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Conversations with Clinicians: Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP November 27, 2023 I am a nurse practitioner, a primary care clinician, and the Director of Boston HAPPENS, the Adolescent and Young Adult HIV program at BCH. Read More
Meet Nicole Powell, the Lab’s new Clinical Research Specialist November 22, 2023 I'm Nicole, and I'm thrilled to join the Digital Wellness Lab as a Clinical Research Specialist. With a background in child development and family relations, I'm currently pursuing a dual… Read More
Valuable Insights Gained at the Family Online Safety Institute Conference November 16, 2023 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… Read More
Meet Oluwatomilola Idowu, our new Graduate Research Intern November 7, 2023 We’re excited to welcome Oluwatomilola (Tomi) Idowu, BSc to the Digital Wellness Lab as a Graduate Research Intern. Read More
Meet Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, our new Program Administrator October 12, 2023 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… Read More
Conversations with Clinicians: Jason Fogler, PhD October 2, 2023 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… Read More
Conversations with Clinicians: Meredith Gansner, MD September 11, 2023 Meredith Gansner, MD - Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children’s Hospital - Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Read More
Pulse Survey (August 2023) — Exploring the Nuances of Young People’s Social Media Use and Experiences July 31, 2023 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... Read More
4 Filters for Digital Wellness July 17, 2023 We’ve created our 4 Filters for Digital Wellness to help kids and adults make healthy choices when it comes to their #screentime. Read More
Q2 Roundup 2023: Together, We’re Building a Healthier Internet June 29, 2023 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… Read More
The 5 M’s of Digital Wellness June 14, 2023 Just as we wouldn’t hand a child a chainsaw without first teaching them how to use it, we should teach our kids how to use their devices in a positive,… Read More
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health May 25, 2023 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… Read More
Digital Wellness Lab Student Advisory Council Presents to Researchers and Industry Stakeholders May 25, 2023 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… Read More