Infant and Child Development
Infant and Child Development has just published a special issue on 'Family Processes and Child Adjustment', guest-edited by Alison Pike (University of Sussex), and Kirby Deater-Deckard (Virginia Tech). The issue presents a unique combination of empirical papers reporting on data from ethnically and culturally diverse samples, and drawing on a range of analytic techniques including multilevel modelling and behavioural genetic modelling. The papers collectively underline the value of investigating the interplay of multiple ecological systems in order to elucidate the complex connections between family processes and children's adjustment. The papers, and an introductory editorial, can be viewed and downloaded at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.v21.1/issuetoc
first annual Summer Institute June 24th-27th
University of Maryland Summer Institute on Social Developmental Neuroscience
The Maryland Neuroimaging Center will hold its first annual Summer Institute June 24th-27th, 2012 at the University of Maryland, College Park. The focus will be on Social Developmental Neuroscience. The organizers of this workshop are Nathan Fox and Elizabeth Redcay. Topics to be covered during the three day institute include neuroimaging studies of social and emotional development, childhood psychiatric disorders (bipolar, anxiety), and neurodevelopmental disorders (autism). In addition, sessions will be devoted to imaging methods (resting state, pattern analysis, DTI), particularly with pediatric populations. Please go to www.mnc.umd.edu for a list of speakers.
The institute is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. The MNC will provide fellowships to cover costs of tuition and room and board to a selected number of attendees. Interested individuals should apply using the form on this website (www.mnc.umd.edu) and include a CV, a statement of interest, and two letters of recommendation.
Summer Institute Fellowship applications are due: March 15, 2012. Please email or fax completed applications to Judi Gorski, jcgorski@umd.edu, or fax to 301-314-0231
Elizabeth Redcay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
BPS 2147D
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
email: redcay@umd.edu
www.dscn.umd.edu
Call for papers
The Center for Civil Rights Remedies (CCRR) at the Civil Rights Project, in collaboration with the Research-to-Practice Collaborative on Race and Gender Disparities in School Discipline, seeks research papers that will inform school discipline policies at the district, state, and federal levels.
Approximately fifteen research papers will be selected for presentation at a national conference on understanding and addressing race and gender disparities in school discipline, to be held in Washington D.C. in November or December of 2012. The national conference will be followed by a federal briefing for members of Congress and the publication of papers in an edited volume. Previous conference-related books include, “Racial Inequity in Special Education” and “Dropouts in America,” both Harvard Education Press publications. The ultimate goal of the papers is to foster policies and practices that reduce schools’ reliance on suspension and expulsion to manage student behavior, with special attention to reducing disparities.
A complete description of the project and the detailed call for papers, including submission requirements and honoraria, is obtained here: http://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-12-education/school-discipline/call-for-papers-research-to-inform-policymakers-with-a-focus-on-race-and-gender-disparities-in-school-discipline
Proposals must be submitted electronically to the Center for Civil Rights Remedies by February 28, 2012. Submit your cover page, abstract and proposal to crp@ucla.edu, with a cc to losendan@gmail.com.
