Brendesha Tynes
Associate Professor, Education & Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Brendesha Tynes is an Associate Professor of Education and Psychology at the USC Rossier School of Education. Her research focuses on youth experiences with digital media, and how they are associated with academic and socio-emotional outcomes. She is also interested in equity in digital literacy, which includes empowering uses of digital tools for underrepresented youth. She is currently principal investigator on three primary projects: The Teen Life Online and in Schools Project (TLOS), the E-Cope Project, and the Digital Equity Project.
Selected Publication
The Longitudinal Impact of Online Racial Discrimination on Academic Motivation
Brendesha Tynes, Juan Del Toro and Fantasy T. Lozada
Dec 2019 • School Psychology Review 44(4):407-424
Brendesha Tynes, Henry A. Willis, Ashley M. Stewart and Matthew W. Hamilton
Jun 2019 • Journal of Adolescent Health 65(3):371-377
Edited by Safiya Umoja Noble and Brendesha Tynes
Mar 2016 • The intersectional internet: Race, sex, class, and culture online 95-113 • Peter Lang
Chad A Rose and Brendesha Tynes
Sep 2015 • Journal of Adolescent Health 57(3):305-312
Media Appearance
Dec 2018 • The Steve Fund
Nov 2016 • Digital Mindfulness