Jenny Radesky, MD

Jenny Radesky
David G Dickinson Legacy Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Jenny Radesky, MD
Jenny Radesky
Associate Professor
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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

    • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
      Boston University, Boston, United States
      2011 - 2014
      Clinical Fellowship
    • Pediatrics Residency
      University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, United States
      2007 - 2010
      Residency

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Eisenberg 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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    • Journal Article
      “I've let screens take over”: Maternal guilt about media and relations to children's problematic media use
      Coyne SM, Hirschi T, Gale M, Jones BL, Van Alfen M, Almeida LM, Christensen-Duerden C, Nelson LJ, Holmgren HG, Porter CL, Fraser A, Reschke PJ, Booth MA, Swit C, Kerr ML, Barr R, Kirkorian H, Radesky J, Densley RL. Computers in Human Behavior, 2027 Jan 1; 186: DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2026.109138
    • Journal Article
      Not all screen time is sedentary: evidence from aligned smartphone sensing and accelerometry data in adults.
      Culverhouse J, Finnegan OL, Bowen K, Nelakuditi S, Ghosal R, Radesky JS, Adair T, Restino M, White JW, Zhong Z, Hadj-Amar B, Holmes A, Kiely K, Burkart S, Adams EL, Weaver RG, Beets M, Armstrong B. J Act Sedentary Sleep Behav, 2026 Jul 9; DOI:10.1186/s44167-026-00109-y
      PMID: 42426888
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Caring for the Furry Friends in the Smart Home: An Initial Exploration of a Child-Centered Approach to Designing for Pets
      Li JX, Yip J, Davis K, Schaub F, Brooks C, Radesky J, Sun K. Idc 2026 Proceedings the 25th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, 2026 Jun 21; 848 - 862. DOI:10.1145/3773077.3811936
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Designing Workbook Probes for Families: A Smart Home Case Study of Intergenerational Co-Speculation
      Sun K, Li JX, Chung I, Radesky J, Yip J, Brooks C, Schaub F. Idc 2026 Proceedings the 25th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, 2026 Jun 21; 117 - 139. DOI:10.1145/3773077.3806138
    • Journal Article
      Risks and Consequences of Children's Use of Social AI-A Framework.
      Radesky J, Bragg MA, Hiniker A. JAMA Pediatr, 2026 May 11; DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1349
      PMID: 42113524
    • Chapter
      Digital Well-Being in Early Childhood
      Radesky J. 2026 Apr 24; Youth Well-Being by Design, 23 - 42. DOI:10.7551/mitpress/15949.003.0005
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      “Families are messy”: From Parent-Child Tensions to Family-Centered Design of Smart Home Technologies
      Sun K, Li JX, Chung I, Radesky J, Yip J, Brooks C, Schaub F. 2026 Apr 14; 1 - 21. DOI:10.1145/3772318.3790865
    • Presentation
      Beyond Screen Time: Researching Media Through Relational and Design Lenses
      Radesky J. 2026 May 19;

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