Uncovering paths to
digital thriving.
Photo by Julia D'Agostino
Dr. Emily Weinstein is a psychologist, author, educator & Harvard-based researcher.
For over a decade, Emily’s work has focused on chasing answers to questions like:
How do today’s technologies shape teens’ lives and development?
What’s hard for young people today, and why?
How can adults better support kids who are growing up with unprecedented connectivity?
What will it take so for us all to thrive in a tech-filled era
Based at Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Center for Digital Thriving is a research and innovation center that Emily co-founded.
Emily’s book Behind Their Screens is written with longtime colleague Carrie James based on their original research with thousands of teens.
Tech Without Stress is a hub for tech parenting guidance from Emily and fellow researcher Jacqueline Nesi.
Speaking — and Listening
Emily regularly speaks to audiences of students, parents, educators, and other professional groups. In alternating years, she also teaches a course about adolescence and social media at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
A passionate speaker, Emily and her colleagues’ work is fueled by good listening. Right now, the Center for Digital Thriving team is on a formal “listening tour,” which you can follow through Beck Tench’s substack, Making Thriving Visible.
At the heart of Emily’s work is a longstanding commitment to helping us all lean into empathy over eye rolling as we make sense of adolescents’ experiences and chart the paths to digital agency. As a social scientist, Emily is endlessly curious about how tech is reshaping our lives and development. As a parent, she is constantly searching for reasons to be hopeful about the future.
