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Jeffrey N Pickens Ph.D.

About

Jeffrey Pickens, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and previous Director of Psychology Programs at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. His training includes a master’s degree in Neuroscience from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Florida International University, with a specialization in Life-Span Human Development. He also trained as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, and later served as an Associate Professor at James Madison University in Virginia. Dr. Pickens has authored over 50 peer-reviewed academic publications on topics such as Infancy and Child Development, Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, and the interface of Mind and Technology, and he is the recipient of grants and awards for research. Dr. Pickens is the author of Password for Your Mind: The User-Friendly Personal Upgrade, and he is passionate about helping others to upgrade their lives. He also pursues this mission via his website and his Psychology Through Technology blog at Psychology Today.

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Recent Posts
Parenting in the Digital Age
The internet contains violent and sexual images that can traumatize youngsters. Parents must stay informed, communicate, and use the tools available to manage children's exposure.
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Education

What if my students use a chatbot to write their essays? Are chatbots doing students' homework? Educators must be creative.

What if my students use a chatbot to write their essays? Are chatbots doing students' homework? Educators must be creative.

Brain Implant Technology Has the Potential to Change Lives

What if an AI personal assistant occupied the background of your thoughts? Direct mental access to a digital world may bring benefits, but does it also raise dark possibilities?

What if an AI personal assistant occupied the background of your thoughts? Direct mental access to a digital world may bring benefits, but does it also raise dark possibilities?

Neuroimaging Reveals How Animals Activate the Human Brain

Interacting with a live pet, but not a stuffed animal, activates the brain's prefrontal cortex, a biomarker of our positive response to pets.

Interacting with a live pet, but not a stuffed animal, activates the brain's prefrontal cortex, a biomarker of our positive response to pets.

Mapping the Brain: The Future of Neuroscience

Emerging technology could soon measure neural activity at a cellular and electro-chemical level to uncover mysteries of how the brain creates behaviors, thoughts, perceptions, and moods.

Emerging technology could soon measure neural activity at a cellular and electro-chemical level to uncover mysteries of how the brain creates behaviors, thoughts, perceptions, and moods.

Will Your Future Smart Device “Red Flag” You?

In the near future, your smartwatch will signal when you're experiencing high stress, signalling you to perform a checkup, a stress-reduction module, and contact your therapist.

In the near future, your smartwatch will signal when you're experiencing high stress, signalling you to perform a checkup, a stress-reduction module, and contact your therapist.

Adolescents and Social Media

It's up to parents and educators to promote a new digital “netiquette" and online consumer savvy. Take the high road.

It's up to parents and educators to promote a new digital “netiquette" and online consumer savvy. Take the high road.