Department of Family Social Science

Technology, Teens, and Families Lab

Publications and Presentations

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles Published

(Graduate student co-authors are italicized; *co-first author; **co-second author)

Xu, T., Sun, X., Molaib, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2026). Adolescents’ perceptions of media messages and their preventive health behaviors: a longitudinal study. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-026-05075-4

Hussein, B., Sun, X., Molaib, K. M., Xu, T., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2026). Smartphone use among adolescents during school hours: High-intensity objective observations across different instructional contexts. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1093/chidev/aacag079

Park, E., Sun, X., Molaib, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B. B., & Robinson, T. N. (2026). Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ smartphone distraction management during family time and their relationships with parents. Educational Psychology., 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2026.2619052

Sun, X., Wang, Y., & McDaniel, B. T. (2026). AI companions and adolescent social relationships: Benefits, risks, and bidirectional influences. Child Development Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdpers/aadaf009

Sun, X., Molaib, K., Xu, T., Ram, N., Reeves, B., Desai, M., & Robinson, T. N. (2025). Objectively measured social media use and weight concerns and dieting in adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4744

Molaib, K. M., Sun, X., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2025). Agreement between self-reported and objectively measured smartphone use among adolescents and adults. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 17, 100569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100569

Sun, X. (2024). Supervised machine learning for exploratory analysis in family. Journal of Marriage and Family: Mid-Decade Special Issue on Theory and Methods, 86(5), 1468-1494, https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12973

McHale, S. M.,* Sun, X.,* Updegraff, K. A., & Whiteman, S. D. (2024). Patterns and correlates of changes in sibling intimacy and conflict from middle childhood through young adulthood. Developmental Psychology. [online first] https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001750 

Del Toro, J., Anderson, R. E., Sun, X.,** & Lee, R. M. (2024). Early adolescents’ ethnic–racial discrimination and pubertal development: Parents’ ethnic–racial identities promote adolescents’ resilience. American Psychologist, 79(8), 1109–1122. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001284

Sun, X., Dworkin, J., & LeBouef, S. (2023). Late adolescents’ texting experiences with family: Mixed-Method analysis for understanding themes and sentiments. Adolescents, 3(3), 581-593. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents3030041

Dworkin, J., Sun, X., LeBouef, S., & Keyzers, A. (2023). Associations among parent technology use, locus of control, and child problem behaviors. Family Relations, 72(2), 443-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12811

Sun, X., Haydel, K. F., Matheson, D., Desai, M., & Robinson, T. N. (2023). Are mobile phone ownership and age of acquisition associated with child adjustment? A 5‐year prospective study among low‐income Latinx children. Child Development, 94(1), 303-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13851. [top 10% downloaded article]

Sun, X., Ram, N., Reeves, B., Cho, M. J., Fitzgerald, A., & Robinson, T. N. (2023). Connectedness and independence of young adults and parents in the digital world: Observing smartphone interactions at multiple timescales using Screenomics. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(4), 1126-1150. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221104268

Padilla, J., Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2022). Longitudinal links between adolescent siblings’ gender-typed characteristics and sibling relationship quality: A dyadic approach. Current Psychology, [online publication]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02919-0

Sun, X.,* Updegraff, K. A.,* McHale, S. M., Hochgraf, A. K., Gallagher, A. M., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2021). Implications of COVID-19 school closures for sibling dynamics among Latinx children in the U.S.: A prospective, daily diary study. Developmental Psychology, 57, 1708-1718. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001196 (*co-first author) 

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Updegraff, K. A., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2021). Implications of Mexican-origin youth’s work experiences for relationships with fathers. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27, 796-807. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000468

Skinner, O. D., Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2021). Links between marital and parent–child relationship in African American families: A dyadic approach. Journal of Family Psychology, 35, 1086-1096. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000844

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2020). Career adaptivity mediates longitudinal links between parent-adolescent relationships and young adult occupational attainment. Developmental Psychology, 56, 2309-2321. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001120

