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AUTHOR Reid, Pamela Trotman, Ed. TITLE Society for Research in Child Development Newsletter, 2001. INSTITUTION Society for Research in Child Development. PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 62p.; Published quarterly. For the 2000 issues, see ED 450 943. AVAILABLE FROM Society,for Research in Child Development, University of Michigan, 505 East Huron, Suite 301, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1567. Tel: 734-998-6578; Fax: 734-998-6569; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://srcd.org. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Society for Research in Child Development Newsletter; v44 n1-4 2001 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Child Development; *Developmental Psychology; Information Dissemination; Newsletters; *Organizations (Groups); Program Descriptions IDENTIFIERS Foundation for Child Development; *Society for Research in Child Development

ABSTRACT This document consists of the four 2001 issues of a newsletter disseminating information on the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) and providing a forum for important news, research, and .information concerning advancements in child growth and development research. Each issue of the newsletter includes announcements and notices of conferences, workshops, position openings, fellowships, and member obituaries. The first 2001 issue includes the following articles: (1) "A Student Speaks..."; and (2)"2001 Biennial Meeting." The second 2001 issue includes the following articles: (1) "Focus on Students and Internet Research"; (2) "Taking the Road Less Traveled across Cultures and through Disciplines at NBCDI [National Black Child Development Institute]"; and (3) "The New Policy Scene in D.C." The third 2001 issue includes the following articles: (1) "Focus on Sudanese Children Coming to Rest: Lost No More"; and (2) "NIDA's [National Institute on Drug Abuse] Current Interests in Developmental Research." The fourth 2001 issue includes the following articles: (1) "Conferences Addressing Important Issues Concerning Children, Adolescents, and Families"; (2) "The Year in Review"; and (3)"[SRCD's] Child Development Abstract and Bibliography to End."(KB)

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Notes from the Executive Officer

In the Interest of Human Subjects Protection

There is an issue of interest to all of us who are committed to research as a way to understand and better the lives of children. Protecting the rights and welfare of humans involved in research has been of major concern to SRCD for decades, and the Society's Ethical Standards for Research with Children are reprinted in the 1999-2000 SRCD Directory of Members (pp. 283-4). Concerns about the adequacy of the standards in place for protection of all human subjects have been raised recently and Congress has been a major player in A Student Speaks... the discussion. Saskia Stanford University We are beginning to see numerous activities, decisions, and newly proposed limitations emerge. Many of us have already As a researcher in developmental psychopathology, I have complied with the new human subjects training program now often pondered the impact of my research on prevention required of those submitting new or continuing grants to the programs, therapeutic techniques, or policy decisions being National Institutes of Health. Presentations concerning these made today, but I have not had the tools to apply my research matters were made in the annual meeting of the Consortium of to these timely and relevant questions. With that in mind, I Social Science Associations (COSSA) in Washington, D.C. in participated in the "Putting Children First Summer Fellows early December, and, as a participant, I think it is important to Program" at the Center for Young Children and Families at provide our members an update on what is happening and Columbia University. I spent eight weeks last summer attend- what we might expect in the coming months. ing interdisciplinary policy seminars with the twelve other fellows and working at the Foundation for Child Development A new Office of Human Research Protection was established (FCD) in New York. My experience will have a long-lasting in June, 2000 in the impact on my research career. (cont. onp. 2) INSIDE Public Health and Science Office Student Forum 1-2 under the Secretary Mark Your Calendar! Job Openings 3-5, 13-16, 20 of Health and Feb Submissions Review Process 5 Human Services. 15 Preconference & Special Event Scheduling Form The director is deadline Biennial Meeting 5-7,9-12 Gregory Koski, a Mar Members in the Media 8 physician who was 1 April Developments (newsletter) deadline Wrapping up the Year 2000 13 on the faculty at 15 Early registration deadline Memoirs 14-15 Harvard and has 16 Housing deadline SRCD Notices 17 dealt with human Open Position form deadline subject issues for Apr Newletter submitting guidelines 18 many years. He 6 Preregistration deadline Announcements 18-19 spoke at COSSA 18-19 Preconference Events Classified Ads 19 (cont. on p. 3) 19-22 Biennial Meeting in Minneapolis!

