Defying the Digital Dilemma Short Film: Discovery Education
Community Perceptions of a New Phone Policy at a Boarding School in Switzerland
Past Lessons, Future Insights: Intergenerational Report on Youth Mental Health
This report, authored by members of the Young Leaders Council (YLC), a program of Mental Health America, seeks to bridge the past and the present. Through interviews with individuals across different generations and cultural backgrounds, we explore how past traumas, coping mechanisms, and community support systems can inform our approach to youth mental health today. Our aim is not to diminish the unique challenges of this era but to enrich our understanding by drawing on the lessons embedded in history.
Social Behaviors of Infant Chimpanzees Exposed to Interactive Technology
Evidence that technology use during infancy, in particular, has negative implications such as limiting limiting social interaction — minimizing opportunities essential for psychological and emotional development (Sivrikova et al., 2020).
The question of technology as a form of enrichment for chimpanzees is also controversial. In this experiment, I conducted independent research with a primatologist to understand the frequency by which an infant chimpanzee would direct attention toward an interactive iPad and how this might affect the infant’s social behaviors.
Breaking the Algorithm: Redesigning Social Media for Youth Wellbeing
The Breaking the Algorithm (BtA) project was designed to chart a course for healthier online spaces for youth, by youth. Led by young leaders from across the country, we’ve convened and
heard from young people, tech experts, policymakers, advocates, and researchers to uncover what’s missing, what’s possible, and what young people want to positively shape the digital landscape. Between June 2023 and December 2024, we hosted a national summit of social media leaders, conducted focus groups with young people, and administered a national survey on youth social media experiences. The conclusions of this report were interpreted through the lens of our project team of youth
leaders from across the U.S. It outlines findings and recommendations to make social media more mental health-friendly for young people.
The Value of In-person Connection and Communication: Personal and Scientific Report
An article published for the American School Boards Journal with Jinghong Cai, Ph.D., detailing the importance of human connection in the digital age.