Published Jun 05 2020

#NoFilter - What Happens Next? podcast on social media and mental health

Nicky
Jacobs
Associate Professor, Psychology and Counselling
Susan carland
Academic, author and social commentator

In the next three podcast episodes we're looking at a new topic – social media and its potential impact on mental health.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that privacy is no longer a “social norm”. However, what impacts does this lack of privacy and use of social media have on us? What does the world look like if we fail to properly address the impacts of social media on mental health, especially in young people?

Nicky Jacobs has a unique insight into the teenage mind and how it’s impacted by social media. Her research shows that teenage brains operate differently and are differently impacted by social media. In this episode we’ll talk to Nicky about what happens to the next generation if we don’t change how they engage with and use social media, and what’s happening inside those brains of theirs right now.

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About the Authors

  • Nicky jacobs

    Associate Professor, Psychology and Counselling

    Nicky co-ordinates the Master of Counselling program which is delivered in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong and has published and lectured extensively on a variety of topics related to psychology and education. She has a strong background in Education and Developmental psychology which resulted from her work as a special education teacher of socially and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

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