Dr. Allison Langer is a SNF Paideia-Provost Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Temple University, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Dr. Langer studies how children’s and adolescents’ interactions with emerging technologies influence their development and well-being. At Penn, Dr. Langer is examining how individual differences shape teens’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, and how AI-literacy-based interventions may encourage adaptive use.
Dr. Langer is committed to translating research on digital media use into evidence-based resources for policymakers, educators, and families. She recently completed an Impact Fellowship at Children and Screens: Institute for Digital Media and Child Development, and contributes to the International Research-driven Alliance for AI Serving Every Child (iRAISE) coalition to promote developmentally-aligned AI innovation and governance.