Our Programs

Dr. Strohman is a licensed clinical psychologist who focuses her practice on teens and families, providing a compassionate approach to traditional therapy. Her goal is to empower her clients to work with their own strengths to find solutions to get on the right path toward wellbeing. Dr. Strohman’s most notable positions have been her work as a Legislative Assistant in Congress, an Honors Intern for the FBI, and a Visiting Scholar for the FBI while collaborating to complete her dissertation.

After graduation she worked at a large law firm prior to completing her residency at the Arizona State Hospital with a clinical and forensic rotation in clinical psychology. Following her residency, she started consulting in business strategies working with professional athletes in wealth management and business management, setting up for-profit and nonprofit organizations across the United States. From there she returned to a full time focus in her therapy practice where she takes her wealth of experiences to meet client needs. Dr. Strohman is a member of several legal, psychological and community organizations in Arizona and nationally.

Dr. Strohman is married and has two children.

The Digital Citizen Academy (DCA) is dedicated to improving the lives of students, parents and educators through the resources, tools and knowledge needed to foster a healthy balance with technology. Our prevention, education and diversion programs are professionally designed to inform, protect and support children, teenagers, and adults impacted by issues resulting from technology use and abuse.

Educate ~ Empower ~ Inspire

Our mission is to educate, empower, and inspire digital citizens. The Digital Citizen Academy is dedicated to improving the lives of students, parents and educators through the resources, tools and knowledge needed to foster a healthy balance with technology.  

1. Dr. Lisa Strohman, a licensed clinical psychologist attorney and previous visiting scholar with the FBI is an expert on the impact of technology use and overuse on individuals is a key factor to why the programs for DCA stand above and apart from all other. Dr. Strohman is not only an expert, but she is also a mother and as such works tirelessly to help families and children understand the challenges technology brings while also respecting each families unique needs and questions.
2. Our K-12 School Programs have been proven highly effective and have received awards from government leaders, technology industry leaders, and various educational systems as being one of the most effective programs that creates proven solutions to the vast problem schools are facing.
3. Our Home Program, designed specifically for busy families that are looking to gain the guidance needed for their children to have a safe and healthy balance with technology, allows families to go at their own pace as they learn about age specific issues that their children are facing. With weekly webinars for our premium members, our families have direct access to the expert on a regular basis whenever they need it.
4. Peer-to-peer programs are a cornerstone of creating significant gains with students on campus so DCA created the Technology Leadership Council, a peer program specifically for Elementary, Middle and High Schools. Student leaders, selected by other students, teachers or administration, create and implement projects, assemblies, before and after school activities which all support and are directly related to the lessons found in the middle school program modules.
5. DCA’s Diversion Program has been applauded as being a vanguard in creating solutions to the issues related to common mistakes and even legal infractions made using technology. The Diversion Program offers professionally designed online programming for students as a tool for understanding the importance of good decision making when using technology. Using a compassionate and thorough approach that will ultimately reduce short term suspensions and future violations, our program is designed to further educate, protect and support students who need additional guidance and support in understanding school rules, policies and laws related to technology violations.

Digital Citizen Academy recognizes that high school, while an exciting time in a teen’s life, can also be challenging in terms of rigorous coursework and schedules, social and emotional experiences and complex technology related issues leading to student overuse, and abuse of technology devices and apps.  To keep educators and students better informed and knowledgeable about the effects of technologies, such as smartphones and social networking apps, we have developed the High School Program aptly named “#DigitalDivide” by a former student.

The Elementary, Middle and High School Peer Programs, called Technology Leadership Councils, are made up of students in combined grades.  Under the guidance of an adult advisor, TLC is designed to be a peer-to-peer student led mentoring group. Student leaders, selected by other students, teachers or administration, create and implement projects, assemblies, before and after school activities which all support and are directly related to the lessons found in the middle school program modules.

Elementary Diversion:

At DCA we know that kids, and adults even, make mistakes. In Elementary School when a child has their own technology, there is hardly a time that we can think of that mistakes aren’t made in one way or another. With an understanding that most kids want to make the right choice, our Elementary Diversion program approaches these mistakes by reinforcing key lessons and concepts from our Elementary Prevention Program to further educate, and support students who need additional guidance in understanding school rules, policies and laws related to technology violations.

Middle and High School Diversion:

The Digital Citizen Academy Diversion Program offers professionally designed online programming for students as a tool for understanding the importance of good decision making when using technology. Using a compassionate and thorough approach that will ultimately reduce short term suspensions and future violations, our program is designed to further educate, protect and support students who need additional guidance and support in understanding school rules, policies and laws related to technology violations. Through diversion, students will gain valuable insight into how their behavior might impact themselves and others.  Our purpose, at DCA, is to provide diversion components that encourage a restorative justice model. Diversion Modules include: Cyberbullying/Bullying, Inappropriate Posting, Digital Reputation, Digital  Cheating, Gaming, Hacking, Vaping, Technology Addiction.

The Digital Citizen Academy Home Program gives parents an opportunity to experience home-based interactive lessons with their child.  The module lessons are grade specific, K-12, and include informative videos, activities, discussion questions, and online resources that make learning about digital safety and etiquette entertaining and fun.

Digital Citizen Academy Kindergarten through Eighth Grade School and Home Programs are aligned to the following nationally recognized standards:

AASL – American Association of School Librarians

CASEL – Core (SEL) Competencies

ISTE – International Society of Technology in Education