Dr. Jean Twenge noted psychologist speaks at The Ursuline School

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (December 9, 2021) – Dr. Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, spoke to students and parents at The Ursuline School on her new book “iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood.”

“Your generation is the first to spend their entire adolescence in a time of smartphones, and that has had ripple effects,’’ she told students.

As an expert on generational differences, she described trends in adolescence, mental health and happiness, and social/digital media in separate presentations to parents and students. To improve students’ health and wellness, she recommended strategies for reducing screen time, developing independence, and focusing on in-person social interactions.

Dr. Twenge is a researcher and the author of more than 140 scientific publications and books. Her research has been covered in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and National Public Radio.
Her talk was part of the school’s Rosemary Vrablic '78 Distinguished Speaker Series aimed at bringing influential speakers to inspire students, stimulate their imaginations, and encourage development of core values.

About The Ursuline School
The Ursuline School is an all-girls, Roman Catholic, independent college preparatory school, grades 6-12, celebrating its 125th year. It is located on a 13-acre modern campus in New Rochelle. The mission of the school is to educate, inspire and empower young women to become wise, active, globally-minded leaders by cultivating lifelong learning, spiritual growth, integrity, respect for all and dedication to Serviam – “I will serve.”