Cyberpsychologist studying how problematic smartphone and social media use affects mental health, anxiety, and daily functioning.
Dr. Jon Elhai is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Toledo and one of the foremost researchers on cyberpsychology and the mental health consequences of technology use. His work examines problematic smartphone use, social media addiction, and internet-related anxiety — questions that have become increasingly urgent as digital devices become ever more central to daily life.
Dr. Elhai has published extensively on how patterns of problematic technology use relate to depression, anxiety, loneliness, and impaired functioning. He draws on both quantitative and psychometric methods to study these phenomena, developing and validating assessment tools that are now widely used in research and clinical settings around the world. His scholarship sits at the intersection of clinical psychology, behavioral addiction research, and communications science, and has generated important insights into how and why smartphones can become sources of psychological distress.
