Getting it Right: Portrayals of Kids, Adolescence and Puberty in Media and Entertainment

Join Harvardwood and the Center for Scholars and Storytellers for an engaging discussion on how kids, adolescence, and puberty are portrayed in media and entertainment with three renowned experts: Dr. Cara Natterson, Vanessa Kroll Bennett, and Dr. Yalda T. Uhls.

Dr. Cara Natterson, a pediatrician and New York Times bestselling author, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, a bestselling author and puberty educator, have co-authored the national bestseller This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained and co-host the popular podcast This Is So Awkward. Together, they run Less Awkward, a company dedicated to making puberty a more comfortable topic through education, conversation, and innovative products.

Joining them is Dr. Yalda T. Uhls, the founder and CEO of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA, a unique organization that bridges the gap between social science research and media creation. With a background in both the entertainment industry and psychological research, Dr.…