Brian Galla, A Pitt associate professor of applied developmental psychology, shares his thoughts on how to help teenagers cut back their use of social media.
October 11, 2021
Brian Galla
Assistant Professor, Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center
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Education and Training
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Dr. Galla's research is focused on motivational factors that support academic achievement and positive youth development.
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Recent Publications
Park, D., Tsukayama, E., & Galla, B. M. (2022). Friends Know You: Peer Nomination of Self-control Predict Changes in Academic Achievement and Friendship among Adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12041
Tumminia, M., DeVlieger, S., Colvin, S.E.,Wallace, T.L., Akiva, T, & Galla, B. (2022). A qualitative study of adolescents’ experiences of distress and well-being during intensive mindfulness practice. PsyArXiv.
Abujaradeh, H., Viswanathan, P., Galla, B.M., Sereika, S.M., DiNardo, M., Feeley, C.A., Cohen, S.M., & Charron-Prochownik, D. (2021). Trait mindfulness and mindfulness practices in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: descriptive and comparative study. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
Maheux, A.J., Nesi, J., Galla, B.M., Roberts, S.R. & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). #Grateful: Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ social media use and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31: 734-747.
Pelakh, A., Good, M. L, Kuo, E., Nokes-Malach, T., Tumminia, M. J, Jamal-Orozco, N., Diamond, M.S., Adelman, A., & Galla, B. (2021). The Relationship Between Intelligence Mindset and Test Anxiety as Mediated by Effort Regulation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 43.
News and Awards
Brian Galla wants to help your teen kick their Instagram habit | Read about his recent research in October 7 Pittwire article.
October 11, 2021
Brian Galla was featured in Character Lab's "Tip of the Week" for "Values-Alignment Messaging Boosts Adolescents' Motivation to Control Social Media Use," giving advice to teens struggling with excessive social media use. Congrats Brian!
2021-10-04
Brian Galla, Timothy Nokes-Malach, LRDC, and Melanie Good, Department of Physics and Astronomy, received an NSF grant for "Collaborative Research: Investigating the Impact of Mindfulness Training to Mitigate Psychological Threat and Enhance Engagement and Learning in Undergraduate Introductory Physics."
August 1, 2021
Brian Galla, LRDC Research Scientist, was the focus of the January 19 Institute for Learning's (IFL) Bridges to Learning feature "Mindfulness in Schools."
January 19, 2021
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Contact
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