News from Human Development and Family Studies
Graduate Student Wins Fellowship
Amy Syvertsen, HDFS graduate student, won a 2008-2009 National Graduate Fellowship from the American Association of Family and Consumer Science to support her professional development. Amy is mentored by Mark Greenberg and Connie Flanagan.
HDFS Student wins Outstanding Adult Student Award
Yumi Lee, Senior in HDFS, received the 2008 Outstanding Adult Student Award presented by the Division of Student Affairs and Penn State Outreach. See Penn State Live for the complete story.
Teaching Award Winners
Mike Rovine, Graduate Faculty Teaching Award
Doug Coatsworth, President's Award for Engagment with Students
Annie Pezalla, Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award
Tara Stoppa, Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award
Alum finds niche as New Orleans Teacher
HDFS Graduate (2007), Kwame Floyd begins work at a "Teach for America" charter school in New Orleans.
The story in the Penn State Collegian.
FIFTH BIENNIAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (SSHD)
Crossing Boundaries in Human Development
October 18-20, 2007 at Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA.
Perhaps the most cutting edge of developmental science is the notion of crossing boundaries -- be they crossing disciplinary or age boundaries, biopsychosocial, cognitive-social, quantitative-qualitative, or research-policy boundaries. The 2007 SSHD biennial conference, to be held Oct 18 to 20 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, focuses on what we know and what we need to know about crossing boundaries in human development. Symposia will address creative boundary crossings, especially disciplinary boundaries.
John Nesselroade of the University of Virginia will present an invited address in honor of K. Warner Schaie, Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology at Penn State University. A symposium organized by Jacqueline Eccles will honor the memory and work of Janis Jacobs.
A special preconference workshop, Longitudinal Methods, the Analysis of Growth and Change, will be held on October 17-18th. Presenters include Nilam Ram, Peter Molenaar, Michael Rovine, Eric Loken and John Nesselroade. For more information about the program, click on the link below.
Longitudinal Methods: The Analysis of Growth and Change
Symposium submissions are now closed but poster submissions will be accepted until September 1, 2007. Posters will be accepted for research on the conference theme and related lifespan themes. We are particularly interested in encouraging graduate student applications for poster presentations.
The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD) is a professional society formed by a group of scholars from multiple disciples (e.g., medicine, biology, psychology, sociology, economics, and history). The central focus of SSHD is to provide an organization that moves beyond age-segmented scholarly organizations to take an integrative, interdisciplinary approach to ages/stages across the life span, generational and ecological contexts of human development, and research and applications to human development policies and programs.
For more information about the conference, including registration forms, click below: http://www.sshdonline.org/meetings.htm
McHale to lead SSRI, CYFC
Susan M. McHale, professor of human development, has accepted the position of director of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Children Youth, and Families Consortium (CYFC), effective July 1.
Go to: Press Release for more information.
Festschrift for K. Warner Schaie
On June 1 & 2, a Festschrift was held to honor the work and career of Professor K. Warner Schaie. Attending the conference were many of Dr. Schaie's former students and colleagues from West Virginia University, University of Southern California, as well as Penn State. The papers presented at the Festschrift will be published in a book to be edited by Hayden Bosworth and Christopher Hertzog.
Links: Bio & Program (PDF)
Front Row: Scott Maitland, Hayden Bosworth, David Hultsch, Warner Schaie, Sherry Willis, Jenifer Hoffman.
Middle Row: Ranjana Dutta, Grace Caskie, Faika Zanjani, Anne O'Hanlon, Lindsay Ryan, Julie Boron, Lisa McGuire, Ha Nguyen, Paige Goodwin, Anne Gruber-Baldini.
Back Row: Carol Gold, Manfred Diehl, David Almeida, Nilam Ram, Mike Rovine, Rebecca Allen, Andrew Revell, Bob Intrieri, John Nesselrode, Gerald McClearn, Steve Zarit.
Announcements for Summer 2007
Dr. Linda Collins has been named President-elect of the Society for Prevention Research.
HDFS senior Honors student, McKenzie Jones Rounds, was awarded the Reddy Mission Award from the Schreyer Honors College. This award honors a senior who has excelled in all parts of the Schreyer Honors College mission: academic excellence, globalization, and civic engagement.
Ann C. Crouter Named Dean of HHD
HDFS Professor, Ann C. Crouter, has been named Dean of the College of Health and Human Development as of June 1, 2007.
Go to: College News site for more information.