Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
The 2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress is an interdisciplinary convening that will bring together researchers, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in child development, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, human-computer interaction and more to explore how digital media use impacts the social, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical development of children and adolescents.
Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center team at the following sessions:
Guinea Pigs or Pioneers? The Risks and Rewards of an AI-Mediated Childhood
Tuesday, July 15th from 11:15 am -12:15 pm
What are the implications of kids interacting with AI across so many areas of life and during critical stages of development?
Join moderator Michelle De Mooy and panelists Amanda Lenhart, MA, and S. Craig Watkins, PhD, at #MediaAndMinds25 as they explore how AI is currently being deployed to children, and how we can design healthier, human-centered systems.
In addition, please join us for the Poster Session on July 15 at 4:30 pm to learn more about our work with Reading Reimagined and children and AI.
