Autor/-in: Alaimo Kara

About the Author. Kara Alaimo, PhD is a Professor of Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she created the university's academic programs in social media. She has been writing opinion and analysis pieces for CNN about how social media is affecting us all since 2016. She is the author of "Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls - And How We Can Take It Back," published in March 2024. She is a former spokesperson in the Obama administration and communicator at the United Nations and speaks frequently to educators, students and parents in schools about how to handle kids' social media use. For more information, visit www. karaalaimo. com and follow her on social media. About Cornerstone Day School. Cornerstone Day School is a private therapeutic school in Cranford, New Jersey for students in grades 5-12 with significant emotional and psychiatric challenges. Since its founding by Dr. Allan J. Blau and Dr. David Nyman in 2006, Cornerstone has created a unique setting for these students and has built a reputation for clinical and academic excellence. Cornerstone is the only therapeutic school in New Jersey licensed by the State Division of Health to provide treatment. It is accredited by the Middle States Association, Cognia, and the National Independent Private School Association.