The Q-and-A with Aimee Miller-Ott: Are cellphones disconnecting us?

Unhappy couple ignoring each other using mobile phones. Boyfriend and girlfriend with smartphone addiction. Bad relationship concept

In this Q&A, Illinois State University Professor Aimee Miller-Ott talks about her study examining phone usage between helicopter parents and college students, the weird impasse we find ourselves in when a companion is on their phone, and how texting can lead to miscommunication, especially between couples and friends.