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(cont. fromp. ) At the Foundation, I had the opportu- researchers need additional training to Correction nity to observe firsthand how experi- communicate effectively with reporters, enced researchers can use their method- learning to speak "journalese," to explain to SRCD ological expertise to answer research complex findings in analogies, to reduce The last line of the biosketch for questions that apply directly to current sometimes decades of work to one or two Esther Thelen should have read: issues. FCD funds projects ranging from key sentences, and to give journalists the Additional memberships include the an evaluation of childcare reimburse- background they need to write a story Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and ment programs to a project developing a quickly. Graduate students can participate Sensory Sciences, National Research new global index of child well being. I in the summer Mass Media Fellowship Council, National Academy of hope that as I continue my own research through the American Association for the Sciences. career I will be able to engage in these Advancement of Science to spend time as applied research efforts in addition to a science reporter. Improving communica- pursuing basic research. tion skills can help to lessen the chance of being misquoted or of misrepresenting the One issue I worked on extensively is the field of research. Finally, researchers need Attention role of psychological factors in cost/ translators who understand the scientific benefit analyses of paid parental leave methodologies and details of their work Student Members! program proposals. Findings from child and can translate these findings for Student members of SRCD comprise development studies can inform policy journalists to understand more clearly. an important group, representing the outcome measures so that they take into Creating links between a department and future of the study of child develop- account psychological factors of someone who can serve as this translator ment. For this reason there is a need individuals in the family. This is particu- may be invaluable when a story breaks, and desire to reflect the interests and larly relevant now, after the June "Baby and make it less daunting for basic concerns of the students to a greater UI" ruling that allows states to use researchers to provide important and extent in the Developments. There- unemployment insurance monies to relevant information to the public or to fore, we provide a regular "Student subsidize paid parental leave programs if policymakers. Speaks" column. Although the Editor they choose. Many states are currently will solicit some columns, student conducting feasibility programs to Psychologists often talk about "giving members may also submit brief decide whether they will institute any psychology away," reminding us that our columns for consideration. This is not paid family leave. job as research psychologists is to intended as a venue for research, but increase public understanding of the field to provide an outlet for members' In addition, I had the opportunity to and its most recent findings. I believe that issues and ideas. Submissions should arrange a meeting of the Foundation's creating links between basic research, be of general interest, limited to 500 communications grantees who enhance applied research, public communication, words or less, and submitted via email the capacity of researchers to communi- and policy is not just our prerogative but or attachment to [email protected]. cate about their studies to policymakers, also our responsibility. I encourage Please be aware that space is limited reporters, and the public. So many graduate students to pursue summer and that all submissions cannot be researchers are frustrated by their fellowships, which can increase the depth printed. experiences with journalists writing and efficacy of their research. I certainly stories about their work that they often feel as though my fellowship has enriched avoid them, and therefore prevent their the kinds of questions I will ask in my research from informing current public research and the efforts I will take with my discussion of related issues. There are findings to apply them to related issues some ways to combat this antipathy. today. The attendees of the meeting proposed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 a number of ways in which researchers 0 0 0 can improve their communications skills. Membership Office First, creating incentives for public Contact Erniformation 0 dissemination of research findings, such 0 as the National Institutes of Health add- 0 0 Tel: (734) 998-6524 on grants for communications, may o 0 Fax: (734) 998-6569 0 improve efforts, particularly for junior 0 0 E-mail: [email protected] 0 0 Weisman Gallery in Minneapolis faculty and graduate students. Second, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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able" will no doubt be under more scrutiny in any such considerations. JOB OPENING

