Jenny Radesky, MD
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About
Dr. Jenny Radesky is a Board-Certified Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician who serves as the Division Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at Michigan Medicine. Her clinical training and interests focus on developmental health equity, advocacy, parent-child relationships, trauma, and neurodiversity. As Division Director, her vision is to improve access to family-centered, strengths-based developmental and behavioral supports in the medical system and the community.
Links
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ydxvht8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao http://radesky.lab.medicine.umich.edu/
Qualifications
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Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics FellowshipBoston University, Boston, United States
2011 - 2014
Clinical Fellowship
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Pediatrics ResidencyUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, United States
2007 - 2010
Residency
Center Memberships
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
Research Overview
Dr. Radesky's research examines mobile and interactive media, parent-child relationships, and social emotional development. She collaborates with developmental psychologists, information scientists, and communications scholars to conduct studies that inform policy and parenting. She is Chair of the Council on Communications and Media at the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she has authored policy statements "Media and Young Minds" and "Digital Advertising to Children."
Recent Publications
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Radesky J, Bragg MA, Hiniker A. JAMA Pediatr, 2026 May 11;Journal ArticleRisks and Consequences of Children's Use of Social AI-A Framework.
DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1349 PMID: 42113524 -
Radesky J. 2026 Apr 24; Youth Well-Being by Design, 23 - 42.ChapterDigital Well-Being in Early Childhood
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/15949.003.0005 -
Sun K, Li JX, Chung I, Radesky J, Yip J, Brooks C, Schaub F. 2026 Apr 14; 1 - 21.Proceeding / Abstract / Poster“Families are messy”: From Parent-Child Tensions to Family-Centered Design of Smart Home Technologies
DOI:10.1145/3772318.3790865 -
Radesky J. 2026 May 19;PresentationBeyond Screen Time: Researching Media Through Relational and Design Lenses
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Radesky J. 2026 Apr 11; Pediatrics for Underserved Populations,ChapterScreens and Digital Media: Supporting Families From Infancy Through Adulthood
DOI:10.1542/9781610028493-ch29 -
Chen Y, Fu Y, Chen Z, Radesky J, Hiniker A. 2026 Apr 14; 1 - 22.Journal ArticleThe Engagement-Prolonging Designs Teens Encounter on Very Large Online Platforms
DOI:10.1145/3772318.3790393 -
Booth MA, Cockroft R, Barr R, Kirkorian H, Kerr M, Koch F-S, Sundqvist A, Coyne SM, Radesky J, Fitzpatrick C. Acad Pediatr, 2026 Mar 26; 103308Journal ArticleThe Differential Association Between Background vs. Foreground Media Exposure and Child Sleep Outcomes.
DOI:10.1016/j.acap.2026.103308 PMID: 41903779 -
Radesky J. 2026 May 19;PresentationThe State of Kids' Health
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