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3. Davis, K. (2023). Technology’s child: Digital media’s role in the ages and stages of growing up. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
2. Aragon, C. & Davis, K. (2019). Writers in the secret garden: Fanfiction, youth, and new forms of mentoring. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
1. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (2013). The App Generation: How today’s youth navigate identity, intimacy, and imagination in a digital world. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
31. Landesman, R., Wedlake, S., Braun, L., Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K., Coward, C. & Davis, K. (accepted with minor revisions). “If others are doing it, so can I”: Leveraging communities of practice to introduce connected learning into small and rural libraries. The Library Quarterly.
30. Davis, K., Anderson, M., Yang, C., Choukas-Bradley, S., Bell, B.T., & Slovak, P. (accepted). Cross-disciplinary perspectives on youth digital well-being research: Identifying notable developments, persistent gaps, and future directions. Journal of Adolescent Research. [pdf]
29. Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., Pitt, C., & Davis, K. (2021). Using the design-based implementation research method to designa connected learning toolkit for youth-serving public library staff. Library & Information Science Research, 43(1). [pdf]
28. Kawas, S., Chase, S.K., Yip, J., Lawler, J.J., & Davis, K. (2019). Sparking interest: A design framework for mobile technologies to promote children’s interest in nature. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2019.01.003. [pdf]
27. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Strickman, R., & Davis, K. (2019). Supporting learners’ STEM-oriented learning pathways with digital badges. Information and Learning Sciences. [pdf]
26. Ward, S.J., Price, R.M., Davis, K., & Crowther, G.J. (2018). Songwriting to learn: How high school science fair participants use music to communicate personally relevant scientific concepts. International Journal of Science Education, 8(4), 307-324. [pdf]
25. Davis, K., Sridharan, H., Koepke, L., Singh, S., & Boiko, R. (2018). Learning and engagement in a gamified course: Investigating the effects of student characteristics. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 34 (5), 492-503. [pdf]
24. Subramaniam, M., Scaff, L., Kawas, S., Hoffman, K.M., & Davis, K. (2018). Using technology to support equity and inclusion in youth library programming: Current practices and future opportunities. The Library Quarterly, 88 (4), 1-17. [pdf]
23. Davis, K., Boss, J., & Meas, P. (2018). Playing in the virtual sandbox: Students’ collaborative practices in Minecraft. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 8 (3), 56-76. [pdf]
22. James, C., Davis, K., Charmaraman, L., Konrath, S., Slovak, P., Weinstein, E., & Yarosh, L. (2017). Digital life and youth well-being, social-connectedness, empathy, and narcissism. Pediatrics, 140 (S2), S71-S75. [pdf]
21. Kim, A.S. & Davis, K. (2017). Tweens’ perspectives on their parents’ media-related attitudes and rules: An exploratory study in the US. Journal of Children and Media, 11 (3), 358-366. [pdf]
20. Davis, K., Ambrose, A., & Orand, M. (2017). Identity and agency in school and afterschool settings: Investigating digital media’s supporting role. Digital Culture & Education, 9 (1), 31-47. [pdf]
19. Davis, K. & Koepke, L. (2016). Risk and protective factors associated with cyberbullying: Are relationships or rules more protective? Learning, Media and Technology, 41 (4), 521-545. [pdf]
18. Crowther, G.J., McFadden, T., Fleming, J.S., & Davis, K. (2016). Leveraging the power of music to improve science education. International Journal of Science Education, 38 (1), 73-95. [pdf]
17. Davis, K. & Fullerton, S. (2016). Connected learning in and after school: Exploring technology’s role in the diverse learning experiences of high school students. The Information Society, 32 (2), 98-116. [pdf]
16. Crowther, G.J., Davis, K., Jenkins, L.D., & Breckler, J.L. (2015). Integration of math jingles into physiology courses. Journal of Mathematics Education, 8 (2), 56-73. [pdf]
15. Davis, K. & Singh, S. (2015). Digital badges in afterschool learning: Documenting the perspectives and experiences of students and educators. Computers & Education, 88, 72-83. [pdf]
14. DiBartolomeo, D.J., Clark, Z., & Davis, K. (2015). A new method for analyzing data from visual artworks. Visitor Studies, 18 (1), 103-120. [pdf]
13. Davis, K., Randall, D.P., Ambrose, A., & Orand, M. (2015). “I was bullied too”: Stories of bullying and coping in an online community. Information, Communication, and Society, 18 (4), 357-375. [pdf]
12. Davis, K., Reich, J., & James, C. (2014). The changing landscape of peer aggression: A literature review on cyberbullying and interventions. Journal of Youth Development, 9 (1), 130-142. [pdf]
11. Weinstein, E.C., Clark, Z., DiBartolomeo, D., & Davis, K. (2014). A decline in creativity? It depends on the domain. Creativity Research Journal, 26 (2), 174-184. [pdf]
10. Davis, K. (2013). Young people’s digital lives: The impact of interpersonal relationships and digital media use on adolescents’ sense of identity. Computers in Human Behavior, 29, 2281-2293. [pdf]
9. Crowther, G.J. & Davis, K. (2013). “Amino Acid Jazz”: Amplifying biochemistry concepts with content-rich music. Journal of Chemical Education, 90(11), 1479-1483. [pdf]
8. Davis, K. & James, C. (2013). Tweens’ conceptions of privacy online: Implications for educators. Learning, Media and Technology, 38 (1), 4-25. [pdf]
7. Davis, K. (2012). Friendship 2.0: Adolescents’ experiences of belonging and self-disclosure online. Journal of Adolescence, 35 (6), 1527-1536. [pdf]
6. Davis, K. (2012). Tensions of identity in a networked era: Young people’s perspectives on the risks and rewards of online self-expression. New Media & Society, 14 (4), 634-651. [pdf]
5. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (2012). Five minds our children deserve: Why they’re needed, how to nurture them. Journal of Educational Controversy, 6 (1), Article 10, 1-9. [pdf]
4. Davis, K. (2011). A life in bits and bytes: A portrait of a college student and her life with digital media. Teachers College Record, 113 (9), 1960-1982. [pdf]
3. Davis, K. (2010). Coming of age online: The developmental underpinnings of girls’ blogs. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25 (1), 145-171. [pdf]
2. Davis, K., Katz, S.L., Santo, R., & James, C. (2010). Fostering cross-generational dialogues about the ethics of online life. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2 (2), 124-150. [pdf]
