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TYDE

Thriving Youth in a 
Digital Environment

Committed to growing expertise across UVA and building infrastructure to support cutting edge research about both the impact of digital technology on healthy youth development and its potential to support intervention and prevention solutions.

About Us

What We Do

Seed Grants

TYDE offers seed grants to support UVA research

Postdoctoral Fellows

TYDE trains the next generation of researchers

External Funding Support

TYDE supports faculty applying for external funding

Academic-Industry Partnerships

Fueling Innovation in Youth Mental Health At TYDE, groundbreaking research is more than a goal —...

Events

TYDE hosts trainings, workshops, conferences, and other events

TYDE youth mental health technology faculty research

Faculty Affiliates

TYDE fosters new connections among researchers from across Grounds

TYDE in the News

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In this photo illustration, social media apps are displayed on an iPad.

How do we deal with information overload during stressful times?

Here’s where Virginia’s new law restricting social media use for minors stands

AI Makes It Easier to Code Websites — including ones that scam consumers

Upcoming Events

UVA TYDE Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment Lunch & Learn event graphic. Text reads: Optimizing Digital Health Interventions Using MOST and Factorial Trials. Speaker: Kelly Shaffer. Thursday, April 16, 2026, Ridley Hall 206, 12:30 PM."

Lunch & Learn: Kelly Shaffer

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

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In this photo illustration, social media apps are displayed on an iPad.

How do we deal with information overload during stressful times?

A student rests their head on a desk late at night, surrounded by school supplies and an open laptop, lit by a single desk lamp

Digital Homework & the Overlooked Teen Crisis of Academic Burnout

TYDE Is Hiring
Events & Digital Coordinator

TYDE Team Spotlights

Meet the TYDE community

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Subigya Nepal

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Noah French

PhD Candidate

Psychology

Ethan Wang

Content Creator

TYDE

Irène Mathieu

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Emma Toner

PhD Candidate

Psychology

Lana Swartz

Associate Professor and Shannon Mid-career Fellow

Media Studies

Bethany Teachman

Professor, Co-Director of TYDE

Psychology

Jingjing Li Professor UVA Artificial Intelligence

Jingjing Li

Associate Professor

Commerce

Varun Reddy UVA Engineering

Varun Reddy

Third Year, Computer Science Major

Engineering and Applied Science

Nancy Deutsch

Professor, co-Director of TYDE

Education

Kelvin Afolabi

Ph.D. Candidate in Research, Statistics and Evaluation

Education and Human Development

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