Sun, X., Ram, N., & McHale, S. M. (2020). Adolescent family experiences predict young adult educational attainment: A data-based cross-study synthesis with machine learning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29. 2770-2785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01775-5

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Crouter, A. C. (2020). Perceived underemployment and couple relationships among African American parents: A dyadic approach. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26, 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000285

Skinner, O. D., Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2020). Longitudinal links between expressivity and African American parent-adolescent relationships: A dyadic approach. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 442-454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01578-3

Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Sun, X., Brick, T. R., Skinner, O. D., & McHale, S. M. (2020). Prospective associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in Black couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 12-23. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000573

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2019). Sibling experiences in middle childhood predict sibling differences in college graduation. Child Development, 90, 25-34. https://doi.org/
10.1111/cdev.13047

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2019). Sibling dynamics in adolescence predict young adult orientations to couple relationships: A dyadic approach. Journal of Adolescence, 77, 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.10.014

Lawson, K. M., Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2019). Family-friendly for her, longer hours for him: Actor-partner model linking work-family environment to work-family interference. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000506

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Crouter, A. C., & Jones, D. E. (2017). Longitudinal links between work experiences and marital satisfaction in African American dual-earner couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 31 (Special Issue: Advances in Methods and Measurement in Family Psychology), 1029-1039. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000381

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2017). Maternal and paternal resources across childhood and adolescence as predictors of young adult achievement. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 100, 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2017.03.003

 

Non-refereed Journal Articles, Essays, or Book Chapters Published

Dworkin, J. & Sun, X. (2025). Digital communication between young people and parents: A tale of two studies. Chapter in Wilska & Nyrhinen (Eds). Young People in Digital Environments: Agency, Economic Activity and Risks. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Sun, X. (2024). The role of digital technology in adolescent autonomy development: A four-factor model and a global perspective. In: Xia, Y.R., de Guzman, M.R.T., Esteinou, R., Hollist, C.S. (eds) Global Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families: International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49230-3_2

Sun, X.* & McMillan, C.* (2018). The interplay between families and technology: Directions for future investigation. In J. Van Hook, S. McHale, & V. King (Eds). Families and technology. Springer. (*co-first authors)

Presentations, Posters, and Exhibits

Invited Talks at University of Minnesota

Sun, X. (2025, October). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk, Family Social Science Research Colloquium, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN.

Sun, X. (2025, March). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2025, March). Using Screenomics to Study Adolescent Smartphone Use and Mental Health. Invited talk for the AI and Data Science for Mental Health workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2024, November). Using Screenomics to Study Adolescent Smartphone Use and Well-being. Invited talk for the AI Data Science for Healthcare workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2024, October). Research Agenda for Xiaoran Sun. Invited talk for the CEHD Learning, Technology, & Analytics workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2024, October). Using Screenomics to Study Adolescents’ and Parents’ Smartphone Use and Well-being. Invited talk for the GroupLens Lab, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2024, October). Adolescents’ and Parents’ Smartphone Use: Findings from Screenomics. Invited talk for the Culture and Family Life Lab, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2024, May). Using Screenomics to Study Adolescents’ and Parents’ Smartphone Use and Well-being. Invited talk for the Health Psychology Interest Group (H-PIG), Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2023, April). Machine Learning for Human Development and Family Research. Invited talk for the Minnesota Population Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2022, November). Machine Learning for Human Development and Family Research: An Overview and an Example. Talk for the Machine Learning Seminar Series, Data Science Initiative, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Invited Talks at Other Institutions

Sun, X. (2025, October). The Adolescent and Family Screenome Study: IRB, Consent/Assent, Ethics, and Data Storage. Invited talk, Demystifying Data Donation Methods to Advance Digital Health Research, University of Virginia—TYDE & University of California, Irvine—CERES, online.

Sun, X. (2025, May). AI Companions and Adolescent Mental Health. Invited talk, AI and Child Development Forum, Kashi University, Kashgar, China.

