Highlights
- SELF Magazine examines social media, mental health, and self-care (May 10, 2022)
- Dr. Primack's op-ed in Chicago Tribune helps lawmakers approach big tech and responsibility (February, 2022)
- NPR affiliate discusses You Are What You Click (October 25, 2021)
- Cloud Lake Literary selects You Are What You Click as the #1 read of 2021 (September 29, 2021)
- You Are What You Click selected as a best nonfiction book of 2021 finalist by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink (September 24, 2021)
- NPR affiliate in Central US discusses health and social media use with Dr. Primack (September 20, 2021)
- In-depth chat with Dr. Primack about social media and You Are What You Click on Talk Radio Europe (September 20, 2021)
- NPR morning show discusses transforming personal social media use with Dr. Primack (September 20, 2021)
- Boston Globe highlights tips on cultivating a healthy social media diet (September 9, 2021)
- Porchlight Books features discussion about You Are What You Click (September 7, 2021)
- Jewish Boston references You Are What You Click regarding social media and spirituality (August 19, 2021)
- Good Morning Northwest Arkansas TV program features Dr. Primack regarding social media wellness (August 17, 2021)
- Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle discusses You Are What You Click (August 13, 2021)
- BBC highlights Dr. Primack's social media and depression study (January, 2021)
- US News and World Report coverage of Dr. Primack's breaking study linking social media use to risks of depression (December, 2020)
- Arkansas Democrat Grazette reports on new UofA class about the pandemic (May, 2020)
- NPR affiliate in South Central US featured Dr. Primack around spread of misinformation during the pandemic (April, 2020)
- Dr. Primack iaugurated as Dean of College of Education and Health Professions (July, 2019)
- Becomes 7th person in Arkansas to be elected into ASCI (April 2019)
- Interviewed by Mashable about social media and vaccination (March, 2019)
- Research on anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook covered by the Washington Post (March, 2019)
- CBS News feature on loneliness (February, 2019)
- Featured Grantee at National Cancer Institute (January, 2019)
- Interviewed about social media and peer comparison in the New York Times (December, 2018)
- Commentary in TIME about screen use (October, 2018)
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2017 Article of the Year (August, 2018)
- NPR All Things Considered interview on social media (August, 2018)
- CNBC reports on Facebook taking first step in addressing social media and mental health concerns (August, 2018)
- Interviewed on Washington Post Live about technology and mental well-being (June, 2018)
- Forbes covers negative social media experiences and depression paper published in Depression and Anxiety (June, 2018)
- Commentary on smartphone use in Time (May, 2018)
- Interview on Today Show about social media and isolation (April, 2018)
- Vaping as a geateway to cigarettes for young adults (March, 2018)
- Social media before bed and social isolation research cited by BBC (January, 2018)
- Interview on CNBC about technology addiction in children (January, 2018)
- Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health releases 2017 Annual Report (January, 2018)
- The Guardian: When Facebook asks if social media is bad for us, it's time to listen (December, 2017)
- Dr. Primack featured at family and technology symposium at Penn State (November, 2017)
- Dr. Primack interviewed around Offline October student-led social media blackout (October, 2017)
- TIME article on kids and smartphones headlines Dr. Primack's research (October, 2017)
- BMJ news article on YouTube and alcohol research (September, 2017)
- Dr. Primack's research on portrayal of alcohol on YouTube research featured in US News and World Report (September, 2017)
- Dr. Primack named the Bernice L. and Morton S. Lerner Chair and Dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s University Honors College (July, 2017)
- Research on social media featured on Time Health (May, 2017)
- Dr. Primack's research featured on NIH Director's Blog (March, 2017)
- Social isolation research covered by NPR (March, 2017)
- Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health releases 2016 Annual Report (January, 2017)
- Yahoo! News covers e-cigarette study published in JAMA Pediatrics (November, 2016)
- International Baccalaureate World Magazine features social media research (September, 2016)
