(1/29/08) EP Publication Opportunity

Dear EP graduate students,

Interested in publishing your work? Want to help children with the
work you do at EP?

There is now a way...

Send your course papers to our website for online publication!!! We
are The Advocates for Orphans, a website launched by a group of
graduate students to help abandoned children around the world. Your
online published papers will be read by professionals, parents and non-
profits helping foster families and orphanages.

Your paper will be evaluated on the basis of scientific merit and
minor edits or restructuring might be requested from you.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

infant development (broadly or domain-specific)
social personal development of infants and toddlers
emotional development of infants and toddlers
importance of infant-caregiver interaction
attachment
brain development
plasticity
adoption
institualization
developmental risks posed by early adversity or deprived environments
nutrition
physical growth (dev-l milestones)
normal cognitive development and developmental delays
disorders or disturbances of early childhood, specific to infant-
caregiver interaction
teratogens, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
non-parental child-care
therapies for children with delays
successful intervention programs for an of the issues above
child advocacy
effective team work, consultation strategies

If interested please send your papers to iris.ponte@tufts.edu

Best,
Eliot-Pearson Civic Engagement Fund Team

(1/28/08) REMINDER - TODAY! Entering the developmental niche - From cross cultural research to applications COLLOQUIUM

The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development and The Judge Baker
Children's Center Alumni Network invite you to a Research-Practice
Integration Colloquium on

"Entering the developmental niche - From cross cultural research to
applications"

Monday, January 28, 2008, 3:30-5:00pm, Stevens Library, Eliot-Pearson
Building, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA

featuring

Sara Harkness, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Professor of Human Development, Pediatrics and Anthropology
Director, Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development

and

Charles M. Super, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Professor of Human Development and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human
Development

Professors Harkness and Super will present recent cross-cultural data
on parental ethnotheories with an eye toward current and future
applications in promoting healthy child and family development.

(1/27/08) RCR Seminar

Phil Kosch,in the Office of the Vice Provist is offering a seminar
series, beginning the week of March 3rd, on Responsible Conduct of
Research (RCR). The RCR seminar was designed to meet the criteria
required by federal training grants supporting graduate students or
trainees. Such grants mandate a structured educational program on the
following RCR topics, which include topics important to all researchers:

Conflicts of Interest
Mentoring
Responsible Authorship and Peer Review
Research Misconduct
Collaborative Science
Data Acquisition and Management
Use of Animals in Research
Use of Human Subjects in Research

The Seminar Series is a case-based discussion held weekly during a 90
minute time slot on dates agreed to by the participants. Last year
the seminar was held over an 8 week period from 5:30-7:00 pm in
Anderson Hall. Participants may attend a portion of the series.

(1/24/08) Free Books - In Connector

Dear Students,

Child Development has free books for the taking. They are located in
the Connector at 105 College Avenue.

They will be there until Monday, then they're being tossed out. If
interested, stop by before then.

Thanks.
Mary Ellen

(1/16/08) KID FLICKS - An Eliot-Pearson Film Series about the LIVES of CHILDREN and ADOLESCENTS

Dear Eliot-Pearson Students -

Welcome back to Tufts!  Attached, you'll find a flyer for KID FLICKS, a film series that explores the lives of children and adolescents.  This year's themes include an examination of children and sports, a look at teenage parenting and pregnancy, a unit on adolescents and gangs, and a look at children's lives under Jim Crow.  All films are free open to the entire E.P. community - and you're welcome to stay for the group discussion after the movie - we often have very interesting guest discussants. 

All films will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 in Tisch 314 (third floor of Tisch Library).  Come to one ...come to all.

Have a wonderful semester!

Best,
Chip Gidney
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Calvin L. Gidney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
Tufts University

(1/16/08) Colloquium - 1/28/08 - Entering the developmental niche - From cross cultural research to applications

The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development and The Judge Baker
Children's Center Alumni Network invite you to a Research-Practice
Integration Colloquium on

"Entering the developmental niche - From cross cultural research to
applications"

Monday, January 28, 2008, 3:30-5:00pm, Stevens Library, Eliot-Pearson
Building, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA

featuring

Sara Harkness, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Professor of Human Development, Pediatrics and Anthropology
Director, Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development

and

Charles M. Super, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Professor of Human Development and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human
Development

Professors Harkness and Super will present recent cross-cultural data
on parental ethnotheories with an eye toward current and future
applications in promoting healthy child and family development.

(1/3/08) SECCYD ATI Info

From: Steering Committee and selected CO-PIs. [mailto:SC-
L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On
Behalf Of Knoke, Bonnie K.
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:25 PM
To: SC-L@LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: APA Website Notice for Last SECCYD ATI in August

<<ati_ulsd.url>> The APA website - see link below - has been updated
with information for the last ATI for the SECCYD data to be held in
August. Please forward on to anyone you know who might be interested in
attending the ATI. Thanks.
Bonnie

The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
attachments:

Shortcut to: http://www.apa.org/science/ati_ulsd.html

(1/3/08) Wish on a Star Gift Drive

Dear Eliot-Pearson Community,

Thank you to all that supported our Annual Eliot-Pearson Wish on a
Star Gift Drive. Our department gave 87 gifts this year to Project
Hope. Pictured below are all of our gifts reaching Project Hope in
Roxbury MA. Robin Eastwood (the donations coordinator) was thrilled
to receive the donations and they will be distributed to families
tomorrow- just in time for the holidays!

I realize that a few gifts came in today, I will make sure that the
donations reach Project Hope and are given to families in need.

HOOORAYY for making a big difference in the lives of local families in
need!!!

Best Wishes to you and your family this holiday season.

Iris Ponte and Laura Marie Beals
GSA Wish on a Star Coordinators