1. Davis, K. (2009). Adolescent friendships on LiveJournal. Rocky Mountain Communication Review, 6 (1), 47-50.
26. Kim, J., Wolfe, R., Chordia, I., Davis, K., & Hiniker, A. (2024). “Sharing, not showing off”: How BeReal approaches authentic self-presentation on social media through its design. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW2).
25. Landesman, R., Yoon, J., Mūnoz Lopez, D., Kim, J., Magis-Weinberg, L., Hiniker, A., Davis, K. (2024). “I just don’t care enough to be interested”: Teens’ moment-by-moment experiences on Instagram. In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’24). New York: ACM Press. [pdf]
24. Ibrahim, S.B., Rui Xia Ang, J., Petsolari, M., Michelson, R., Dong, Y., Theofanopoulou, N., Van Kleek, M., Davis, K., Slovak, P. (2024). Understanding online parental help-seeking and help-giving in early childhood: The design challenges of supporting complex parenting questions. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1), 1-36. [pdf]
23. Davis, K., Slovak, P., Landesman, R., Pitt, C., Ghajar, A., Schleider, J.L., Kawas, S., Perez Portillo, A..G., & Kuhn, N.S. (2023). Supporting teens’ intentional social media use through interaction design: An exploratory proof-of-concept study. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’23). New York: ACM Press. [29% acceptance rate] [pdf]
22. Dauden Roquet, C., Theofanopoulou, N., Freeman, J.L., Schleider, J.L., Gross, J.J., Davis, K., Townsend, E., & Slovak, P. (2022). Exploring situated and embodied support for youth’s mental health: Design opportunities for interactive tangible devices. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’22). New York: ACM Press. [26.1% acceptance rate] [pdf] [best paper honorable mention]
21. Kawas, S., Kuhn, N.S., Sorstokke, K., Bascom, E.E., Hiniker, A., & Davis, K. (2021). When screen time isn’t screen time: Tensions and needs between tweens and their parents during nature-based exploration. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
20. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Boyd, B.S., Demmel, N., & Davis, K. (2021). Connected learning, collapsed contexts: Examining teens’ sociotechnical ecosystems through the lens of digital badges. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
19. Pitt, C., Hock, A., Zelnick, L., & Davis, K. (2021). The kids are / not / sort of all right: Technology’s complex role in teen wellbeing during COVID-19. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
18. Kawas S., Kuhn, N.S., Tari, M., Hiniker, A., & Davis, K. (2020). “Otter this world”: Can a mobile application promote children’s connectedness to nature? Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’20). New York: ACM Press. [31% acceptance rate] [pdf]
17. Kawas, S., Sherry-Wagner, J., Kuhn, N.S., Chase, S.K., Bentley, B., Lawler, J.J., & Davis, K. (2020). NatureCollections: Can a mobile application trigger children’s interest in nature? Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU ’20). [pdf] [best paper nomination]
16. Evans, A.C., Davis, K. & Wobbrock, J.O. (2019). Adaptive support for collaboration on tabletop computers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL ’19), vol. 1, pp. 176-183. Lyon, France (June 17-21, 2019): International Society of the Learning Sciences. [pdf]
15. Davis, K., Dinhopl, A., & Hiniker, A. (2019). “Everything’s the phone”: Understanding the phone’s supercharged role in parent-teen relationships. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
14. Tran, J., Yang, K., Davis, K. & Hiniker, A. (2019). Modeling the engagement-disengagement cycle of compulsive phone use. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
13. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Onofre, E., & Davis, K. (2019). A badge, not a barrier: Designing for—and throughout—digital badge implementation. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
12. Davis, K., Pitt, C., Bell, A., & Kim, A. (2018). Using digital badges to promote student agency and identity in science learning. Proceedings of the Connected Learning Summit (CLS ’18), 36-46. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press. [pdf]
11. Davis, K., Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., & Romeijn-Stout, E.L. (2018). Technology use in rural and urban public libraries: Implications for connected learning in youth programming. Proceedings of the Connected Learning Summit (CLS ’18), 47-56. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press. [pdf]
10. Ko, A.J., Hwa, L., Davis, K., & Yip, J. (2018). Informal mentoring of adolescents about computing: Relationships, roles, qualities, and impact. Proceedings of the ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). New York: ACM Press. [pdf]
9. Ko, A. & Davis, K. (2017). Computing mentorship in a software boomtown: Relationships to adolescent interest and beliefs. Proceedings of the ACM International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER ’17). New York: ACM Press. [~10% acceptance rate] [pdf]
8. Pitt, C. & Davis, K. (2017). Designing together?: Group dynamics in participatory digital badge design with teens. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’17). New York: ACM Press. [21% acceptance rate] [pdf]
7. Evans, A.C., Davis, K., Fogarty, J. & Wobbrock, J.O. (2017). Group Touch: Distinguishing tabletop users in group settings via statistical modeling of touch pairs. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17), 35-47. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
6. Yin, K., Aragon, C., Evans, S. & Davis, K. (2017). Where no one has gone before: A meta-dataset of the world’s largest fanfiction repository. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17), 6106-6110. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
