Speaker
Dr. Lucía Magis-Weinberg
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Biography
Lucía Magis-Weinberg, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at University of Washington. She directs the interACTlab (International Adolescent Connection and Technology Laboratory). Her laboratory collaborates with schools in Latin America to understand how peer relationships are transformed by social media, and also apply developmental science to design school-based interventions to promote digital citizenship. Dr. Magis-Weinberg received her MD from the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) and her PhD in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London (UCL). Before joining UW, she conducted research at the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley as a postdoctoral scholar. She is Executive Editor of Neuromexico.org a leading science communication platform for Latin America. She is a member of the American Psychological Association Expert Advisory Panel on Social Media Use in Adolescence.