Public Health On Call 1013 - A College Course for Digital Detoxing
A class at Loyola University Maryland has pushed students to think critically about their technology use in an age of constant scrolling. In this episode: class instructor Shreya Hessler and student Emma Hester reflect on the value of getting offline and how to spend less time on our devices.
Guests:Dr. Shreya Hessler, PsyD, is a psychologist and the director of the MINDset Center.
Emma Hester is a senior studying psychology and speech, language, and hearing sciences at Loyola University Maryland.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.
Show links and related content:-
Phones ruled their lives. A new college class helped them break free.—Washington Post
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Mental Health in the Scroll Age—Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
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