
2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
Call for Abstracts Full Information
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS now available for the 2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress, September 20-23, 2023 in Washington, D.C.! Sessions will cover the latest empirical research and solutions, and feature panel discussions, keynote presentations, and a poster session. Submissions due March 17, 2023.
Researchers, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, and more will come together to explore how digital media use impacts the social, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical development of children.
About the Congress: Researchers, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, and more will come together to explore how digital media use impacts the social, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical development of children.
In conjunction with the scientific program, the Congress will feature networking opportunities, hands-on demonstrations, and a Tools and Methodologies Exposition.
September 20 - September 23, 2023 | Washington D.C.

About the Tools and Methodologies Exposition
The aim of the 2023 Tools and Methodologies Exposition is to showcase new and emerging technologies that permit objective measurement of children’s and family’s media use (e.g., measures of time, content, or context of media use) and/or relevant outcomes (e.g., physical, psychophysiological, psychosocial, psychological, or neurological responses). The event will include exhibits, demonstrations, breakout groups, and panel discussions.
Featured Topics Will Include
- Covid-19 Pandemic Impacts and Looking Forward
- Technology and Relationships - From Connection to Isolation
- Digital Addictions
- Media and Depression, Self-harm, and Suicidality
- Media and Anxiety
- Physical Health and Screens
- Marketing and Advertising to Children
- Early Digital Media Use
- Relationships Between Online and Offline Behaviors and Beliefs - Prosocial to Antisocial
- Pornography, Sexting, & Cyberflashing
- The Role of Parents and Parenting
- Emerging Issues in the Study of Child Development and Digital Media
In conjunction with the Congress we will also host a Tools and Methodologies Exposition, featuring exhibits, demonstrations, and panel discussions about the newest ways to measure digital media use and its outcomes.