More activities are occurring on these issues as well, and we shall keep the members of SRCD informed as the National Head Starturean directions that may be taken become more clear. The move towards uniform stan- The National Head Start Bureau is dards and procedures for research across expanding its pool of peer reviewers different disciplines and different federal and consultants who will assist with and private funding agencies is no doubt the review of current and future positive. However, given the differences activities, policies, and research. that exist now and the possible conflicts Individuals who respond will also and ambiguities that will arise as this work receive announcements concerning moves forward, we must all be vigilant to the availability of funds for grants, ensure that our colleges, universities, and fellowships, and programs. Contact: research institutes are involved in the Ellsworth Associates, Inc., Attn: decision process when appropriate. Reviewers and Consultants, A-004, and outlined four goals of the commit- 1749 Old Meadow Road, Suite 600, tee, the overall purpose being to John W. Hagen McLean, VA 22102; email: provide leadership in human investiga- Executive Officer [email protected]. tion. The goals are: simpler, more uniform, more efficient, and more effective policies and procedures. The current system is described as being based on regulation and compliance and too often is seen as confrontational. The IRB now has sole responsibility, JOB OPENING which is a flawed concept. Whatever changes occur must recognize that the participants are at the center of all Developmental Psychopathology considerations. Research Training Program The direction that is being taken Vanderbilt University involves establishing a system of accreditation. Koski's office is advocat- Postdoctoral Fellowship: The Developmental Psychopathology Research ing that a voluntary, private sector Training Program of Vanderbilt University announces the availability of a system be established. As a result, a position for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology. The aim of this interdiscipli- newly formed association, the Associa- nary program is to train leading scholars in the methods and science for the tion for the Accreditation of Human study of the development of normal and abnormal behavior across the life- Research Protection Programs is being span. Individuals with training in clinical, developmental, social, personality, established by a number of professional quantitative, or educational psychology are especially encouraged to apply. associations including the American Trainees work closely with one or more faculty mentors to develop their own Medical Association. COSSA has been program of research. In addition, they participate in a weekly proseminar that asked to join, and as a member of the involves visits from international scholars. With NIMH support, trainees Board, I believe it is important we do so receive a stipend, tuition, and funds for travel and research. Interested U.S. as the research interests of the citizens should submit a curriculum vita, a single-page statement of interests biobehavioral, behavioral, and social and possible matches with program faculty, reprints of publications, and three sciences must be well represented in letters of reference. Application materials should be sent to: Judy Garber, Ph.D., whatever happens concerning human Director, Developmental Psychopathology Research Training Program, Box 512 subject protection. Issues concerning Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37203. Vanderbilt children and families are especially University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. important, as groups that are "vulner-

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Center for Research on Clhillid WeillbeIng Princeton University

The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing at the Office of Population Research, Princeton University invites applications for postdoctoral research positions. One year appointment, with the possibility of renewal; flexible start date beginning after January 2001. Ph.D. in sociology, economics, child psychology, political science, or a related social science. Preferred areas of interest are family formation and dissolution, intergenerational exchanges, child wellbeing, and social policies for families and children.

Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and appropriate supporting material to:

Sara McLanahan, Director The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Princeton University Wallace Hall Princeton, NJ 08544

For more information: see http://opr.princeton.edu (Center for Research on Child Wellbeing). Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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William T. Grant Foundation Facullty Sclinollars Awards

Invitation for applications: Each year the William T. Grant Foundation awards up to $250,000 ($50,000 annually for 5 years) to each of six post doctoral (but pre-tenure, tenure-track) scholars from diverse disciplines to conduct research that deepens and broadens the knowledge base in areas that contribute to creating a society that values young people, age 8- 25, as a resource and helps them live up to their potential.

Now in its 22"' year, the Faculty Scholars Program promotes positive youth development by supporting efforts in three program areas:

( Original research on youth development ( Evaluations and analyses of programs, policies, laws, and systems affecting young people ( Original research on adult attitudes about and perceptions of young people, along with the consequences of those attitudes and perceptions.

