Screen Deep

Feb 19 2025 11 ep. 39 mins 18
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Screen Deep takes aim at decoding young brains and behavior in a digital world. 
Host Kris Perry dives deep with a leading expert in each episode to explore how children and adolescents are affected mentally, physically, and developmentally by digital media use, bringing research and evidence-based perspectives to the essential questions on how to help children thrive today.

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Video Gaming Effects on Children’s Behavior and Health with Douglas Gentile, PhD

Feb 19 2025 50 mins  
The majority of today’s adolescents are video gaming - for many, daily. How much gaming is too much ? Are violent video games actually harmful to children? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry sits down with Dr. Douglas Gentile, a Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University and renowned video gaming expert. Dr. Gentile discusses the latest research on which aspect

Social Media, Mental Health, and Adolescent Social Dynamics with Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

Jan 29 2025 42 mins  
How has social media changed the way teens socialize and interact - and is it affecting their mental health? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry sits down with researcher and Chief of Psychology of the American Psychological Association Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP. Dr. Prinstein describes his research on popularity and likeability in adolescence, and how social media fac

Language Development, Learning, and Play in Early Childhood with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD

Jan 08 2025 49 mins  
Learning language involves much more than memorizing the ABCs. How do babies and toddlers acquire language and how can parents and caregivers foster its optimal development? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry is joined by renowned child development researcher Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD, to discuss children’s language development, learning, and play in the digital age. Dr

Adolescent Health, Body Image/Eating Disorders and Media Use with Jason Nagata, MD, MSc

Dec 18 2024 40 mins  
How does adolescents’ use of digital media , particularly of image-based social media platforms, influence and amplify their body image concerns? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry engages in a compelling conversation with Dr. Jason Nagata, a distinguished researcher and a pediatrician, to explore the complex relationship between digital media use and adolescents’

Young Child Learning, Attention, and Screen Use with Heather Kirkorian, PhD

Nov 27 2024 33 mins  
When a young child watches TV or uses a digital tablet are they able to learn from what they see? What are the effects of media use on the development of attentional networks? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry talks to Dr. Heather Kirkorian about how digital media impacts learning, cognition, and attention in young children. Dr. Kirkorian describes the developmental m

Introducing the Screen Deep Podcast

Nov 19 2024 1 mins  
Introducing the Screen Deep podcast - where we go on deep dives with leading experts to decode child and adolescent brains and behavior in a digital world. For more resources and research on this topic visit the Learn and Explore section of the Children and Screens website (https://www.childrenandscreens.org) -------------- Follow Children and Screens on: Facebook: Children and Scr

Parent Media Use, Technoference, and Its Effects on Children with Brandon McDaniel, PhD

Nov 06 2024 43 mins  
Parents worried about child media use may not be aware that their own media use patterns at home may be significantly affecting their children. In this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry discusses “technoference” – the interference of technology in relationships – with the researcher who coined that term, Dr. Brandon McDaniel. Dr. McDaniel shares results from his work

The Neuroscience of Adolescent Digital and Behavioral Addictions with Dr. Marc Potenza

Oct 16 2024 40 mins  
Concern about youth digital addiction is a relatively recent but significant addition to the list of common worries for parents of adolescents in the past few decades. What exactly is digital addiction, and how does it relate to other forms of addiction such as gambling and substance-use disorders? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry sits down with Marc Potenza, MD, PhD

Adolescent Brain Development and Social Media Use with Eva Telzer, PhD

Sep 24 2024 44 mins  
Adolescence is an exciting period of life shaped by risks, rewards, and rapid changes in the brain. On this episode of Screen Deep, we explore how adolescent brains affect and are affected by their digital media use with Eva Telzer, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Co-Director of the Winston National Center on Technology Us

Screen Time and Sleep - Quality, Quantity, and Context with Lauren Hale, PhD

Sep 24 2024 46 mins  
Sleep is an essential part of life, and the quality and quantity of a person’s nightly sleep has wide-ranging impacts on cognition, behavior, and health. On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry discusses children and teens’ sleep and its relationship to digital media with Dr. Lauren Hale, Professor of Family, Population, and Preventative Medicine at Stony Brook Universi