John Mootz
Dr. Mootz holds a BA in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, and a PhD in behavioral neuroscience from Oregon Health & Science University, where he studied the genetic and molecular mechanisms of drug addiction. During graduate school, he helped organize Graduate Researchers United, playing a key role in establishing the university's first researcher union. He now serves as senior policy and research manager at Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, where he leads the organization's policy programs. His work spans a broad range of digital governance and youth, including school smartphone bans, age verification, AI policy, social media design regulations, and children's privacy and data rights.
Dr. Mootz holds a BA in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, and a PhD in behavioral neuroscience from Oregon Health & Science University, where he studied the genetic and molecular mechanisms of drug addiction. During graduate school, he helped organize Graduate Researchers United, playing a key role in establishing the university's first researcher union. He now serves as senior policy and research manager at Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, where he leads the organization's policy programs. His work spans a broad range of digital governance and youth, including school smartphone bans, age verification, AI policy, social media design regulations, and children's privacy and data rights.
