
All times are in Eastern Time
Day 1 - Monday 5/24/21
Contributors to Mental Health
9:00 am
Welcome and Overview

Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, D.O.
Founder and President
Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Public Health
Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Keynote

James A. Griffin, PhD
Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch,
Early Learning and School Readiness Research Program,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Digital Media Usage
9:30 am
Digital Media Use from a Developmental Standpoint
Speaker

Julia Zehr, PhD
Branch Chief,
Developmental Mechanisms and Trajectories of Psychopathology Branch,
Division of Translational Research,
National Institute of Mental Health
Discussant

Paul Weigle, MD
Associate Medical Director, Natchaug Hospital Ambulatory Services; Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Chair, Media Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
10:00 am
Social Media
Speaker

Patti Valkenburg, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Communication,
University of Amsterdam
Speaker

Ine Beyens, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Center for Research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media,
Amsterdam School of Communication Research,
University of Amsterdam
Discussant

Katie Davis, EdD
Associate Professor and PhD Program Chair,
Information School,
University of Washington
10:30 am
Gaming
Speaker

Douglas Gentile, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University
Discussant

Ed Spector, PsyD
Psychologist,
Spector Therapy
Problematic Digital Media Use/Addiction
11:05 am
Problematic Digital Media Use/Addiction - Epidemiology
Speaker

Hans-Juergen Rumpf, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,
University of Lübeck
Discussant

Marc Potenza, PhD, MD
Professor of Psychiatry,
Child Study Center and of Neuroscience,
Yale School of Medicine
11:30 am
Problematic Digital Media Use/Addiction - Treatment
Speaker

Cliff Sussman, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Speaker

Doug Hyun Han, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University
Discussant

Michael Tsappis, MD
Director of Psychiatric Services, Pediatric Health Care Associates, Harvard Medical School
Breakout Groups
12:00 pm
Social Media
Breakout Group Leader

Linda Charmaraman, PhD
Senior Research Scientist,
Wellesley Centers for Women
Gaming
Breakout Group Leader

Doug Gentile, PhD
Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University
Problematic Digital Media Use/Addiction - Epidemiology
Breakout Group Leader

Marc Potenza, PhD, MD
Professor of Psychiatry in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Yale School of Medicine
Problematic Digital Media Use/Addiction - Treatment
Breakout Group Leader

David Greenfield, PhD
Founder, Center for Internet and Technology Addiction;
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Problematic Usage/Environment
1:30 pm
Stressors of COVID
Speaker

Susan Tapert, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry,
University of California, San Diego
Speaker

Sheri Madigan, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology,
University of Calgary
2:00 pm
Risk and Resilience and Differential Susceptibility
Speaker

Brae McArthur, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute,
University of Calgary
Speaker

Jay Belsky, PhD
Robert M. and Natalie Reid Dorn Professor of Human Development,
University of California, Davis
2:30 pm
Cyberbullying and Peer Relationships
Speaker

Wendy Craig, PhD
Scientific Director of PREVNet;
Professor of Psychology,
Queen's University
Discussant

Robin Kowalski, PhD
Professor of Psychology,
Clemson University
3:00 pm
Pornography
Speaker

Gail Dines, PhD
President and CEO of Culture Reframed;
Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women's Studies,
Wheelock College
Discussant

Jo Robertson
Sex Therapist and Research Lead,
The Light Project, New Zealand
3:35 pm
Sexting/Cyberdating
Speaker

Bianca Klettke, PhD
Senior Lecturer,
School of Psychology,
Deakin University
Discussant

Joris Van Ouytsel, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,
Arizona State University
4:00 pm
Media Violence
Speaker

Wayne Warburton, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Macquarie University
Speaker

Sarah Coyne, PhD
Professor, Associate Director, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University
Discussant

Jeanne Brockmyer, PhD
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Emerita,
University of Toledo
Breakout Groups
4:30 pm
Stressors of COVID
Breakout Group Leader

Mary Rooney, PhD
Clinical Psychologist;
Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Interventions Research Program,
National Institute of Mental Health
Risk and Resilience and Differential Susceptibility
Breakout Group Leader

Dillon Browne, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Child and Family Clinical Psychology,
Assistant Professor,
Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment,
University of Waterloo
Cyberbullying and Peer Relationships
Breakout Group Leader

Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director,
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center,
Bridgewater State University
Pornography
Breakout Group Leader

Neil Thurman, PhD
Professor,
Institute of Communication Studies and Media Research,
Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
Sexting/Cyberdating
Breakout Group Leader

Megan K. Maas, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Human Development and Family Studies,
Michigan State University
Media Violence
Breakout Group Leader

Craig Anderson, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Psychology,
Iowa State University