📣 RECRUITMENT FOR NEW STUDY! Are you a parent of a child ages 9-17 with a formal diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD, living in the U.S.? And do you also have a formal diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD, or strongly believe that you would qualify for one? (🧵 1/3)

We used computational and qualitative methods to explore autistic people’s mental health, their relationship to food and eating, and TikTok as a platform for shaping their well-being.

📣 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 📣: Proud to share our open access article in New Media & Society, titled “‘Actually an ED and not just a quirky aspect of autism’: TikTok as a forum and mediator of autistic food issues and eating disorders.”

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NEWS 📣: I'm excited to take part in this year's multi-sited Connected Learning Summit as Opening Keynote Speaker at MIT, alongside Danaé Metaxa @metaxa.net (University of Pennsylvania) as Closing Keynote Speaker at UC Irvine! connectedlearningsummit.org

It also means so much to follow in the footsteps of 2020’s winner of this award (and the most recent recipient from the Department of Communication Studies), my mentor and friend Brooke Foucault Welles!

It was a tremendous honor to be recognized last night by Northeastern University‘s College of Arts, Media, and Design (CAMD) with the 2025 Faculty Excellence in Research and Creativity Award at CAMD Graduation!

I cannot read this quote, from a DoE rep about cancelling the PBS KIDS Ready to Learn grants (deadline.com/2025/05/trum...), and not think about how in 1970, Mississippi refused to air "Sesame Street" because it depicted a racially integrated neighborhood (www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023...).

Really appreciate how Children and Screens makes high-quality research on young people's digital media use accessible. Sharing a new podcast episode that I recently recorded with them on the risks/benefits of media/technology use for neurodivergent youth. www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...

WOW! 🔥 One of my BFFs Rebecca Eskreis is officially OSCAR NOMINATED! She produced an amazing live action short film, “A Lien,” with a premise centered on immigration that could not be more timely or important.

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Watch "A Lien" on Vimeo: vimeo.com/997805490

📣 Some good news to start off the new year: I'm delighted to share that my @mitpress.bsky.social book, "Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age," has been named a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association!

Mobile communication/communication technology/tech history scholars: Is there a good history written of the mobile notification? Looking to add some new content to my Mobile Communication course next semester. TIA! #commsky