FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University invites the public to its January Campus Connect event: an interactive panel discussion considering the behavioral, mental health, educational and local policy perspectives of cellphone use by youth in today’s landscape.
The panel will be comprised of local Fairfield Public Schools Superintendent Michael Testani; and Fairfield professors Joseph DeLuca, PhD, specializing in clinical psychology, especially mental health in youth; and Joshua Elliott, EdD, associate dean of the School of Education and Human Development, and director of its educational technology program. These three experts will share their perspectives on the challenges school districts like Fairfield can face while addressing this issue. They will also discuss how parents can better prepare their children for life with cell phones and social media, both inside and outside the classroom.
For more information and to register visit: Screen Time and Study Time: Navigating Devices in Education.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Fairfield University Store – Second Story
1499 Post Rd., Fairfield, Conn.
Please park and use back parking garage entrance.
Joseph DeLuca, PhD
Fairfield University, Assistant Professor
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Joshua C. Elliott, EdD
Fairfield University, Associate Dean
School of Education and Human Development
Director of Educational Technology
Michael Testani
Fairfield Public Schools
Superintendent
The Campus Connect speaker series engages Fairfield's on-campus and off-campus communities in topical conversations hosted by a variety of local and University experts — from Fairfield faculty and staff, to town government and school officials. Monthly events are held in the Second Story event space at the downtown Fairfield University Store.
For more information about upcoming Campus Connect speakers and other community events at the Fairfield University Store, visit FairfieldUStoreEvents or the store’s Facebook page.
Fairfield University is a modern, Jesuit Catholic University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions. More than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 44 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and 43 countries, are enrolled in the University’s five schools. In the spirit of rigorous and sympathetic inquiry into all dimensions of human experience, Fairfield welcomes students from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and engage in open conversations. The University is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.