Mary Madden is a veteran researcher, writer, and nationally-recognized expert on privacy and technology, trends in social media use, and the impact of digital media on teens and parents. She is currently a Senior Fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Sesame Workshop and an Affiliate at the Data & Society Research Institute in New York City. While at Data & Society, she directed an initiative to explore the effects of data-centric systems on Americans’ health and well-being and also led several studies examining the intersection of privacy, digital inequality, and youth media practices. Prior to her role at Data & Society, Mary was a Senior Researcher for the Pew Research Center’s Internet, Science & Technology team in Washington, DC and an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
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PointsMary Madden and Erin McAweeney argue that we need to move past the "addiction" framing when it comes to digital well-being. Read on PointsSeptember 2019 -
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MIT Technology ReviewData & Society Health + Data Lead Mary Madden considers what patient privacy means in the current age of technology. "In the era of data-driven medicine, systems for handling data need to avoid anything that feels like man... Read on MIT Technology ReviewOctober 2018 -
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PointsIncreasingly, technology's impact on infrastructure is becoming a health concern. In this Points piece, Data & Society Researchers Mikaela Pitcan, Alex Rosenblat, Mary Madden, and Kadija Ferryman tease out why this intersec... Read on PointsSeptember 2018 -
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PointsD&S researcher Mary Madden writes this Points piece defending polls. What we need to move forward is a triangulation of methods — using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis and supporting a publishing pro... Read on PointsNovember 2016 -
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PointsD&S researcher Mary Madden reviews and adds her perspective to the play Privacy. "As someone who has experienced the glaze of overwhelm in the eyes of my family and friends when I try to explain why privacy still matters, ... Read on PointsOctober 2016