Sun, X. (2025, May). AI Companions and Adolescent Mental Health. Invited talk, AI and Child Development Forum, Kashi University, Kashgar, China.

Sun, X. (2025, May). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Sun, X. (2025, April). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk, Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

Sun, X. (2025, February). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: 
A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk for the SMART (Social Media and Resilient Teens) Program, Texas A&M University, online.

Sun, X. (2025, January). The Digital Context of Adolescent Development: A Screenomics Approach. Invited talk, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Sun, X. (2024, May). Introduction to Machine Learning for Developmental Psychology and Family Research. Invited talk for the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, virtual.

Dworkin, J. & Sun, X. (2022, March). Navigating Social Media with Adolescents: Helpful Parenting Practices and Intervention Tools. Invited webinar for National Council on Family Relations, online.

Sun, X. (2022, February). Introduction to Machine Learning for Human Development and Family Research. Invited talk at NICHD SBSBeat (Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch Education and Training) Seminar.

Love, B. & Sun, X. (2021, July). Big Data & Data Mining Approaches for Psychology Research. Invited talk for the UCL (University College London)-PKU (Peking University) Summer School in Experimental Design in Psychology. 

Presentations at Professional Meetings and Conferences

Sun, X. (2024, November). Revealing Unseen Insights: Employing Machine Learning for Comprehending Psychological Well-being in Individuals and Families. Invited discussant for symposium at the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Sun, X. (2023, June). Smartphone Behaviors and Youth Mental Health: Two Longitudinal Studies. Invited talk for the 3rd Wenqin Child Development Forum, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Sun, X. (2022, November). Uncovering Hidden Perspectives: Using Machine Learning to Understand Fathering, Fatherhood, and Child Care Quality. Invited discussant for symposium at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2022, November). Youth Sibling Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Invited discussant for symposium at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2022, November). Navigating and Negotiating the Academic and Alt-Ac Job Market. Invited panel discussant at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. (2020, November). Introduction to Machine Learning for Family Research: Basic Concepts, Common Algorithms, and Application Examples. Workshop at the National Council on Family Relations, virtual conference. (137 registered attendees)

Contributed Papers Presented at Professional Meetings and Conferences

(Graduate student co-authors are italicized)

Wang, Y. & Sun, X., (2025, November). AI Companions and Adolescent Social Relationships: Benefits and Risks. Question Poster of Theory Construction & Research Methodology (TCRM) workshop at the annual conference of National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Baltimore, MD.

Chen, S., Chen, Y. Xu, T., & Lee, C. T., Sun, X., (2025, November). From Family Context to Achievement in Diverse Adolescents: Uncovering Hidden Family Experience Patterns with Unsupervised Machine Learning. Paper to be presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD. [Awarded the 2025 NCFR Best Abstract by a Student/New Professional Award in the Research & Theory Section]

Yu, H., Sun, X., Tang, Y., Chen, S., Xu, T. (2025, November). From Family Experiences to Childfree: Exploring the Decision Not to Have Kids at Young Adults with Supervised Machine Learning. Paper to be presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.

Lee, C. T., Sun, X., Xu, T., Molaib, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2025, November). Longitudinal associations between objectively measured overnight smartphone use and daytime sleepiness among adolescents. Paper to be presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.

Rineman, R. M., Sun, X., Xu, T., Lee, C. T., Molaib, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2025, November). Impacts of overnight smartphone use on sleep outcomes among parents of adolescents: A passive sensing approach. Paper to be presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.

Chi, Y., Cho, M.J., Molaib, K. M., Sun, X., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2025, June). Beyond Apps: Modeling Full Distributions of All Screen Content Over Time to Understand Adolescents' Smartphone Use and Mental Health. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Denver, CO.

