Stephanie Reina

Activist, Change Agent, Educator/Teacher, Parent

Stephanie Reina is a university professor, speaker, mother, and activist in the field of digital well-being. She currently teaches classes, workshops, and seminars about healthy technology use at IE Business School in Spain. She has been teaching at IE since 2015. Stephanie graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S.E. in Bioengineering from Arizona State University (USA). She also has an MBA from IE Business School (Spain) and an MSc. in Applied Positive Psychology with Distinction from the University of East London (UK). She was a Fulbright scholar to Spain while pursuing her first graduate degree. Stephanie’s master’s thesis focused on exploring the work values of Millennials and the relationship between meaning and job satisfaction. She presented her research at the 10th European Conference on Positive Psychology in 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland and at the 5th Spanish Positive Psychology Congress in 2022 in Bilbao, Spain. She is interested in the applications of the principles of positive psychology to organizational behavior, parenting, and the use of social media. She gave a TEDx talk titled "Social Media Isn't Social, It's Just Media" at TEDx NOVA in Lisbon in 2023. In her free time she writes articles, gives talks, and volunteers for initiatives that promote a balanced use of technology. Her writing has appeared in Inspiring Minds from Harvard Business Publishing Education and IE Insights.

"Social Media Is Not Social, It's Just Media"

Digital Well-being, Public Speaking, Teaching

I was first introduced to TED when a friend shared Barry Schwartz’s "The Paradox of Choice" with me. Years later, I discovered Sir Ken Robinson’s iconic talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity?", which remains one of my all-time favorites. Since then, I’ve been a longtime enthusiast of TED and TEDx, watching countless talks for both inspiration and education. Shawn Achor’s "The Happy Secret to Better Work" inspired me to pursue a Master of Science in Positive Psychology. Now, as a university professor, I regularly use TED and TEDx talks as teaching tools in my own classes. I’ve attended several TEDx events over the years, including TEDxIEMadrid 2023, TEDxLeón 2024, and TEDxUC3M 2025 because I love the energy and community they foster. In September 2023, I had the privilege of giving my own TEDx talk at TEDxNOVA: "Social Media is Not Social, It’s Just Media." I hope it serves as a resource to helping people create deeper, more meaningful connections in real life. I also recently joined the TED Translator program to help make these ideas more accessible globally. Through that initiative, I’ve come into contact with generous, collaborative people who are always eager to help. I hope to one day step onto the TEDx (or TED, why not) stage again, and continue contributing to this global movement for ideas that change everything.