Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute

Mary Madden is a Senior Researcher and Strategy Consultant with over two decades of experience leading national research studies that explore the impact of emerging technologies on culture and society. She is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Communication, Culture & Technology Program at Georgetown University, and an Affiliate of the Data & Society Research Institute in New York City. She is an expert on digital privacy and trends in youth media use. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgetown, she was a Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and directed an initiative at Data & Society to explore the effects of data-centric systems on Americans’ health and well-being. Madden was previously a Senior Researcher for the Pew Research Center and an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.