Sun, X., Nielsen, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2024, November). Describing adolescents’ overnight smartphone use with high-intensity smartphone data. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Rineman, R. M., Xu, T., Nielsen, K. M., & Sun, X. (2024, November). What about the parents? Overnight smartphone use in parents of adolescents. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Park, E., Sun, X., Nielsen, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2024, November). Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ smartphone distraction management during family time and their relationships with parents. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Nielsen, K. M., Sun, X., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2024, November). Accuracy of self-reported smartphone use among adolescents and their parents. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Hanson, A. N., Sun, X., Nielsen, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2023, November) Parent and adolescent perceptions of parent smartphone addiction: A longitudinal descriptive analysis.Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

McHale, S. M., Sun, X.,* Updegraff, K. A., & Whiteman, S. D. (2023, November) Sibling intimacy across middle childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood: Trajectory and predictors. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL. *Presenter.

Sun, X., Nielsen, K., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2023, April). Adolescent social media use and weight concerns: A longitudinal Screenomics study. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.

Del Toro, J., Anderson, R. E., Sun, X., & Lee, R. (2023, March) Adolescents’ resilience to ethnic/racial discrimination: A within-family design reveals the protective role of parents’ ethnic/racial identities. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

Sun, X., Updegraff, K. A., Cahill, K., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2022, November). Identifying key contextual factors in Latinx parents’ depressive symptoms: A machine learning approach. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Sun, X. & Wang, Y. (2021, November). Typology of research on families and technology: A systematic review. Paper presented at the TCRM conference at the National Council on Family Relations, virtual conference.

Sun, X., Updegraff, K. A., McHale, S. M., Hochgraf, A. K., Gallagher, A. M., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2021, April). Implications of COVID-19 school closures for sibling dynamics among Latinx children: A daily diary study. Paper presented at the 2021 SRCD Virtual Biennial Meeting.

Sun, X., Reeves, B., Ram, N., Cho, M. J., Fitzgerald, A., & Robinson, T. N. (2020, November). Pulling closer or pushing away? Ambivalence in the dynamics between young adults and parents in the digital context. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, virtual conference.

Sun, X., Robinson, T. N., Ram, N., Reeves, B., Cho, M. J., Chiatti, A., Lee, J., Roehrick, K., Yang, X., & Fitzgerald, A. (2020, July). Parent-young adult communication in the digital world: A Screenomics paradigm. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2), virtual conference.

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2019, November). Career adaptivity mediates longitudinal links between parent-adolescent relationships and young adult occupational attainment. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Fort Worth, TX.

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Updegraff, K. A., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2019, November). Implications of Mexican-origin youth’s work experiences for relationships with fathers. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Fort Worth, TX.

Sun, X., & Ram, N. (2019, March). Family experiences in adolescence predict young adult educational attainment: A machine learning approach. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Sun, X., Chi, G., Yin, J., & McHale, S. M. (2018, October). Sibling interactions and shared interests on Twitter: Analyses of a selected sibling sample based on archived Twitter data. Paper presented at SRCD Special Topics: Conference on the Use of Secondary and Open Source Data in Developmental Science, Phoenix, AZ. 

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Crouter, A. C. (2018, June). Perceived underemployment among African American spouses: Implications for couple relationships. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of Work and Family Researchers Network, Washington, D.C.

Lawson, K. M., Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2018, June). The associations between wives’ and husbands’ work-family environment and work-family spillover: Actor-Partner Interdependence Models. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of Work and Family Researchers Network, Washington, D.C.

Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2018, April). Sibling dynamics in adolescence predict young adult orientations to couple relationships: A dyadic approach. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN 

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Crouter, A. C., & Jones, D. E. (2017, November). Longitudinal links between work experiences and marital satisfaction among African American dual-earner couples. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL.

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2017, November). Early parental resources predict young adult achievement. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL.

Padilla, J. & Sun, X. (2017, November). Links between siblings’ gender-typed characteristics and sibling relationship qualities. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL.

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Updegraff, K. A., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2017, May). Sleep duration predicts time spent on homework among Mexican American adolescents: A daily diary study. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania State University Mini-Conference on Multivariate/Longitudinal Methods. University Park, PA.