- Social media and eating concerns research covered by Yahoo! News (May, 2016)
- Social media and depression research featured in the The Tribune Review (April, 2016)
- Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health releases 2015 Annual Report (January, 2016)
- Coverage of hookah meta-analysis by many news outlets, including the Huffington Post (January, 2016)
- Public Health Reports article also featured in Yahoo! News (January, 2016)
- JAMA Pediatrics article on progression after electronic cigarettes featured in news outlets such as Time (September, 2015)
- Research on alcohol and YouTube reported in over 200 international news outlets including NPR national (March, 2015)
- Washington Post features blog and video about Dr. Primack's research (February, 2015)
- Selected as Outstanding Medical Student Mentor for second year in a row (August, 2014)
- Featured TEDMED Main Speaker (September, 2014)
- Becomes inaugural director of the Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health (July, 2014)
- Appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research on Health and Society at University of Pittsburgh (July, 2014)
- Popularity of hookah bars and smoking among young adults raise health concerns covered in Pittsburgh Post Gazette (June, 2014)
- Students initiate hookah smoking despite health warnings, covered in USA Today (June, 2014)
- Research on binge drinking featured in US News and World Report (April 8, 2014)
- Interviewed on local NPR station regarding innovative health promotion programming (January, 2014)
- Editorial published in JAMA (January, 2014)
- Selected as Outstanding Medical Student Mentor (August, 2013)
- Becomes Director of Program for Research on Media and Health (June, 2012)
- Waterpipe smoking research on CNN Health cover page (June, 2012)
- Video game research in multiple news sources (May, 2012)
- Movie smoking research on US News and World Report (March, 2012)
- Promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science (December, 2011)
- Receives PhD in Clinical and Translational Science (December, 2011)
- Alcohol in music research published in Addiction, lead substance use journal worldwide (October, 2011)
- Depression research covered in US News and World Report (April, 2011)
- Selected as Society of Behavioral Medicine's Early Career Researcher for 2010 (June, 2010)
- Given University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Junior Faculty Scholar Award for 2010 (June, 2010)
- Interviewed on live Pittsburgh TV regarding adolesent alcohol use (May, 2010)
- National study on hookah smoking published in Journal of Adolescent Health (August, 2009)
- Interviewed on BBC regarding video games (August, 2009)
- Commentary on video games featured in multiple news outlets (August, 2009)
- Lead commentary in American Journal of Preventive Medicine (August, 2009)
- Research highlighted in Nature feature article (June, 2009)
- Research on sexual behavior and media reported in hundreds of major news outlets internationally; "most emailed" story on Yahoo.com (February, 2009)
- Research on depression and media featured in New York Times, LA Times, and multiple international media markets including England, Thailand, Greece, Brazil, Hungary, and Taiwan (February, 2009)
- Hookah smoking research covered in multiple national news sources (September, 2008)
- Quoted in New York Times regarding tobacco and disparities research (May, 2008)
- Health education research featured in American Association of Medical Colleges report (April, 2008)
- Featured guest for Medical Education podcast on patient care (April, 2008)
- Interviewed on WNYC public radio with LA Times music critic about Grammy Awards, popular music, and substance use (February, 2008)
- Substance use research covered in New York Times, Washington Post, US News and World Report, Sydney Morning Herald, and others (February, 2008)
- American Public Health Association talk on substance use and popular music covered in US News and World Report, ABC News, CBS News, and Reuters (November, 2007)
- Disparities research featured on NPR national (August, 2007)
- Disparities research reported in New York Times (August, 2007)
- AD IT UP aired on regional television (February, 2007)
- Research on smoking and media literacy covered in Miami Herald (October, 2006)
- Awarded 3-year Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Scholar Award (July, 2006)
- Winner of Bronze Telly Award in health/wellness category for AD IT UP (July, 2005)
- Media effects review (July, 2005)
