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Emily Weinstein

Executive Director + Principal Investigator
Center for Digital Thriving, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Dr. Emily Weinstein is a psychologist, researcher, author, and lecturer who has spent over a decade at Harvard working on questions like: How do youth experience adolescence in an age of social media? What can adults do to help? Her book with Carrie James, Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (And Adults Are Missing) received widespread coverage, including across The Today Show, NPR, TIME, The New York Times, WIRED, and The Washington Post. With Dr. Jackie Nesi, Emily also created Tech Parenting 101: a self-paced online course for parents of tweens and teens that has evidence-based guidance on navigating big tech topics like screen time, gaming, cyberbullying, sexting, and more.

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Events featuring Emily Weinstein
Events featuring Emily Weinstein