Dame Eva Telzer

Eva is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill and the co-director of the Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development. She is an Associate Editor for leading journals in the field, including Child Development, Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience, and Brain and Environment.

Her research examines how social and cultural processes shape adolescent brain development, with a focus on both prosocial and risk-taking behaviors, family and peer relationships, and the role of the digital environment in youth’s lives. Her work has been continuously funded for over two decades by agencies and foundations including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Templeton Foundation, and the Jacobs Foundation.

She has authored more than 200 scientific manuscripts and book chapters and has received numerous awards for her work, including an Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award, an early career award from the Society of Research on Adolescence, a Young Investigator Award from the Flux Congress Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, and the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology.

She is regularly featured as an expert in psychological science in consultation with government agencies and non-profit organizations, as well as through media appearances in The New York Times, NPR, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC.