Dr. Jen Doty

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We are hiring an Assistant Professor, Heath Promotion in Hispanic/Latine/Underserved Populations. Must have counseling or clinical psychology background to teach in our Counseling Psych program. careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

Gen Z seeks safety above all else as the generation grows up amid constant crisis and existential threat Recent generations may have taken safety for granted, but today’s youth are growing up in an era of compounded crises – and being safe is their priority.

In a study of Gen Z's personal goals, "to be safe" ranked as the top priority, outweighing traditional teenage desires like popularity and fun. A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis: https://buff.ly/4keBetw #safety #mentalhealth #GenZ

When research collaborators become lifelong friends…grateful for Krista Mehari and Drishti Sharma! Here is the book we wrote together: ufl.pb.unizin.org/cyberindia/

DOGE’s death blow to education studies A virtual wrecking ball took aim last Monday at the relatively small, wonky corner of the Department of Education that I write about every week: evaluation studies and data collection. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) posted on X that it had terminated 89 of these contracts worth $881 million. These particular cuts stunned people involved in education research because they didn’t go after “woke” studies about equity, diversity or “culturally relevant pedagogy” — all more obvious targets of the new administration. Instead, researchers described the canceled projects at the department’s Institute of Education Sciences as rigorous evaluations of how the federal government spends education dollars, efforts to improve the reading and math skills of U.S.

DOGE’s death blow to education studies

A virtual wrecking ball took aim last Monday at the relatively small, wonky corner of the Department of Education that I write about every week: evaluation studies and data collection. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) posted on X that it had…

Pamela Morris-Perez and colleagues published one of the most important youth suicide prevention articles this year. "Why Should Developmental Scientists Engage in Research on Adolescent Suicide? The Case for Developmentally Informed Suicidology" 🧵1/3
#SuicidePrevention #YouthSuicide #DevPsych"

Come and work with us! We are hiring two psychology assistants to work on our adolescent depression prevention trial at the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health. See Cardiff University vacancy 19395BR. Please share.

Loved sharing my research and some tips for parenting digital teens: news.uoregon.edu/podcasts

I’m excited to announce the release of “Handbook of Children and Screens” – the seminal #OpenAccess publication on #DigitalMedia. Check out our chapter: “Moving Beyond Fear and Restriction to Promoting Adolescent Resilience and Intentional Technology Use.” @childrenandscreens.bsky.social

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