5. Evans, S.A., Davis, K., Evans, A.C, Campbell, J., Randall, D.P., Yin, K., & Aragon, C. (2017). More than peer production: Fanfiction communities as sites of distributed mentoring. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’17), 259-272. New York: ACM Press. [34% acceptance rate] [pdf]
4. Bell, A., & Davis, K. (2016). Learning through participatory design: Designing digital badges for and with teens. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’16). New York: ACM Press. [47% acceptance rate] [pdf]
3. Campbell, J., Aragon, C., Davis, K., Evans, S.A., Evans, A.C, & Randall, D.P. (2016). Thousands of positive reviews: Distributed mentoring in online fan communities. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’16), 691-704. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
2. Evans, A.C., Wobbrock, J.O., & Davis, K. (2016). Understanding collaboration patterns on an interactive tabletop in a classroom setting. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’16), 860-871. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
1. Davis, K. & Klein, E. (2015). Investigating high school students’ perceptions of digital badges in afterschool learning. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘15), 4043-4046. New York: ACM Press. [23% acceptance rate] [pdf]
16. Charmaraman, L., Nesi, J., Schueller, S.M., Choukas-Bradley, S., Hernandez, M., & Davis, K. (in press). Youth digital wellbeing and social connectedness. In D.C. Christakis & L.H. Hale (Eds.), Children and Screens: A Handbook on Digital Media and Child and Adolescent Development, Health, and Well-being. New York: Springer. [peer-reviewed]
15. James, C., Collier, A., Davis, K., Konrath, S., Milosevic, T., Milovidov, E., Staksrud, E., Weinstein, E. (in press). Empathy, kindness, and dignity in a connected world. In D.C. Christakis & L.H. Hale (Eds.), Children and Screens: A Handbook on Digital Media and Child and Adolescent Development, Health, and Well-being. New York: Springer. [peer-reviewed]
14. Magis-Weinberg, L. & Davis, K. (2024). Social media use. In E. Neblett & W. Troop-Gordon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2nd ed.) (pp.513-527). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. [pdf] [peer-reviewed]
13. Weinstein, E., James, C. & Davis, K. (in press). Digital well-being and HX: ‘The grind’ as a new frame and co-design as a key method. In M. Ito & C. James (Eds.), HX Essay Collection. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [peer-reviewed]
12. Davis, K. & Weinstein, E. (2017). Identity development in the digital age: An Eriksonian perspective. In M.F. Wright (Ed.), Identity, sexuality, and relationships among emerging adults in the digital age (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. [pdf] [peer-reviewed]
11. Klein, E. & Davis, K. (2016). Designing digital badges for an informal STEM learning environment. In L.Y. Muilenburg & Z.L. Berge (Eds.), Digital badges in education: Trends, issues, and cases (pp. 145-155). New York: Routledge.
10. Weinstein, E. & Davis, K. (2015). Connecting ‘round the clock: Mobile phones and adolescents’ experiences of intimacy. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) (pp. 937-946). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
9. Davis, K. (2014). Youth identities in a digital age: The anchoring role of friends in youth’s approaches to online identity expression. In A. Bennett and B. Robards (Eds.), Mediated youth cultures: The internet, belonging, and new cultural configurations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
8. Davis, K. (2012). Adolescent learners’ characteristics. In N.M. Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 134-136). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
7. Davis, K. (2012). Adult learners’ characteristics. In N.M. Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 136-138). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
6. Davis, K., Ryan, J., James, C., Rundle, M. & Gardner, H. (2012). I’ll pay attention when I’m older: Generational differences in trust. In Kramer (Ed.), Restoring trust (pp. 47-67). New York: Oxford University Press.
5. Rundle, M., James, C., Davis, K., Ryan, J., Francis, J. M. & Gardner, H. (2012). My trust needs to be earned, or I don’t give it: Youth’s mental models of trust. In R. Kramer (Ed.), Restoring trust (pp. 25-45). New York: Oxford University Press.
4. Davis, K., Christodoulou, J., Seider, S., & Gardner, H. (2011). The theory of multiple intelligences. In R.J. Sternberg & S.B. Kaufman (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 485-503). Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press.
3. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (2010). Trust: Its conceptualization by scholars, its status with young persons. In R.A. Couto (Ed.), Political and civic leadership: A reference handbook, volume 2 (pp. 602-610). Washington, D.C.: Sage Publications. [pdf]
2. Davis, K. (2010). The pedagogy of GoodWork: Strategies of engagement. In H. Gardner (Ed.), GoodWork: Theory and practice (pp. 257-269). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
1. Seider, S., Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (2009). Morality, ethics and good work: Young people’s respectful and ethical minds. In D. Ambrose & T. Cross (Eds.), Morality, ethics and gifted minds (pp. 209-222). New York: Springer. [pdf]
33. Davis, K. & Charmaraman, L. (in press). Section introduction: Youth wellbeing, kindness, social communication, and online connection. In D.C. Christakis & L.H. Hale (Eds.), Children and Screens: A Handbook on Digital Media and Child and Adolescent Development, Health, and Well-being. New York: Springer.