Interested scholars can request more information about the Faculty Scholars Award Program at the following address:

Faculty Scholars Program William T. Grant Foundation 570 Lexington Avenue, 18`" Floor New York, New York 10022-6837 Tel: 212-752-0071 fsawtgrantfdn.org .0

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The Stabinisskms communication between the Program availability for the specific formats and Office and submitting authors. (2) scientific acceptability levels as Review Process determined by the Program Co-Chairs. The review process progresses as follows. The overall goal is a diverse, intellectu- Charles A. Nelson, Grazyna Kochanska, Submissions for each panel are packaged ally stimulating, and well-attended and Thelma Tucker and shipped to the panel chairs. The panel biennial meeting. chairs keep author information and one There have been some inquiries about copy of the summary, and then send the Because of a steady increase in the the SRCD biennial meeting program other two copies of the summary to two number of submissions for each submissions process, so we thought reviewers (blind, with no identifying meeting-3,276 received this year some clarification was in order. information). The reviewers rate the more reviewers were recruited than ever submission on a five-point scale and before. A total of 614 reviewers volun- Each submission that arrives in the return their ratings to the panel chairs. teered their time to help create the 2001 Program Office in Ann Arbor by the Panel chairs integrate the reviewers' biennial meeting. We increased our submission deadline is assigned a ratings and then forward this information number of panels by one for a total of 23 unique identification number. This to the Program Co-Chairs. Finally, the panels. number and all the information about ratings are sent to the Program Office in the authors and submission are entered Ann Arbor for data entry. (Please note thatAfter each biennial meeting, the Program into a database that keeps the informa- Program Co-Chairs never see the actual Committee and representatives of the tion organized and carries it through to submissions. Their job is to pass the SRCD Executive Office meet to review the printed program. The unique ratings from the Panel Chairs on to the and revise the process as needed. Our identification number allows for easy SRCD Executive Office.) Cut-scores are next goal is to make as much of the determined on the basis of (1) space process as possible be electronic.

JOB OPENING

Carolina Consortium on Human Devellopment Center for Developmental Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: The Carolina Consortium on Human Development of the Center for Developmental Science announces NRSA fellowships beginning in the 2001-2002 academic year. The goal of the Fellowship Program is to provide advanced interdisciplinary training in human development that focuses on the longitudinal study of persons and families in changing contexts. The Carolina Consortium is an NICHD-sponsored interdisciplinary training program with faculty whose primary appointments span across different departments or schools from six neighboring universities (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and Meredith College), as well as other collaborating research universities in the United States. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OFAPPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 19, 2001. Candi- dates should have completed a terminal degree in their field (Ph.D., M.D., Ed.D., Dr.P.H.) by the time of their appointment. Additional information on the fellowship program and application materials can be found on the CDS website at www.cds.unc.edu. Contact:

Thomas Farmer, Ph.D., Associate Director Center for Developmental Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 100 East Franklin Street, Suite 200 CB# 8115 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115 Tel: (919) 962-0333 CDS email: [email protected]

