Departmental homepageDr Amy Orben completed her MA in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge and her DPhil in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. Since returning to Cambridge, she has received a range of prestigious awards including the Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award (2024), Medical Research Council Early Career Impact Prize (2022) and the British Psychological Society Award for Outstanding Contributions to Doctoral Research (2019). She also received the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science Mission Award (2020) for her work to improve scientific practice and research culture in her field.
Dr Orben teaches a graduate-level course on Robust Behavioural Science for a range of University departments and complements this with college supervision in a range of psychological subjects.
Dr Orben leads an internationally renowned research programme investigating the links between mental health and digital technology use in adolescence. This work is supported by key national and international funders, charities and foundations, and she advises governments, health officials and public servants around the world. Her team’s findings have influenced policymakers, educators and parents globally, shaping reactions to teen social media and digital technology use to improve mental health outcomes.
Orben, A., Meier, A., Dalgleish, T., Blakemore, S.-J. (2024), Mechanisms Linking Social Media Use to Adolescent Mental Health. Nature Reviews Psychology.
Orben, A., Przybylski, A. K., Blakemore, S.-J. and Kievit, R. A. (2022), Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media. Nature Communications.
Orben, A., Dienlin, T., Przybylski, A. K. (2019), Social media's enduring effect on adolescent life satisfaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.
Orben, A., and Przybylski, A. K. (2019), The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. Nature Human Behaviour.