32. Davis, K. (December 13, 2023). Design matters: Why we should resist using social media shorthand. Connected Learning Alliance. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/design-matters-why-we-should-resist-using-social-media-shorthand/
31. Davis, K. (April 25, 2023). Technology’s Child: Five Key Insights. The Next Big Idea Club. Available at: https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/technologys-child-digital-medias-role-ages-stages-growing-bookbite/42070/
30. Davis, K. (March 20, 2023). Technology’s Child: Making the complex more concrete for research on kids and tech. Connected Learning Alliance. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/technologys-child-making-the-complex-more-concrete-for-research-on-kids-and-tech/
29. Davis, K. (December 14, 2022). ConnectedLib Toolkit 2.0: Bringing connected learning to small and rural libraries. Connected Learning Alliance. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/connectedlib-toolkit-2-0-bringing-connected-learning-to-small-and-rural-libraries/
28. Davis, K. & Subramaniam, M. (2022). Introduction to special issue—Beyond digital youth: Understanding, supporting, and designing for young people’s digital experiences. Information & Learning Sciences, 123 (7/8), 317-329.
27. Davis, K. & Ochoa, X. (2022). L@S 2022 Chairs’ Welcome. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Learning@Scale (pp.III-V).
26. Davis, K. (May 26, 2021). Should lecturers be trained to deal with shortening attention spans? THE Campus, Times Higher Education [Opinion]. Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/should-lecturers-be-trained-deal-shortening-attention-spans
25. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (November 9, 2020). The ‘App Generation’ meets the pandemic. The Seattle Times [Opinion]. Available at: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-app-generation-meets-the-pandemic/
24. Davis, K., Charmaraman, L., & Weinstein, E. (2020). Introduction to Special Issue: Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development in an Age of Social Media. Journal of Adolescent Research, 35(1), 3-15.
23. Elsayed, Y. & Davis, K. (May 1, 2019). Participatory politics in an age of crisis — part 1 and part 2. Confessions of an Aca-Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins.
22. Davis, K. (April 2, 2019). How disparities in wealth affect Gen Z’s experiences with technology. Understanding Gen Z Special Projects Report, Pacific Standard. Available at: https://psmag.com/author/katie-davis
21. Davis, K. (April 1, 2019). Announcing the ConnectedLib Toolkit for youth-serving library professionals and professionals-in-training. Connected Learning Alliance Blog. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/announcing-the-connectedlib-toolkit-for-youth-serving-library-professionals-and-professionals-in-training/
20. Fellows, M., Davis, K., and Russell-Sauve, C. (2018). Learning and leading: An evaluation of the digital skills for digital librarians project. Seattle: Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School. Available at: https://tascha.uw.edu/publications/learning-and-leading-an-evaluation-of-the-digital-skills-for-digital-librarians-project/
19. Davis, K., Weinstein, E., & Gardner, H. (2017). In defense of complexity: Beware of simplistic narratives about teens and technology. Medium. Available at: https://medium.com/@kedavis/in-defense-of-complexity-beware-of-simplistic-narratives-about-teens-and-technology-f9a7cb59176
18. Hoffman, K. M., Subramaniam, M., Kawas, S., Scaff, L., & Davis, K. (2016). Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting a path to the future. College Park, MD; Seattle, WA: The ConnectedLib Project. Available for download at: http://connectedlib.ischool.uw.edu/connected-learning-in-libraries
17. Fisher, K.E., Davis, K., Yip, J., Dahya, N., Mills, J.E., & Eisenberg, M.B. (May 2016). Digital Youth Seattle Think Tank: White paper. Seattle, WA: The Information School, University of Washington. Available for download at: http://dystt.ischool.uw.edu
16. Evans, S., Randall, D., Campbell, J., Davis, K., Aragon, C., & Evans, A. (2016). How fan fiction mentors can change lives. School Library Journal. Available at: http://www.slj.com/2016/05/industry-news/how-fan-fiction-mentors-can-change-lives/
15. Moreno, M.A., Davis, K., & Mills, J.E. (2014). Youth perspectives on social media and technology. In V.C. Strasburger and M.A. Moreno (Eds.), Social networking and new technologies. Adolescent Medicine: State of Affairs, 25 (3), xvii-xxi. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
14. Davis, K. (November 2014). The value of getting lost in an app-suffused world. School Administrator (November 2014), pg.21-22.
13. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (September 2014). Preface to the paperback edition of The App Generation: How today’s youth navigate identity, intimacy, and imagination in a digital world. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
12. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (February 2014). The App Generation: How technology is changing us. Op-Ed contribution, Cognoscenti. Available at: http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/02/12/apps-howard-gardner-katie-davis
11. Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (January 2014). Are apps becoming a human crutch? Op-Ed contribution, The Seattle Times. Available at: http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/guest-are-apps-becoming-a-human-crutch/
10. DiBartolomeo, D.J., Clark, Z., & Davis, K. (June 2013). Technique and content in the works of young artists: A methodological contribution. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 85). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
9. Santo, R., James, C., Davis, K., Katz, S.L., Burch, L., & Joseph, B. (October 2009). Meeting of minds: Cross-generational dialogue on the ethics of digital life. Available from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation website: http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7Bb0386ce3-8b29-4162-8098-e466fb856794%7D/DML-FOCUS-DIALOGUE-REPORT-0910.PDF
8. James, C., Davis, K., Flores, A., Francis, J., Pettingill, L., Rundle, M., & Gardner, H. (October 2009). Young people, ethics, and the new digital media: A synthesis from the GoodPlay Project. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. [pdf]
