Jens Omli, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate, has been offered a two-year NIMH traineeship at the Institute of Child Development. He will be working with Professors Dante Cicchetti and Nicki Crick to acquire new research skills, including measurement of HPA-axis functioning, which will allow him to investigate the influence of angry parent behavior on emotional outcomes in youth sport participants.
Congratulations, Jens!
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Stephanie Carlson, associate professor in the Institute of Child Development, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Washington in recognition of her service on the faculty there, prior to joining the University of Minnesota.
Congratulations, Stephanie!
The Institute of Child Development was mentioned in an article on homeless and highly mobile students in area schools. ICD faculty members are helping local social workers build a database comparing homeless and highly mobile students with children who are very low-income but continually housed. They hope to identify factors that make children academically resilient, as well as promising interventions.
Many schools face major 'hidden' problem--helping homeless students succeed
MinnPost (Minn.) March 31, 2008
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Philip Zelazo, a professor in the Insitute of Child Development, comments on the connection between working memory and self-control in an article on self-control and children.
Self-control? It's child's play
Chicago Tribune (Ill.) March 25, 2008
Psi Chi (University of Illinois chapter) has named CEHD alum Professor Chryle Elieff its Teacher of the Year. Elieff received a Ph.D. from the Institute of Child Development. As a member of the developmental division at the University of Illinois, she teaches courses on infant psychology and adolescent development. Elieff will be honored during a ceremony on Sunday, April 27.
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Professor Andrew Collins in the Institute of Child Development comments on childhood playacting in an article on child and adolescent social development.
Young Love
Time Magazine (N.Y.) Jan. 17, 2008
Alumna Dr. Marian Radke-Yarrow (Ph.D. '44) and her research on depression and parenting were featured in a recent New York Times Magazine article. Radke-Yarrow passed away this past year.
The anthropological psychologist
New York Times Magazine (N.Y.) Dec. 30, 2007
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Professor Phil Zelazo (Institute of Child Development) discusses his recently published research on the positive effects of mindfulness mediation.
Shedding stress and anxiety through meditation
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Recent research on preschool intervention by Professor Arthur Reynolds (Institute of Child Development) was mentioned in an article on a Chicago Public Schools preschool program.
Study shows CPS preschool program engenders success
WMAQ-TV (Ill.) Dec. 20, 2007
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Professor Philip Zelazo in the Institute of Child Development recently published the following article.
Professor Arthur Reynolds (ICD) and his reasearch on the positive effects of early childhood intervention were mentioned in a Star Tribune article on a recent forum to discuss early education funding.
"Invest early to get more kids in college, experts say"
Star Tribune (Minn.) November 12, 2007
Corrine Spading, an undergraduate in the Institute of Child Development, was one of five University students recently awarded a Robert and Gail Buuck Scholarship. The scholarship provides access to higher education, opportunities for enhancing or supporting learning, and support for self-advocacy and leadership to students with disabilities.
This is the second time Corrine has won this scholarship. She's currently pursuing a bachelor of arts in child psychology, and her career goal is to become a child life specialist working between doctors and young patients to promote the best experience possible. This coming semester she will be studying abroad in the Mediterranean.
Congratulations, Corrine!
Xiaojia Ge, a faculty member within the Institute of Child Development, comments in a recent Star Tribune article on the possible emotional ramifications for the child stars of Kid Nation, a new Fox reality television show.
Professor Andrew Collins (ICD) is the lead author on a recent research project that identifies a connection between how safe and secure young adults felt in romantic relationships and the level of attachment to their caregivers as babies. You can read a brief article about the research that recently appeared in the Dallas Morning News.
Professor Arthur Reynolds (ICD) and Associate Professor Judy Temple (Applied Economics) report that comprehensive school-based intervention programs affect health and well-being in this UMNews news release.
UPDATES: Arthur and Judy's research was the subject of a recent Star Tribune editorial praising preschool education.
Another article mentioning this research in today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Professor Megan Gunnar in the Institute of Child Development was recently awarded $209,759 by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to complete a project on child developmental psychopathology. The project began this month and is scheduled to end in June 2008.
Professor Andrew Collins in the Institute of Child Development was recently awarded $630,375 by National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Collins' project is entitled "The Developmental Construction of Adult Competence." The project began in June 2007 and is scheduled to end in May 2008.
Dante Cicchetti, professor in the Institute on Child Development, was recently awarded $100,000 by Hennepin County to complete a redesign of their mental health services programs. The project began in February 2007 and is scheduled to end in January 2008.
Professor Dante Cicchetti received the 2007 Outstanding Research Study Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. This is the third time since its inception in 1993 that Cicchetti has received this award.
Marti Erickson, director of the Harris Programs in the Center for Early Education and Development, presented a keynote address in Newark, New Jersey at the Building Family Success in New Jersey conference (with Byron Egeland of the Institute of Child Development). Marti was also the visiting scholar and keynote presenter for the Boston Institute for the Development of Infants and Parents, and delivered the keynote address at the Family Support and Intervention Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
Dante Cicchetti, professor in the Institute of Child Development and Department of Psychiatry, has won a Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology from Division 7 of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes individuals who have had substantial impact on the field of developmental psychology by their mentoring of young scholars.