Written by: Garrett Waterman After the Using Media to Understand Mechanisms of Behavior Change project ended in 2010, SMAHRT started to investigate and design intervention studies to understand social media and substance use among college students. This led to two new projects: Social Media and Health Information (SMAHI) study and Technology and Young Adult Health […]
Written by: Meisi Li Through an interdisciplinary research approach and collaboration with multiple critical stakeholders, the Social Media and Adolescent Research Team (SMAHRT) is dedicated to evaluating the benefits and risks of adolescent social media use. “SMAHRT was awarded its first R01 grant, Using Media to Understand Mechanisms of Behavior Change, in 2011,” said Dr. […]
Written by: Garrett Waterman As technology grows more ubiquitous with daily life, researchers are asking about both the potential benefits and risks of social media use to teens. That being said, few Newspaper articles accurately portray the importance of screen time – or lack thereof – as it relates to healthy technology use. Some challenges […]