7. Davis, K. (September 2009). Rethinking girls’ development in a digital era. FIfF-Kommunikation, 26 (3), 48-51.
6. Davis, K., Weigel, M., James, C., & Gardner, H. (February 2009). Social development in the era of new digital media. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 60). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
5. Weigel, M., Davis, K., James, C., & Gardner, H. (February 2009). New digital media, social institutions and the changing roles of youth. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 61). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
4. Davis, K., Seider, S., & Gardner, H. (2008). When false representations ring true (and when they don’t). Social Research, 75 (4), 1085-1108.
3. Davis, K. (January 2008). Trust in the lives of young people: A conceptual framework to explore how youth make trust judgments. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 52). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
2. Seider, S., Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (2007). Good work in psychology. The Psychologist, 20 (11), 672-676.
1. Davis, K. (March 2006). Is trust on the wane? It may depend on where you live. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 46). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
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3. Davis, K. (2023). Technology’s child: Digital media’s role in the ages and stages of growing up. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
2. Aragon, C. & Davis, K. (2019). Writers in the secret garden: Fanfiction, youth, and new forms of mentoring. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
1. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (2013). The App Generation: How today’s youth navigate identity, intimacy, and imagination in a digital world. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
29. Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., Pitt, C., & Davis, K. (2021). Using the design-based implementation research method to designa connected learning toolkit for youth-serving public library staff. Library & Information Science Research, 43(1). [pdf]
28. Kawas, S., Chase, S.K., Yip, J., Lawler, J.J., & Davis, K. (2019). Sparking interest: A design framework for mobile technologies to promote children’s interest in nature. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2019.01.003. [pdf]
27. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Strickman, R., & Davis, K. (2019). Supporting learners’ STEM-oriented learning pathways with digital badges. Information and Learning Sciences. [pdf]
26. Ward, S.J., Price, R.M., Davis, K., & Crowther, G.J. (2018). Songwriting to learn: How high school science fair participants use music to communicate personally relevant scientific concepts. International Journal of Science Education, 8(4), 307-324. [pdf]
25. Davis, K., Sridharan, H., Koepke, L., Singh, S., & Boiko, R. (2018). Learning and engagement in a gamified course: Investigating the effects of student characteristics. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 34 (5), 492-503. [pdf]
24. Subramaniam, M., Scaff, L., Kawas, S., Hoffman, K.M., & Davis, K. (2018). Using technology to support equity and inclusion in youth library programming: Current practices and future opportunities. The Library Quarterly, 88 (4), 1-17. [pdf]
23. Davis, K., Boss, J., & Meas, P. (2018). Playing in the virtual sandbox: Students’ collaborative practices in Minecraft. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 8 (3), 56-76. [pdf]
22. James, C., Davis, K., Charmaraman, L., Konrath, S., Slovak, P., Weinstein, E., & Yarosh, L. (2017). Digital life and youth well-being, social-connectedness, empathy, and narcissism. Pediatrics, 140 (S2), S71-S75. [pdf]
21. Kim, A.S. & Davis, K. (2017). Tweens’ perspectives on their parents’ media-related attitudes and rules: An exploratory study in the US. Journal of Children and Media, 11 (3), 358-366. [pdf]
20. Davis, K., Ambrose, A., & Orand, M. (2017). Identity and agency in school and afterschool settings: Investigating digital media’s supporting role. Digital Culture & Education, 9 (1), 31-47. [pdf]
19. Davis, K. & Koepke, L. (2016). Risk and protective factors associated with cyberbullying: Are relationships or rules more protective? Learning, Media and Technology, 41 (4), 521-545. [pdf]
18. Crowther, G.J., McFadden, T., Fleming, J.S., & Davis, K. (2016). Leveraging the power of music to improve science education. International Journal of Science Education, 38 (1), 73-95. [pdf]
17. Davis, K. & Fullerton, S. (2016). Connected learning in and after school: Exploring technology’s role in the diverse learning experiences of high school students. The Information Society, 32 (2), 98-116. [pdf]
16. Crowther, G.J., Davis, K., Jenkins, L.D., & Breckler, J.L. (2015). Integration of math jingles into physiology courses. Journal of Mathematics Education, 8 (2), 56-73. [pdf]
15. Davis, K. & Singh, S. (2015). Digital badges in afterschool learning: Documenting the perspectives and experiences of students and educators. Computers & Education, 88, 72-83. [pdf]
14. DiBartolomeo, D.J., Clark, Z., & Davis, K. (2015). A new method for analyzing data from visual artworks. Visitor Studies, 18 (1), 103-120. [pdf]
13. Davis, K., Randall, D.P., Ambrose, A., & Orand, M. (2015). “I was bullied too”: Stories of bullying and coping in an online community. Information, Communication, and Society, 18 (4), 357-375. [pdf]
12. Davis, K., Reich, J., & James, C. (2014). The changing landscape of peer aggression: A literature review on cyberbullying and interventions. Journal of Youth Development, 9 (1), 130-142. [pdf]
11. Weinstein, E.C., Clark, Z., DiBartolomeo, D., & Davis, K. (2014). A decline in creativity? It depends on the domain. Creativity Research Journal, 26 (2), 174-184. [pdf]
10. Davis, K. (2013). Young people’s digital lives: The impact of interpersonal relationships and digital media use on adolescents’ sense of identity. Computers in Human Behavior, 29, 2281-2293. [pdf]
