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The Program Committee, led by co-chairs Ellen Pinderhughes and Nim Tottenham, has developed an exciting and impactful line-up, which reflects the broad base and reach of SRCD. It pays careful attention to diverse voices, highlights interdisciplinary approaches, builds the field’s capacity for the future, and, needed now more than ever, increases translation and exchange of information.

J. Lawrence Aber, Ph.D.

J. Lawrence Aber, Ph.D.
New York University

On international childhood interventions

Lorena Aceves

Lorena Aceves, Ph.D.
SRCD, Federal Policy Fellow

On scholar activism

Nkemka Anyiwo, Ph.D.

Nkemka Anyiwo, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

On scholar activism

Miriam R. Arbeit

Miriam R. Arbeit, Ph.D.
Suffolk University

On scholar activism

Richard N. Aslin, Ph.D.

Richard N. Aslin, Ph.D.
Yale University

On learning and memory

Deanna M. Barch, Ph.D.

Deanna M. Barch, Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis

On the ABCD Study

Marie A. Bernard, M.D.

Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
Scientific Workforce Diversity & National Institute on Aging

On the NIH UNITE Initiative

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Ph.D.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge

On the development of social cognition

Renee Boynton-Jarrett, M.D., Sc.D.

Renee Boynton-Jarrett, M.D., Sc.D.
Boston Medical Center

On trauma - basic science and applied community intervention

Gustavo Carlo, Ph.D.

Gustavo Carlo, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine

On protective factors that deter problem, and promote positive, outcomes in Latinx youth

BJ Casey, Ph.D.

BJ Casey, Ph.D.
Yale University

On brain development and policy

Andrea Danese, M.D., Ph.D.

Andrea Danese, M.D., Ph.D.
King's College London

On the impact of childhood trauma

Greg J. Duncan, Ph.D.

Greg J. Duncan, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine

On poverty intervention

Damien A. Fair, PA-C, Ph.D.

Damien A. Fair, PA-C, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

On Scholar Pipeline: engaging youth in science and the ABCD study

Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D.

Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky

On LGBTQ+ adoptive parent families

Michelle Fine, Ph.D.

Michelle Fine, Ph.D.
City University of New York

On scholar activism

Constance A. Flanagan, Ph.D.

Constance A. Flanagan, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

On the intersection of practice and activism

Peggy Flanagan

Peggy Flanagan
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

On policy and child development

Adriana Galván, Ph.D.

Adriana Galván, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles

On adolescent brain development

Cynthia García Coll, Ph.D.

Cynthia García Coll, Ph.D.
University of Puerto Rico

On cultural practices in child development

Lisa A. Gennetian, Ph.D.

Lisa A. Gennetian, Ph.D.
Duke University

On poverty intervention

Roberto G. Gonzales, Ph.D.

Roberto G. Gonzales, Ph.D.
Harvard University

On DACA and families

Ian H. Gotlib, Ph.D.

Ian H. Gotlib, Ph.D.
Stanford University

On early life stress and neurodevelopment

Megan R. Gunnar, Ph.D.

Megan R. Gunnar, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

On caregiving and development of stress physiology and adoption across development

Margaret A. Hagerman, Ph.D.

Margaret A. Hagerman, Ph.D.
Mississippi State University

On the development of racism and bias

Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Ph.D.

Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

On poverty intervention

Phillip L. Hammack, Ph.D.

Phillip L. Hammack, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Cruz

On sexual orientation, human development, and family lives

Noelle Hurd, Ph.D.

Noelle Hurd, Ph.D.
University of Virginia

On scholar activism

Terry L. Jernigan, Ph.D.

Terry L. Jernigan, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego

On the ABCD Study

Mark H. Johnson, Ph.D.

Mark H. Johnson, Ph.D.
Birkbeck, University of London

On social and brain development

Ben Kirshner, Ph.D.

Ben Kirshner, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Boulder

On the intersection of practice and activism

Melissa A. Koenig, Ph.D.

Melissa A. Koenig, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

On Scholar Pipeline: engaging youth in science

Richard M. Lee, Ph.D.

Richard M. Lee, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

On cultural practices in child development

Fantasy T. Lozada, Ph.D.

Fantasy T. Lozada, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University

On cultural practices in child development

Katherine A. Magnuson, Ph.D.

Katherine A. Magnuson, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

On poverty intervention

Michael H. Milham, M.D., Ph.D.

Michael H. Milham, M.D., Ph.D.
Child Mind Institute

On Big Data

Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Ph.D.

Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Ph.D.
University of Athens

On immigrant youth resilience

Kimberly G. Noble, M.D., Ph.D.

Kimberly G. Noble, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University

On poverty intervention

Jesús Palacios, Ph.D.

Jesús Palacios, Ph.D.
University of Seville

On adoption across development

Charlotte J. Patterson, Ph.D.

Charlotte J. Patterson, Ph.D.
University of Virginia

On sexual orientation and families

Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Ph.D.

Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University

On emotional development and neuroscience
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Seth D. Pollak, Ph.D.

Seth D. Pollak, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

On the developmental effects of child adversity

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Ph.D.

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Ph.D.
Fuller Theological Seminary

On immigration Policies and COVID-19

Marta Rubio-Codina, Ph.D.

Marta Rubio-Codina, Ph.D.
Inter-American Development Bank

On home visiting

Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D.

Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin

On scholar activism
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Eleanor K. Seaton, Ph.D.

Eleanor K. Seaton, Ph.D.
Arizona State University

On an antiracist research agenda in developmental science

Robert M. Sellers, Ph.D.

Robert M. Sellers, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

On scholar activism

Peipei Setoh, Ph.D.

Peipei Setoh, Ph.D.
Nanyang Technological University

On racial identity formation and ingroup preferences

Linda B. Smith, Ph.D.

Linda B. Smith, Ph.D.
Indiana University

On language development

Mia A. Smith-Bynum, Ph.D.

Mia A. Smith-Bynum, Ph.D.
University of Maryland

On racial socialization theory and observation

Howard C. Stevenson, Ph.D.

Howard C. Stevenson, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

On racial literacy

Monica M. Tsethlikai, Ph.D.

Monica M. Tsethlikai, Ph.D.
Arizona State University

On cultural practices in child development

Rebecca M. B. White, Ph.D.

Rebecca M. B. White, Ph.D.
Arizona State University

On scholar activism

Joanna Lee Williams, Ph.D.

Joanna Lee Williams, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, New Brunswick

On scholar activism

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Ph.D.

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Ph.D.
New York University

On international childhood interventions

Henrik D. Zachrisson, Ph.D.

Henrik D. Zachrisson, Ph.D.
University of Oslo

On Big Data