Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Youth-Centered Approaches to Media Research

Overview

During this conference, Jenny Radesky, MD, and Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd., MPH, will discuss youth-centered approaches to social media research and their impact on frameworks, methods, and products.

Dr. Radesky will present the DREAMER model (Dynamic, Relational, and Ecological Approach to Media Effects Research; Barr, Kirkorian, Coyne, & Radesky, 2024), a new conceptual framework for conducting research on media use in early childhood. This model improves on previous research, which focused solely on children’s “screen time,” by exploring the context of media use within parent-child relationships, how media affects both parents and children. to children, the role of media design, and how factors such as poverty and stress influence outcomes. He will share recent research using the DREAMER model and discuss its relevance to clinical counseling using the 5Cs framework.

Dr. Moreno will describe the 5 Cs framework for teen media use. She will then present the Brain, Behavior and Well-being project, which focuses on the intersection of adolescent development and digital media use. This project uses an interdisciplinary approach guided by a Youth Advisory Council and has informed new methods and approaches for social network research among adolescents. Dr. Moreno will also discuss how this project intersects with the 5C framework.

About Dr. Radesky

Dr. Jenny Radesky is a tenure-track associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School and director of the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Radesky earned her BS in Natural Sciences from Johns Hopkins University and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Since 2022, she has held leadership roles in her division, including Service Chief and Division Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Radesky is board certified in pediatrics and developmental behavioral pediatrics and has been named a behavioral expert by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission beginning in 2024.

Dr. Radesky’s research focuses on the intersection of early childhood development and digital media use, particularly how parental mobile device use affects parent-child interactions and behavioral outcomes of the children. Through innovative methodologies and collaborations with interdisciplinary researchers, he continues to advance the study of media use in early childhood, striving to translate these findings into clinical practice and public policy.

About Dr. Moreno

Dr. Megan Moreno is Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Northwestern University and his medical doctorate from George Washington University. Dr. Moreno completed her residency in pediatrics and served as Chief Resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She subsequently completed a research fellowship in Adolescent Medicine and STD/HIV at the University of Washington, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Public Health. Additionally, Dr. Moreno holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Her research and leadership focus on the intersection of digital technology and adolescent health. Dr. Moreno is researching efforts to improve digital environments for youth, the impact of technology and digital media (TDM) on adolescent brain development and behavior, health information-seeking behaviors of adolescents and the role of technology in mental well-being.

About the Director’s Innovation Speaker Series

NIMH established the Director’s Innovation Speaker Series to encourage broad, interdisciplinary thinking in the development of scientific initiatives and programs and to push for theoretical advances in science rather than the continuation of incremental thinking. Innovation speakers are encouraged to describe their work from the perspective of breaking existing boundaries and developing successful new ideas, as well as working outside their primary area of ​​expertise in ways that have moved their fields forward. We encourage debates about the meaning of innovation, creativity, advances and paradigm shifts.

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This event is free, but you must register to attend .