Mari Janikian

BA, The American College of Greece; MS, PhD, Northeastern University (School and Counseling Psychology)

Dr. Mari Janikian is a graduate of The American College of Greece, where she received a BA in psychology. She earned her PhD in school and counseling psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Janikian completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship inclinical child and adolescent psychology at Harvard Medical School. She has gained clinical experience at hospitals, mental health clinics, as well as schools in Boston. Additionally, she served as a scientific collaborator for the Adolescent Health Unit (AHU) at the University of Athens Medical School. Dr. Janikian was one of the primary investigators in a research project on adolescent Internet use funded by the European Commission. Her current research interests focus on youth digital well-being, specifically on the intersections of contemporary technologies with the social and emotional lives of children and adolescents. The culmination of her scientific collaborative works has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and has been presented in regional and international conferences.