9. Crowther, G.J. & Davis, K. (2013). “Amino Acid Jazz”: Amplifying biochemistry concepts with content-rich music. Journal of Chemical Education, 90(11), 1479-1483. [pdf]
8. Davis, K. & James, C. (2013). Tweens’ conceptions of privacy online: Implications for educators. Learning, Media and Technology, 38 (1), 4-25. [pdf]
7. Davis, K. (2012). Friendship 2.0: Adolescents’ experiences of belonging and self-disclosure online. Journal of Adolescence, 35 (6), 1527-1536. [pdf]
6. Davis, K. (2012). Tensions of identity in a networked era: Young people’s perspectives on the risks and rewards of online self-expression. New Media & Society, 14 (4), 634-651. [pdf]
5. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (2012). Five minds our children deserve: Why they’re needed, how to nurture them. Journal of Educational Controversy, 6 (1), Article 10, 1-9. [pdf]
4. Davis, K. (2011). A life in bits and bytes: A portrait of a college student and her life with digital media. Teachers College Record, 113 (9), 1960-1982. [pdf]
3. Davis, K. (2010). Coming of age online: The developmental underpinnings of girls’ blogs. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25 (1), 145-171. [pdf]
2. Davis, K., Katz, S.L., Santo, R., & James, C. (2010). Fostering cross-generational dialogues about the ethics of online life. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2 (2), 124-150. [pdf]
1. Davis, K. (2009). Adolescent friendships on LiveJournal. Rocky Mountain Communication Review, 6 (1), 47-50.
23. Davis, K., Slovak, P., Landesman, R., Pitt, C., Ghajar, A., Schleider, J.L., Kawas, S., Perez Portillo, A..G., & Kuhn, N.S. (2023). Supporting teens’ intentional social media use through interaction design: An exploratory proof-of-concept study. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’23). New York: ACM Press. [29% acceptance rate] [pdf]
22. Dauden Roquet, C., Theofanopoulou, N., Freeman, J.L., Schleider, J.L., Gross, J.J., Davis, K., Townsend, E., & Slovak, P. (2022). Exploring situated and embodied support for youth’s mental health: Design opportunities for interactive tangible devices. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’22). New York: ACM Press. [26.1% acceptance rate] [pdf] [best paper honorable mention]
21. Kawas, S., Kuhn, N.S., Sorstokke, K., Bascom, E.E., Hiniker, A., & Davis, K. (2021). When screen time isn’t screen time: Tensions and needs between tweens and their parents during nature-based exploration. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
20. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Boyd, B.S., Demmel, N., & Davis, K. (2021). Connected learning, collapsed contexts: Examining teens’ sociotechnical ecosystems through the lens of digital badges. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
19. Pitt, C., Hock, A., Zelnick, L., & Davis, K. (2021). The kids are / not / sort of all right: Technology’s complex role in teen wellbeing during COVID-19. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21). New York: ACM Press. [26.3% acceptance rate] [pdf]
18. Kawas S., Kuhn, N.S., Tari, M., Hiniker, A., & Davis, K. (2020). “Otter this world”: Can a mobile application promote children’s connectedness to nature? Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’20). New York: ACM Press. [31% acceptance rate] [pdf]
17. Kawas, S., Sherry-Wagner, J., Kuhn, N.S., Chase, S.K., Bentley, B., Lawler, J.J., & Davis, K. (2020). NatureCollections: Can a mobile application trigger children’s interest in nature? Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU ’20). [pdf] [best paper nomination]
16. Evans, A.C., Davis, K. & Wobbrock, J.O. (2019). Adaptive support for collaboration on tabletop computers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL ’19), vol. 1, pp. 176-183. Lyon, France (June 17-21, 2019): International Society of the Learning Sciences. [pdf]
15. Davis, K., Dinhopl, A., & Hiniker, A. (2019). “Everything’s the phone”: Understanding the phone’s supercharged role in parent-teen relationships. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
14. Tran, J., Yang, K., Davis, K. & Hiniker, A. (2019). Modeling the engagement-disengagement cycle of compulsive phone use. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
13. Pitt, C., Bell, A., Onofre, E., & Davis, K. (2019). A badge, not a barrier: Designing for—and throughout—digital badge implementation. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19). New York: ACM Press. [23.8% acceptance rate] [pdf]
12. Davis, K., Pitt, C., Bell, A., & Kim, A. (2018). Using digital badges to promote student agency and identity in science learning. Proceedings of the Connected Learning Summit (CLS ’18), 36-46. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press. [pdf]
11. Davis, K., Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., & Romeijn-Stout, E.L. (2018). Technology use in rural and urban public libraries: Implications for connected learning in youth programming. Proceedings of the Connected Learning Summit (CLS ’18), 47-56. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press. [pdf]
10. Ko, A.J., Hwa, L., Davis, K., & Yip, J. (2018). Informal mentoring of adolescents about computing: Relationships, roles, qualities, and impact. Proceedings of the ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). New York: ACM Press. [pdf]
9. Ko, A. & Davis, K. (2017). Computing mentorship in a software boomtown: Relationships to adolescent interest and beliefs. Proceedings of the ACM International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER ’17). New York: ACM Press. [~10% acceptance rate] [pdf]
8. Pitt, C. & Davis, K. (2017). Designing together?: Group dynamics in participatory digital badge design with teens. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’17). New York: ACM Press. [21% acceptance rate] [pdf]
