Katie Davis, Author of Technology's Child

“Technology’s Child is the book we’ve been waiting for — deeply informative about how connected technology impacts children’s sense of self, their relationships, and their learning. This thoughtful and deeply researched account will inform parents, educators, and (hopefully) designers, too.”

Devorah Heitner, author of

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and survive) in Their Digital World

Technology's Child Book Cover
Katie Davis

Katie Davis, author of Technology’s Child

Dr. Katie Davis is Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) and Director of the UW Digital Youth Lab.

For nearly 20 years, Katie has been researching and speaking about the impact of digital technologies on young people’s learning, development, and well-being.

In her latest book, Technology’s Child: Digital Media’s Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up, Katie draws on her career in research and teaching as well as her experiences as a parent and educator to bring clarity to what we know about technology’s role in child development.

Recent News & Updates

June 18, 2024

PhD student Rotem Landesman presented our paper on teens’ Instagram experiences at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’24) in Delft, Netherlands. Read the UW News story about the paper.

June 6, 2024

April 1, 2024

My research group was awarded a Vision Grant from the Spencer Foundation for our project Developing a Community-Based Model for Equitable AI Practices in Education Settings

March 18, 2024

Keynote speaker, The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Pacific Regional Conference, Seattle, WA, Generative AI and the Future of Learning: Preserving Agency, Promoting Equity

March 5, 2024

Featured speaker, 2024 ParentEd Talks series, Technology’s Child: Empowered Parenting in the Digital Age

February 12, 2024

Guest podcast appearance on Tech Shock from Parent Zone

January 9, 2024

Invited speaker, Washington State Library & Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Digital Citizenship Program, Applying the Two-Step Framework to Social Media Literacy

November 18, 2023

Invited speaker, Learning & the Brain Conference: The Science of Teaching and Learning, The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

November 14, 2023

Featured speaker, The Whole U speaker series, University of Washington, Raised on Technology: Child Development and Digital Media

September 13, 2023

Featured speaker, Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance’s Annual PA Child Abuse Prevention Symposium

August 2023

July 2023

May-June, 2023

Technology’s Child reviewed in the May-June issue of Harvard Magazine