Candice Odgers

Candice Odgers is a Professor of Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine, and a professor of informatics. Her research examines how early adversity and social inequality affect child and adolescent development, with particular attention to the role of digital technologies in young people’s lives. She earned a PhD in developmental and quantitative psychology from the University of Virginia and completed postdoctoral training in social, genetic, and developmental psychiatry at King’s College London.

Odgers is an editor of Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children, a collection addressing children’s relationships with algorithms, digital data, and online platforms. Her published research includes work on adolescent mental health, digital technology use, social media, and child development, with articles appearing in journals including Nature, Developmental Psychology, The Journal of Pediatrics, and Psychological Science.