Speaker Series

Inly is committed to educating not only children but helping their families to learn too.

The Inly Speaker Series explores a range of education topics and philosophies, designed to help our wider community practice life-long learning. The series brings outstanding thought leaders to the South Shore who inspire and guide us as educators, parents, and community members.

The Pressures of Parenting

Navigating technology, anxiety and independence

Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM
Meehan Family Artsbarn

Expert panelists answer your questions:

R. Meredith Elkins, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in the research and treatment of anxiety and related disorders in children, adolescents, and their parents. She is an Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the co-program director at the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP), an intensive outpatient program for youth with anxiety disorders at McLean Hospital. Dr. Elkins has established integrated lines of research encompassing the development, identification, and treatment of anxiety disorders in youth.

Jill Walsh, PhD is a Sociology professor at Boston University. She is also the founder of Digital Aged, a consulting group that educates students, families, and educational institutions about positive technology use. She earned a Ph.D in Sociology from Boston University, a Masters in Public Policy from Brown University and a B.A. from Harvard University. Her research looks at the way that digital media use impacts psychosocial well-being and development. Her book Adolescents and their Social Media Narratives: A Digital Coming of Age was published in 2017 and she is working on a new book for parents. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Boston University.

Jenny Bright, LMHC, has been Inly School’s Director of Counseling and Social Emotional Learning since 2015. Jenny was formerly an art and special education teacher and has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in charter, independent and community mental health settings for the past 18 years, in addition to counseling in her private practice. While working as a teacher in New York City on 9/11, and later as a trauma therapist in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jenny developed a deep interest in best practice interventions and protective factors to mitigate the impact of anxiety and traumatic stress on the wellbeing and learning of school-aged children and adolescents.