Interview: The Teenage Brain and Digital Wellness - Kristy Williams & Emanuel Tundrea

Adolescent brain development is highly sensitive to particular inputs, including social media. Research has shown a decline in adolescent mental health since 2012, the same year that key changes occurred with the large social media platforms. This talk looks at the effects of social media and persuasive technology on brain development and addiction in order to consider how we can better shepherd the next generation.<br />
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Kristy Williams has 17 years of experience as a full-time missionary in the context of youth ministry and leadership training. She serves primarily in Ukraine, though her love for training leaders takes her to different places across Europe with her missionary organization, Josiah Venture. Kristy is passionate about disciple-making and teaching the next generation. Kristy and her husband, Ben, together lead the team in Ukraine. They grew up in Wheaton, IL, and live with their two kids in Lviv, Ukraine, where Kristy volunteers with the Department of Education and the Department of Ethics. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance, a Master’s of Business Administration, an MA in Global Leadership, and finished a PhD in Organisational Leadership in 2023.<br />
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Emanuel Tundrea grew up in communist Romania, but the faith of his parents had a huge impact on him. As a student he was involved in discipleship. In 2001, he joined the staff at Emanuel University of Oradea where he is serving now. He completed his PhD in software engineering in conjunction with University of Nice, France, and then he earned his MA in Pastoral Theology in Oradea. Both his involvement in academics and in the church aim to evangelise and mature disciples for Christ. He is married to Nadia and together they are discipling their three sons.<br />
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