Posters or Exhibitions

Tang, Y., Sun, X., Yu, H., Chen, S. (2025, November). How Adolescence Family Experiences Predict Adulthood Marriage Decisions: Analysis with Supervised Machine Learning. Poster to be presented at the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD.

Wang, Y., Sun, X., Molaib, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2025, July). Adolescent smartphone distraction management in different contexts: A latent profile analysis. Poster to be presented at the Children and Screens: Digital Media and Developing Minds Congress, Washington, D.C. 

Xu, Y., Atugonza. V., Park, E., Long, J., Xia, P., & Sun, X. (2024, November). Social determinants in adolescence of young adult educational attainment: A systematic review of Add Health studies. Poster presented at the National Council of Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.

Long, J. & Sun, X. (2024, April). How adolescents use smartphone and social media overnight: Objective observations from passive sensing and gender difference. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Long Beach, CA.

Xu, T., Sun, X., Nielsen, K. M., Ram, N., Reeves, B., & Robinson, T. N. (2024, April). Adolescents’ perceptions of COVID-19 media messages and their preventive health behaviors. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL. 

Sun, X., LeBouef, S., & Dworkin, J. (2021, November). It’s how you talk about it: Linguistic correlates of family dynamics from young adults’ interviews. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations, virtual conference.

Sun, X., Haydel, K. F., Matheson, D., Desai, M., & Robinson, T. N. (2021, April). Prospective study of mobile phone acquisition and ownership and well-being among Latinx children. Poster presented at the 2021 SRCD Virtual Biennial Meeting.

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., Updegraff, K. A., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2018, April). Time spent on homework among Mexican American adolescents: Contextual correlates and implications for achievement. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN 

Sun, X., McHale, S. M., & Updegraff, K. A. (2017, April). Sibling experiences in middle childhood: Implications for sibling differences in college graduation. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Mayfield, K., Sun, X., & McHale, S. M. (2016, October). Correlates of fathers’ and mothers’ coparenting in African American families. Poster presented at the special topics meeting, Babies, Boys, and Men of Color, Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. 

Sun, X., Kim, J. J., Fung, J. J., Park, H. & Lau, A. S. (2014, September). Mothers’ and children’s implicit theories of intelligence: Implications for child mental health in Hong Kong families. Poster presented at the Symposium for UCLA Cross-disciplinary Scholars for Science and Technology, Los Angeles, CA.

Popular Media Presence

Interviews

SRCD Asian Caucus (June 9, 2024). June 2024 Spotlight – Xiaoran Sun, PhD. https://asiancaucus.srcd.org/2024/06/09/june-2024-spotlight-xiaoran-sun-phd/

Stanford Medicine News (November 21, 2022). Age that kids acquire mobile phones not linked to well-being, says Stanford Medicine study. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2022/11/children-mobile-phone-age.html

Penn State News (November 29, 2021). Impacts of COVID-19 school closures on Latino sibling relationships. https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/impacts-covid-19-school-closures-latino-sibling/

Penn State News (February 12, 2020). Underemployment affects African American parents and their relationships. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/underemployment-affects-african-american-parents-and-their-relationships/

The University Network (June 25, 2018). Sibling relationships can predict educational success. https://www.tun.com/blog/sibling-relationships-predict-educational-success/

Penn State News (June 18, 2018). Childhood sibling dynamics may predict differences in college education. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/childhood-sibling-dynamics-may-predict-differences-college-education/

New Reports

U of M Brief (September 25, 2024). Sun awarded $2.75 million National Institutes of Health grant. https://brief.umn.edu/awards-and-recognition

The Good Men Project (January 7, 2023). There’s no ‘golden rule’ for when kids should get their first phone. https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/theres-no-golden-rule-for-when-kids-should-get-their-first-phone/

Inc. Magazine (December 6, 2022). New Stanford research: stop stressing about when to get your kid a phone, because it doesn't matter. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/new-stanford-research-stop-stressing-about-when-to-get-your-kid-a-phone-because-it-doesnt-matter.html