A newly published study in the Journal of Adolescent Health provides the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites. Researchers led …
Moreno Research Group News
Celebrating Research & Learning in Pediatrics
Pediatrics faculty, residents, fellows, and students came together again to celebrate research accomplishments during the department’s annual Spring Research Day, held Friday, April 13, 2012, at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Grand Rounds and …
Rajitha Kota Receives Outstanding Student Poster Award
Please join us in congratulating Rajitha Kota, student researcher in Dr. Moreno’s Adolescent Health Research Team, who was selected as the recipient of the MPH Outstanding Student Poster Award during the Department of Population Health …
The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent Behavior
Social networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, can have a tremendous impact on adolescents’ health. Previous research with traditional media has shown that exposure to substance use and sexual content is linked to …
Dr. Megan Moreno Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Five Year Project
Dr. Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, recently received a research project grant (R01) awarded at just under $2.5 million in total cost for her 5-year project, “Using Media to Explore Mechanisms of Behavior Change Among …
Dr. Megan Moreno Featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Blog
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, was recently featured in a blog on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Web site, “Believing in Facebook,” http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/72831662.html. The blog focuses on Dr. Moreno’s research on social networking Web sites and …
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, Awarded National Institutes of Health Funding
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, recently received an award of $74,250 over 2 years from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for her project, “Facebook: A screening tool to identify …
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH Awarded National Institutes of Health Funding
Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, was recently awarded $312,600 over 2 years from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for her project, “Use of Social Networking Web sites …
Dr. Megan Moreno Published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Megan Moreno, MD, was first author of an article published in the January 2009 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, “Display of Health Risk Behaviors on MySpace by Adolescents,” that has generated spin-off …