Our Team

We are a mission-driven organization made up of a dynamic and collaborative team of experts and thought leaders.

Leadership

Staff

Associates

Benoît Bediou, PhD

Benoît Bediou

PhD

Research Partner

Senior Research Associate
Brain and Learning Lab, University of Geneva

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Elizabeth Hunt

MA

Research Partner

Research Associate
Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center

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Erica Lee

Erica Lee

PhD

Consulting Psychologist

Attending Psychologist
Boston Children’s Hospital

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Jason Fogler

PhD

Consulting Psychologist

Attending Psychologist
Boston Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Professor of Psychology
Harvard Medical School

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Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD

Keneisha Sinclair-McBride

PhD

Consulting Psychologist

Attending Psychologist
Boston Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Harvard Medical School

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Meredith Gansner

MD

Consulting Psychiatrist

Attending Psychiatrist
Boston Children’s Hospital

Instructor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

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Peter Raffalli

MD

Consulting Neurologist

Attending Child Neurologist
Boston Children’s Hospital

Founder and Director
Bullying & Cyberbullying Preventation & Advocacy Collaborative

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School

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Rebecca Robbins

PhD, MS

Consulting Sleep Scientist

Associate Scientist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

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Student Advisory Council

Audrey H.

Bansi B.

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Blooma SG.

Brian Z.

Bryann-Noel R.

Chloe K

Chloe K.

Daniel G.

Devin O.

Gabby T.

Geo E.

Joshua RO.

Kaitlyn R.

Laila B.

Leena M.

Lucy M.

Lucy V.

Madeline L.

Maggie H.

Maya K.

Michael J.

Michelle Z.

Pritika K.

Rachael C.

Saira H.

Sharon JP.

Simrah D.

Sophia S.

Stephen A.

Veronica C.

Xiola C.

Research Alumni

Elizabeth Hunt, MA

2021-2023

Isobel McEwan

2022

Benoît Bediou, PhD

2021-2022

Cameron Neirem, MD

2019-2021

Summer Moukalled

2019-2021

Lisa Hurwitz, PhD

2019-2021

Jessica Magyar

2017

Robyn Thom, MD

2016-2018

Yun-Ming Chang, PhD

2016-2017

Leah Scandurra

2015-2017

Advisors

Tarek Aly

MD

Child and Adult Psychiatrist
Mosaic Psychiatry

Daphne Bavelier

PhD

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology
University of Geneva

Director
Brain and Learning Lab

Linda Charmaraman

PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Wellesley Centers for Women

Director
Youth Media & Wellbeing Research Lab

Julie Dobrow

MA, PhD

Faculty
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study & Human Development, Tufts University

Evelyn Eisenstein

MD, DSc

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Rio de Janeiro State University

Alicia Haywood

MA

Producer & Educator

Executive Director
iSpeak Media Foundation

Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Missouri-Columbia

Alexis Hiniker

PhD

Director
User Empowerment Lab

Assistant Professor
Human-Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington

Steve Horowitz

Partner
Alpha Edison

Heather Inyart

Executive Director
Media Power Youth

Philip McRae

PhD

Executive Staff Officer
The Alberta Teachers’ Association

Adjunct Professor, Education
University of Alberta

Elizabeth Milovidov

PhD, JD

Founder
Digital Parenting Consultant

Law Professor

Senior Manager
the LEGO Group

Yuhyun Park

PhD

Founder and CEO
DQ Institute and HumanX

Michael Preston

PhD

Executive Director
Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

Jenny Radesky

MD

Pediatrician

Associate Professor, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School

Jordan Shlain

MD

Physician and Healthcare Systems Designer

Founder and Chairman
Private Medical

Tiffany Shlain

Filmmaker

Founder
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

Founder
Webby Awards

Ron Slaby

PhD

Retired Psychologist

Research Scientist and Children’s Media Advisor