Tuesday, May 16, the Digital Wellness Lab’s inaugural Student Advisory Council (SAC) of 10 high school students met over Zoom with an audience of 40 tech, media, healthcare, and education leaders…
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Announcing the Adolescent Media Project (AMP)
We are excited to announce the Adolescent Media Project (AMP), a collaborative study with Dr. Linda Charmaraman and the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing (YMW) Research Lab at Wellesley College!
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Q1 2023 Digital Wellness Roundup: News, Research, Guides & More
We’ve rounded up some notable articles, videos, and podcasts from the first three months of 2023 to provide an overview of some recent findings, recommendations, and trends concerning young people’s digital media use.
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Meet Kathy Cooney, CIMAID Clinical Social Worker
Earlier this year we welcomed Kathy Cooney, LICSW to the Digital Wellness Lab and Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID) team here at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Sharenting: Understanding the Impact on Our Children’s Privacy and Well-being
Sharenting refers to parents sharing content about their children online. Sharenting is an easy, accessible way to share experiences and relate to other parents.
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How Teens View Parental Rules & Online Safety Features
The Digital Wellness Lab connects with adolescents regularly throughout the year using short Pulse Surveys to help us better understand their perspectives on “hot button” topics related to technology and interactive media.
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Benefits of Video Game Play: Content and Context Matter
Sam Schwamm’s academic and professional interests center on the relationship between interactive media (especially video games) and positive youth development.