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Strategies for Success: To register for the preconference and to Street, Madison, WI 53706 or at submit questions for experts, please [email protected]. The registra- IPreconference Workshop contact: tion deadline is March 1, 2001. More and Discussion Hour information about the preconference can Debra Lynn Kaplan be obtained at hhtp://alsek.la.psu.edu/ Department of Psychology peers. Stressed out about how competitive it is University of Nebraska, Lincoln to get an academic position in the field Tel: 402-472-3062 of child policy? Worried about how you Email: dkaplan2aunl.edu or Preconference: will find an interesting job related to [email protected] your specific area of interest? The Directors of Training in Student Policy Network has a solution. Anthony D. Salandy Devellopmentall Psychollogy Department of Human Development & Solution Family Studies Directors of Training in Developmental Auburn University Psychology (DOTDEP) is a group whose The SRCD Student Policy Network with Tel: 334-826-1513 missions include 1) fostering and support from the SRCD Committee on Email: [email protected] enhancing academic training in develop- Child Development, Public Policy, and mental psychology and related special- Public Information (CCDPPI) will ties and 2) serving the needs of direc- sponsoring a Preconference Session and tors/heads of developmental psychol- a Discussion Hour at the 2001 Biennial ogy training programs. Meeting to promote career development and mentoring experiences for students The current members of the Education and young professionals interested in and Training Committee of Division 7 of the link between research and child and APA (Lynn S. Liben, Chair; Marvin W. family policy. Daehler; Judith G. Smetana; Richard A. Preconference Session Weinberg; and Robert Wozniak) have been charged with implementing and The purpose of the Preconference Two sculptures promoting the goals of DOTDEP. from the Session is to provide an opportunity for Minneapolis One project currently underway is the graduate students and early career Sculpture Garden professionals to speak with child and establishing of an Electronic Brochure of family policy experts. Participants will Graduate Developmental Programs receive specific information as to how to which can be visited by prospective tailor their graduate experience for SRCD Peer Rellations graduate students interested in learning success in the child policy arena. The more about various graduate programs two-hour session will consist of a Preconference in developmental psychology. We are roundtable format in which each invited attempting to contact a director (or policy expert will moderate a small group The 2001 Society for Research in Child equivalent) in each program that we of students to address their questions Development (SRCD) Peer Relations know about (primarily through earlier and disseminate information to facilitate Preconference will be held Wednesday, editions of the brochure), but it would be career development. Questions posed in April 18, 2001 in Minneapolis, MN. This helpful if you checked to make sure that advance will be distributed to each full-day conference is scheduled immedi- someone in your program has received moderator so that ately prior to SRCD, with morning and and responded to the request for s/he can provide individual feedback afternoon sessions, and a catered lun- information. Information may be entered and determine the type of information cheon. Researchers, postdoctoral fellows, at: http://psych.la.psu.edu/ inforequest.htm. PLEASE try to avoid that will be most useful to students. and advanced graduate students who have already begun a program of research having more than one person from the Discussion Hour in peer relations are invited to attend. same program sending information! Participants may obtain registration Thanks. The Discussion Hour will also provide materials by contacting Deborah Lowe an opportunity to receive advice on Vandell, Department of Educational Another recent activity has been career issues from invited experts Psychology, Rm. 467, 1025 W. Johnson sponsorship of a symposia at APA regarding career development issues. (cont. onp. 7)

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Convention 2000 entitled "Standing on NIEDA Travell Awards and o The Role of Neurotransmitters in the Shoulders of Giants: Teaching the Brain and Behavioral Development History of Developmental Psychology." Mentoring The purpose of this symposia was to O Child and Adolescent Research present and discuss ways of incorporat- The National Institute on Drug Abuse Support at NIDA ing the historical foundations of (NIDA), of the National Institutes of developmental psychology into Health (NIH), is sponsoring a small O Roundtable discussions with graduate training. number of travel awards, up to $750, for NIDA-supported researchers to graduate students and postdoctoral discuss issues of mentoring, career The Committee is now organizing a fellows to attend the NIDA sponsored meeting of DOTDEP to be held on development, and "hot topics" in "Jumpstart Your Career" mentoring drug abuse research. Thursday, April 19, 2001 just before the program at the 2001 SRCD Biennial biennial meeting of SRCD in Minneapo- Meeting. Each travel awardee will be lis. The meeting will begin with a Eligibility: paired with a drug abuse researcher who Applicants must be full-time graduate continental breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and will serve as a mentor throughout the continue until 11:30 a.m. The primary students or postdoctoral fellows within biennial meeting. The mentor will provide the United States. Award recipients will focus of the meeting is on opportunities guidance in scheduling, orientation to the to participate in different workshops. be selected by NIDA staff based upon SRCD meeting, and networking opportuni- submitted information. Although the specific details have yet ties with drug abuse and child develop- to be completed, the topics of the ment investigators. This program will also Requests for application forms should workshops currently being planned feature several planned NIDA events, include 1) the purposes as well as the be directed to: including three symposia and a discussion Jessica Campbell, Ph.D. strengths of various formats for hour entitled: completing comprehensives, 2) the Center on AIDS and Other Medical importance of and effective ways by Consequences of Drug Abuse Building Bridges Between Child which applied and practicum experi- National Institute on Drug Abuse Development and Substance Abuse ences can be incorporated into develop- National Institutes of Health Research: Challenges and Opportuni- mental training, 3) the extent and kinds Telephone: (301) 402-0854 ties of experiences, resources, and evalua- FAX: (301)443-4100 tive mechanisms helpful in promoting Email: [email protected]. . successful graduate training with Integrating Individual and Community respect to teacher preparation, and 4) Level Factors in Adolescent Drug confronting difficulties in the new Abuse Research millennium for developmental psychology such as, recruiting high quality graduate applicants, keeping up with new technologies, obtaining access to research populations, etc.