7. Evans, A.C., Davis, K., Fogarty, J. & Wobbrock, J.O. (2017). Group Touch: Distinguishing tabletop users in group settings via statistical modeling of touch pairs. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17), 35-47. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
6. Yin, K., Aragon, C., Evans, S. & Davis, K. (2017). Where no one has gone before: A meta-dataset of the world’s largest fanfiction repository. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17), 6106-6110. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
5. Evans, S.A., Davis, K., Evans, A.C, Campbell, J., Randall, D.P., Yin, K., & Aragon, C. (2017). More than peer production: Fanfiction communities as sites of distributed mentoring. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’17), 259-272. New York: ACM Press. [34% acceptance rate] [pdf]
4. Bell, A., & Davis, K. (2016). Learning through participatory design: Designing digital badges for and with teens. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’16). New York: ACM Press. [47% acceptance rate] [pdf]
3. Campbell, J., Aragon, C., Davis, K., Evans, S.A., Evans, A.C, & Randall, D.P. (2016). Thousands of positive reviews: Distributed mentoring in online fan communities. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’16), 691-704. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
2. Evans, A.C., Wobbrock, J.O., & Davis, K. (2016). Understanding collaboration patterns on an interactive tabletop in a classroom setting. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’16), 860-871. New York: ACM Press. [25% acceptance rate] [pdf]
1. Davis, K. & Klein, E. (2015). Investigating high school students’ perceptions of digital badges in afterschool learning. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘15), 4043-4046. New York: ACM Press. [23% acceptance rate] [pdf]
13. Weinstein, E., James, C. & Davis, K. (under revision). Digital well-being and HX: ‘The grind’ as a new frame and co-design as a key method. In M. Ito & C. James (Eds.), HX Essay Collection. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [peer-reviewed]
12. Davis, K. & Weinstein, E. (2017). Identity development in the digital age: An Eriksonian perspective. In M.F. Wright (Ed.), Identity, sexuality, and relationships among emerging adults in the digital age (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. [pdf] [peer-reviewed]
11. Klein, E. & Davis, K. (2016). Designing digital badges for an informal STEM learning environment. In L.Y. Muilenburg & Z.L. Berge (Eds.), Digital badges in education: Trends, issues, and cases (pp. 145-155). New York: Routledge.
10. Weinstein, E. & Davis, K. (2015). Connecting ‘round the clock: Mobile phones and adolescents’ experiences of intimacy. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) (pp. 937-946). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
9. Davis, K. (2014). Youth identities in a digital age: The anchoring role of friends in youth’s approaches to online identity expression. In A. Bennett and B. Robards (Eds.), Mediated youth cultures: The internet, belonging, and new cultural configurations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
8. Davis, K. (2012). Adolescent learners’ characteristics. In N.M. Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 134-136). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
7. Davis, K. (2012). Adult learners’ characteristics. In N.M. Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 136-138). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
6. Davis, K., Ryan, J., James, C., Rundle, M. & Gardner, H. (2012). I’ll pay attention when I’m older: Generational differences in trust. In Kramer (Ed.), Restoring trust (pp. 47-67). New York: Oxford University Press.
5. Rundle, M., James, C., Davis, K., Ryan, J., Francis, J. M. & Gardner, H. (2012). My trust needs to be earned, or I don’t give it: Youth’s mental models of trust. In R. Kramer (Ed.), Restoring trust (pp. 25-45). New York: Oxford University Press.
4. Davis, K., Christodoulou, J., Seider, S., & Gardner, H. (2011). The theory of multiple intelligences. In R.J. Sternberg & S.B. Kaufman (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 485-503). Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press.
3. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (2010). Trust: Its conceptualization by scholars, its status with young persons. In R.A. Couto (Ed.), Political and civic leadership: A reference handbook, volume 2 (pp. 602-610). Washington, D.C.: Sage Publications. [pdf]
2. Davis, K. (2010). The pedagogy of GoodWork: Strategies of engagement. In H. Gardner (Ed.), GoodWork: Theory and practice (pp. 257-269). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
1. Seider, S., Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (2009). Morality, ethics and good work: Young people’s respectful and ethical minds. In D. Ambrose & T. Cross (Eds.), Morality, ethics and gifted minds (pp. 209-222). New York: Springer. [pdf]
31. Davis, K. (April 25, 2023). Technology’s Child: Five Key Insights. The Next Big Idea Club. Available at: https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/technologys-child-digital-medias-role-ages-stages-growing-bookbite/42070/
30. Davis, K. (March 20, 2023). Technology’s Child: Making the complex more concrete for research on kids and tech. Connected Learning Alliance. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/technologys-child-making-the-complex-more-concrete-for-research-on-kids-and-tech/
29. Davis, K. (December 14, 2022). ConnectedLib Toolkit 2.0: Bringing connected learning to small and rural libraries. Connected Learning Alliance. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/connectedlib-toolkit-2-0-bringing-connected-learning-to-small-and-rural-libraries/
28. Davis, K. & Subramaniam, M. (2022). Introduction to special issue—Beyond digital youth: Understanding, supporting, and designing for young people’s digital experiences. Information & Learning Sciences, 123 (7/8), 317-329.
