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My planned research aims to address this issue using both fundamental and applied approaches: 1) I will build on cognitive models like Reinforcement Learning to explore how \u2018addictive\u2019 design features in tech can be both used for education and distraction. 2) Using innovative methods like \u2018data donation,\u2019 I will study how educational and \u2018harmful\u2019 apps coexist on children\u2019s devices, tracking their transitions between these activities. 3) I will apply social psychological approaches to explore parental concerns about screen use in schools, collaborating with educators and PR experts to create an informational campaign that differentiates beneficial from harmful screen time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":43750,"template":"","class_list":["post-43737","fellow","type-fellow","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fellows_category-jacobs-cifar-research-fellowship","fellows_cohort-2026-2028"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amy Orben - Jacobs Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/fellows\/jacobs-cifar-research-fellowship\/amy-orben\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amy Orben - Jacobs Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research Focus Digitalization and AI have the potential to transform global education by moving beyond one-size-fits-all and offering adaptive technologies that cater to learner variability. 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