Bermudian Katie Davis has graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a doctorate in Human Development and Education. Dr Davis received her doctorate on May 24 from her mentor, acclaimed developmental psychologist Howard Gardner.For her doctoral thesis, Dr Davis undertook a research project in Bermuda’s secondary schools entitled “The development of self and relationships in 21st century contexts”. The project explored adolescents’ sense of identity and the role that parents, friends, and digital media technologies play in the construction of the self.Dr Davis also holds a Master's degree from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education and another in Risk and Prevention. She is currently a Project Manager at Harvard Project Zero, where she works with Dr Gardner and colleagues on a number of projects investigating the role of digital media technologies in adolescents’ academic, social, and moral lives.Dr Davis also serves as an Advisory Board Member for MTV's digital abuse campaign A Thin Line. In addition to publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting her research, Dr Davis regularly shares her work with parents, teachers, and school administrators in an effort to build connections between educational research and practice.In September, Dr Davis will take up the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.Attending the graduation ceremonies were Dr Davis’ father, Tom Davis; mother, Wendy Davis Johnson; stepfather, Gordon Johnson; stepmother, Joyce Heinzerling; and sisters Alaire Davis and Molly Johnson.