27. Davis, K. & Ochoa, X. (2022). L@S 2022 Chairs’ Welcome. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Learning@Scale (pp.III-V).
26. Davis, K. (May 26, 2021). Should lecturers be trained to deal with shortening attention spans? THE Campus, Times Higher Education [Opinion]. Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/should-lecturers-be-trained-deal-shortening-attention-spans
25. Davis, K. & Gardner, H. (November 9, 2020). The ‘App Generation’ meets the pandemic. The Seattle Times [Opinion]. Available at: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-app-generation-meets-the-pandemic/
24. Davis, K., Charmaraman, L., & Weinstein, E. (2020). Introduction to Special Issue: Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development in an Age of Social Media. Journal of Adolescent Research, 35(1), 3-15.
23. Elsayed, Y. & Davis, K. (May 1, 2019). Participatory politics in an age of crisis — part 1 and part 2. Confessions of an Aca-Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins.
22. Davis, K. (April 2, 2019). How disparities in wealth affect Gen Z’s experiences with technology. Understanding Gen Z Special Projects Report, Pacific Standard. Available at: https://psmag.com/author/katie-davis
21. Davis, K. (April 1, 2019). Announcing the ConnectedLib Toolkit for youth-serving library professionals and professionals-in-training. Connected Learning Alliance Blog. Available at: https://clalliance.org/blog/announcing-the-connectedlib-toolkit-for-youth-serving-library-professionals-and-professionals-in-training/
20. Fellows, M., Davis, K., and Russell-Sauve, C. (2018). Learning and leading: An evaluation of the digital skills for digital librarians project. Seattle: Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School. Available at: https://tascha.uw.edu/publications/learning-and-leading-an-evaluation-of-the-digital-skills-for-digital-librarians-project/
19. Davis, K., Weinstein, E., & Gardner, H. (2017). In defense of complexity: Beware of simplistic narratives about teens and technology. Medium. Available at: https://medium.com/@kedavis/in-defense-of-complexity-beware-of-simplistic-narratives-about-teens-and-technology-f9a7cb59176
18. Hoffman, K. M., Subramaniam, M., Kawas, S., Scaff, L., & Davis, K. (2016). Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting a path to the future. College Park, MD; Seattle, WA: The ConnectedLib Project. Available for download at: http://connectedlib.ischool.uw.edu/connected-learning-in-libraries
17. Fisher, K.E., Davis, K., Yip, J., Dahya, N., Mills, J.E., & Eisenberg, M.B. (May 2016). Digital Youth Seattle Think Tank: White paper. Seattle, WA: The Information School, University of Washington. Available for download at: http://dystt.ischool.uw.edu
16. Evans, S., Randall, D., Campbell, J., Davis, K., Aragon, C., & Evans, A. (2016). How fan fiction mentors can change lives. School Library Journal. Available at: http://www.slj.com/2016/05/industry-news/how-fan-fiction-mentors-can-change-lives/
15. Moreno, M.A., Davis, K., & Mills, J.E. (2014). Youth perspectives on social media and technology. In V.C. Strasburger and M.A. Moreno (Eds.), Social networking and new technologies. Adolescent Medicine: State of Affairs, 25 (3), xvii-xxi. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
14. Davis, K. (November 2014). The value of getting lost in an app-suffused world. School Administrator (November 2014), pg.21-22.
13. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (September 2014). Preface to the paperback edition of The App Generation: How today’s youth navigate identity, intimacy, and imagination in a digital world. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
12. Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (February 2014). The App Generation: How technology is changing us. Op-Ed contribution, Cognoscenti. Available at: http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/02/12/apps-howard-gardner-katie-davis
11. Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (January 2014). Are apps becoming a human crutch? Op-Ed contribution, The Seattle Times. Available at: http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/guest-are-apps-becoming-a-human-crutch/
10. DiBartolomeo, D.J., Clark, Z., & Davis, K. (June 2013). Technique and content in the works of young artists: A methodological contribution. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 85). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
9. Santo, R., James, C., Davis, K., Katz, S.L., Burch, L., & Joseph, B. (October 2009). Meeting of minds: Cross-generational dialogue on the ethics of digital life. Available from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation website: http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7Bb0386ce3-8b29-4162-8098-e466fb856794%7D/DML-FOCUS-DIALOGUE-REPORT-0910.PDF
8. James, C., Davis, K., Flores, A., Francis, J., Pettingill, L., Rundle, M., & Gardner, H. (October 2009). Young people, ethics, and the new digital media: A synthesis from the GoodPlay Project. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. [pdf]
7. Davis, K. (September 2009). Rethinking girls’ development in a digital era. FIfF-Kommunikation, 26 (3), 48-51.
6. Davis, K., Weigel, M., James, C., & Gardner, H. (February 2009). Social development in the era of new digital media. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 60). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
5. Weigel, M., Davis, K., James, C., & Gardner, H. (February 2009). New digital media, social institutions and the changing roles of youth. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 61). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
4. Davis, K., Seider, S., & Gardner, H. (2008). When false representations ring true (and when they don’t). Social Research, 75 (4), 1085-1108.
3. Davis, K. (January 2008). Trust in the lives of young people: A conceptual framework to explore how youth make trust judgments. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 52). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.
2. Seider, S., Davis, K., & Gardner, H. (2007). Good work in psychology. The Psychologist, 20 (11), 672-676.
1. Davis, K. (March 2006). Is trust on the wane? It may depend on where you live. (Good Work Project Report Series No. 46). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Project Zero.