Alexa Hasse

PhD student and researcher passionate about equipping young people with the skills to navigate the risks and embrace the opportunities of our digital world and, ultimately, help them to become kind, caring, and empathic leaders of the next generation.

About

MY RESEARCH FOCUS

As a PhD student, and former Director of Education on the Youth and Media team at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, my research centers on youth and digital technologies. I am excited about, and have built over a decade of experience in, exploring areas such as youth and artificial intelligence, digital skills, and cyberbullying––both in regard to research and educational resource development. Explore my site to learn more about my research and connect with me.

Skills & Languages

Highlighted Works

A report I co-authored about how young people are using AI at home and at school

A report I co-authored tracking the role of social media in how young people age 14–22 support their mental health

A blog post I wrote on how generative AI may be impacting social connection

A Newsweek op ed I wrote on the importance of equipping youth with digital skills

A report I co-authored on how to build participation models that enable meaningful youth engagement

A report I co-authored that maps the current discourse around youth (ages 12-18) and digital citizenship

A report I co-authored on learnings and questions around the potential benefits and challenges extended reality technologies

A report I co-authored that highlights both the tremendous opportunities for young people to participate as economic actors

A report I co-authored with an overview of recent, primarily academic literature on youth (12-18-year-olds) and cyberbullying

A report I co-authored on the ways young people (ages 12-18) may interact with and be impacted by AI technologies