Brownbag Seminar
Autumn 2008
Green 104 ~ 12 PM
September 29
Organizational Meeting
October 6
Dario Maestripieri,Professor of Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology and Neurobiology
Maternal influences on offspring development in monkeys: genetic, social, and neurobiological mechanisms
October 13
Katherine Kinzler, Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology
Group affiliation, perceptions of threat, and empathic emotions: current directions in developmental research
October 20
Emily Buss, Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law and Kanter Director of Chicago Policy Initiatives
The interaction of Law and Development in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders
October 27
Erica Cartmill, Postdoctoral Researcher
Gesturing orangutans; identifying structure and meaning in the gestural communication of a non-human primate
November 3
Stephen Raudenbush, Lewis Sebring Professor, Department of Sociology and the College Chair, Committee on Education
Can School Reform Reduce Racial Inequality?
November 10
Michael Msall, Professor and Section Chief, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
From Neighborhoods to Neurons: Risk, resiliency, and missed opportunity after extreme prematurity
November 17
Ariel Kalil, Associate Professor Harris School and Director Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Parental Job Loss and Children’s College Attendance In Black and White Middle Class Families
November 24
Julia Henly, Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration
The Parenting Strategies of Low-Wage Working Mothers: Managing Family Time and Children’s Schedules at the Economic Margin
December 1
Micere Keels, Assistant Professor Department of Comparative Human Development and Faculty Affiliate with Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
The Associations Between Measures of Acculturation and Parenting Culture
