The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to announce the theme for the Carolina Consortium on Human Development series for Fall 2022. This virtual consortium series is titled :
“Trauma in the Lives of Children and Youth: Current research directions across diverse disciplines, contexts, and methodologies”
The organizing committee for this semester includes Dr. Bharathi Zvara, Cathi Propper, Ayse Belger, Ron Seifer, Melissa Lippold, Shannon Chaplo, Betsy Bledsoe, Dorothy Espelage, Shauna Cooper, and Kate Nooner.
Childhood trauma is a well-established risk factor for a range of developmental, mental, and physical health consequences. Developmental literature documents delays in or deficits of multisystem achievements in behavioral, cognitive and emotional regulation and in important arenas such as education, work, and social relationships over the lifespan. Over the past few decades there has been tremendous progress in understanding the long reaching effects of childhood trauma. However, the mechanisms underlying the association between trauma and health and development across the lifespan remain unclear. During this semester, we will explore theoretical models and research designs across relevant disciplines and discuss how the integration of cross-disciplinary methodologies and measures may yield more robust study designs to inform interventions. Recent advances into the neural and biological processes associated with trauma underscore the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to understand the complexity of childhood trauma. We will examine the role of context, culture and systemic social structures and inequities shape risk and protective factors among children, youth, and families.
Zoom link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/91593301481
Past consortium video recording can be viewed here. View recorded presentations.
Fall 2022 Speaker Schedule
Date | Speaker |
August 22 | Ilana Berman, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Addressing the Impact of Adversity across the Lifespan: Understanding Mechanisms & Interventions |
August 29 | Anka Roberto, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington Integration of a family centered, developmentally grounded EMDR approach for children, adolescents, and their caregivers. |
September 12 | Betsy Bledsoe, PhD, MPhil, MSW Associate Professor School of Social Work Community Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Support Maternal and Child Wellbeing in Diverse Rural Communities: Lessons Learned in Early Partnership. |
September 19 | Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP Department of Psychiatry, UNC-CH, School of Medicine Protecting Children by Strengthening Families: The Impact of Parenting Programs on Mitigating Childhood Adversity and Poverty. |
October 3 | Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Threat, racialization, and uncertainty: How a hostile immigration climate can affect well-being in Latinx children, parents and schools. |
October 17 | Kierra Sattler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, UNC-Greensboro Risk and Resilience in the Context of Child Neglect: Examining the Differential Impact of Protective Factors |
October 24 | Kristin Bernard, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University |
November 7 | Nim Tottenham, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology, Columbia University Development of Emotion Regulation Neurobiology & Parental Care. |
November 16 | Phil Fisher, Ph.D. Professor Graduate School of Education Stanford University Cairns Capstone Lecture |
November 21 | Elizabeth Handley, Ph.D. Associate Professor Mt. Hope Family Center at the University of Rochester |