Digital Youth
Understanding, supporting and enhancing the interactions of youth with digital information and technology. Fields of study include digital media and learning, STEM learning, child-computer interaction, information literacy, and youth-centered design, participation and well-being.
Researchers
Related Projects and Grants
Understanding the Risks and Benefits of GenAI Agents for Teens
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Funding: National Science Foundation, $437,397
Dates: 2025-2028
Supporting the Development of Youth Digital Civic Engagement in Libraries Through the Co-Design of Table-Top Games
PI: Jason C. Yip
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services, $326,495
Dates: 2024-2026
Research in Support of Wide-Reaching Public Engagement with STEM Project Entitled Co-Designing Media to Foster Joint Peer-to-Peer Engagement, Promote Engineering Learning, and Expand Reach with PBS KIDS’s Team Hamster!
PI: Jason C. Yip
Funding: National Science Foundation, $461,039
Dates: 2023-2025
Developing a Community-Based Model for Equitable AI Practices in Education Settings
PI: Katie Davis
Funding: Spencer Foundation, $75,000
Dates: 2024-2025
Understanding Socioeconomic Disparities in Education Through the Lens of Children’s Self-Perceptions
PI: Jason C. Yip
Funding: Jacobs Foundation; $7,765
Dates: 2021-2024
Technology Use and Emerging Executive Functioning in Early Childhood
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Funding: National Institutes of Health, $26,596
Dates: 2022-2024
Project Zero
PI: Katie Davis
Funding: Susan Crown Exchange Foundation, $12,461
Dates: 2021-2023
Planning the Metaverse for Kids: Social Gaming Walk-Through Study
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Funding: Boston Children's Hospital, $65,792
Dates: 2022-2023