The following students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer research projects with UW-Madison …
Moreno Research Group News
How Young Teens See the Smartphone Debate: UW Research Provides Novel Findings
Young adolescents think a child’s maturity, not necessarily age, should be a factor in when a child gets a smartphone – and they worry about using that phone to bully other children. As debate rages …
Social Media Adolescent Health Research Team Seeks Proposals to Study Mental Wellness and Technology
The relationship between mental wellness and technology is a hot topic, yet it is underexplored, according to Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, professor of pediatrics and director of the University of Wisconsin Social Media Adolescent …
Facebook, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Team up on Social Media Research
A partnership between Facebook and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will explore the relationship between teens use of digital technologies and their mental and social health. The research is part …
Dr. Megan Moreno and SMAHRT Team Awarded Contract
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, and the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT) were recently awarded a subaward contract from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), to collaborate on the Tribal …
Pediatrics Research Day 2018
A resonant keynote address from Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, and a 27 percent increase in abstracts from faculty and learners were among the highlights of the Department of Pediatrics’ 2018 Spring Research Day, held …
Dr. Megan Moreno Quoted in New York Times Article on Teenage Sexting
Department of Pediatrics Vice Chair of Digital Health Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, was among experts quoted in a recent New York Times article encouraging parents to talk with teenagers early on about sexting, instead …
Dr. Megan Moreno Named Associate Editor of JAMA Pediatrics
Congratulations to Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, who has been named an Associate Editor of JAMA Pediatrics. Dr. Moreno began her position with the February 2018 issue of the journal.
SMAHRT Research Staff Receive UW Madison Holtz Center Travel Grant
Congratulations to SMAHRT research staff Aubrey Gower and Marina Jenkins, who have received a grant from the Robert E. and Jean F. Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies to attend the 2018 annual meeting …
Social Media and Adolescent Health
The Department of Pediatrics is happy to welcome Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, and her research team back to Madison. After five years in Seattle at the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Moreno …