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Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN FAAN
Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN FAAN
    Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN FAAN, Professor at the Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Dr. Dowdell is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors. The use of social media across the globe is expanding exponentially as the number of social media outlets, applications, and access continue to increase. Along with this growth in connectivity come concerns about child Internet victimization as well as new phenomena associated with technology. Dr. Dowdell researches how risky online behaviors endanger vulnerable children, how technology affects a child’s and family’s everyday life and the emergence of new technology-related behaviors like sleep texting.
    Schedule28 Mar 2024