Devorah Heitner
Author and media researcher
Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public and Screenwise. She writes about helping kids and teens handle digital life.
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Born in Freehold, United States
About Devorah Heitner
Heitner earned a doctorate in Media/Technology & Society at Northwestern University. She has also taught at DePaul and at Northwestern. Her writing has been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and CNN Opinion. She has written Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, and Growing Up in Public, which Penguin Random House published in September 2023. Growing Up in Public looks at privacy and reputation for kids and teens. Heitner lives with her family in the Chicago area.