Dr. Radesky is the David G. Dickinson Legacy Professor of Pediatrics, director of the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, and a tenured associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her NIH-funded research examines the use of mobile and interactive technology by parents and young children, parent-child relationships, and child social and emotional development. She authored the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statements "Media and Young Minds" and "Digital Advertising to Children," and is co-medical director of the AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. She led the first behavioral team at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2024 to 2025. Her books include the textbook Dixon and Stein's Encounters with Children, Fifth Edition, and the forthcoming Connecting: Raising Kids in the Digital Age.