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Choukas-Bradley has joined the editorial boards of Child Development and Journal of Research on Adolescence as a Consulting Editor. She continues to serve on the Editorial Board of Body Image (since 2022).

Choukas-Bradley became a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology in September 2024 and the Chair of Developmental Psychology in January 2025.

Choukas-Bradley won three national awards for early career researchers in 2024, including the Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences; the Louise Kidder Early Career Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues; and the Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Early Career Research Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology

Choukas-Bradley and other social media experts were invited to provide insights regarding ethical considerations when studying youth online.

Choukas-Bradley was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, one of the most prestigious honors for early-career scientists. She was awarded $750,000 to support her research and teaching on adolescent girls’ social media use and body image.

Pitt News ran a feature story on Choukas-Bradley’s work, titled “She was studying social media’s effects before TikTok even existed.”