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Last updated October 25, 2021.


Parkview Research Center Team

Brandon McDaniel

Brandon T. McDaniel, Ph.D.

Dr. McDaniel is the principal investigator of this research study. He is a research scientist at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University Fort Wayne. His research focuses on the interplay of technology use, parenting, and family relationships

Jessica Pater

Jessica Pater, Ph.D.

Dr. Pater is a research scientist and manager of the Health Services and Informatics Research group at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation. She is an expert in human-centered computing with over 15 years of research and grant experience.

Michelle Drouin

Michelle Drouin, Ph.D.

Dr. Drouin is a psychologist, senior research scientist at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, and professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne. She specializes in technology, relationships, and human development.

Lauren Reining

Lauren Reining, M.A.

Lauren is a Research Project Lead on the Health Services and Informatics Research Team at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation. She is also on the Parkview Ethics Committee and has her Masters degree in Bioethics from Case Western Reserve University Medical School.

Sydney Rasmussen

Sydney Rasmussen, BS

Sydney is a research assistant at Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation and has been working for the center since June, 2021. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brigham Young University with a minor in global women's studies.


University of Michigan Team

Jenny Radesky

Jenny Radesky, MD

Dr. Radesky is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School. Her research focuses on media use by young children and their parents, parent-child interaction, and child social-emotional development.

Alexandria Schaller

Alexandria Schaller, BA

Alex is the Lab Manager for Dr. Radesky’s research lab at the University of Michigan and has been working for the lab since 2018. She has a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with minors in Sociology and Applied Arts.