The Chihiro Lab

The Chihiro Lab studies how children and young people engage with digital media, and how these experiences shape their development and well-being. Collectively, our work spans the motivations behind and effects of digital media use among young people, as well as the design systems, structures, and policies that mediate those effects. The goal is to understand how technology can be shaped to support healthier development. The lab takes its name from the protagonist of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, where Chihiro is a child navigating an unfamiliar and overwhelming world with resilience - much like the young people at the center of our research.

Alexandra Chernyavskaya

Adeline Tay

Li Zongyi