Please contact Marvin Daehler who is ( organizing the meeting with assistance of the other members of the Education and Training Committee. Contact him at marvin.w.daehler@psych. umass.edu, by regular mail at the Department of Psychology, University of Massachu- setts, Box 37710, Amherst, MA 01003- 7710, or via telephone at 413.545.2429. Also, please send him the name of the individual who will be representing your program at the meeting.

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Members fun the Media National Public Radio, "Infinite Mind", works with families in Harlem to improve February 13, 2000; Newsday, Together the lives of young children through Forever, May 17, 2000; BBC, Twins and improved parenting skills. The SRCD Office for Policy and Happiness, forthcoming. Communications is interested in highlighting our members who are We encourage all members to report SRCD Members Received featured in the news media for their worknoteworthy mentions in magazines, APA Convention Awards on various research-related topics as newspapers, news broadcasts, radio spots, space allows according to affiliation. interviews, or articles published based Distinguished Scientific Contribution The following are submissions by our on their research. Information may be Award: Richard J. Davidson, and Elizabeth S. Spelke. members and are presented according to mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to: Meredith affiliation, name and date of the media Bosler, SRCD Office for Policy & Commu- Distinguished Scientific Early Career coverage, and title or brief description of nications, 750 First Street, NE, Washing- Contribution to Psychology Award: the topic: ton, DC 20002-4242. Tel: (202) 336-5926. Jeffrey G. Parker and Karen ifiinn. Fax: (202) 336-5953. Email: [email protected] Karen Anderson, American Psychologi- Distinguished Contributions to Applica- cal Association, Boston Globe, July 6, tions of Psychology to Education and Training: Roger P Weissberg. 2000: "Finding a vocabulary for sexual Patrick H. Tollan orientation"; The Online Ledger, Div. 1William James Book Award: August 5, 2000: "Teaching Differences." The Department of Psychiatry at the Maggie Bruck and Stephen J. Ceci. University of Illinois at Chicago announced that Patrick H. Tolan accepted the Div. 7G. Stanley Hall Award: Marshall Robert J. Coplan, Carleton University: M Haith. The Globe and Mail (Canadian National position of Director of the Institute for Newspaper), December 27, 1999: Juvenile Research. Patrick has served as Div. 7Eleanor Maccoby Outstanding "Carleton professor helping shy childrenacting director of the Institute since July Book Award: Eleanor E. Maccoby. break out of their shell." 1999. Div. 7Boyd McCandless Young Scientist Award: Angeline Lillard. Carol S. Huntsinger, College of Lake Michael Posner County, Grayslake, IL: The Today Show, Div. 7 Arnheim Award for Lifetime October 11, 2000, Parental guidance on The University of Louisville announced Contribution to Psychology and the homework in early years predicts higher that the first awarding of the $200,000 prize Arts: Ellen Winner. for Outstanding Contributions to the Field achievement in the future; U.S. News Div. 20Postdoctoral Research Award: and World Report, October 23, 2000, of Psychology is to Michael Posner, Jungmeen Kim. "Burdened by Their Bookbags: Do Kids Marcus Raichle, and Steven Petersen, who Have Too Much Homework?"; "Talk of began collaborating in the mid 1980s to Div. 37Nicholas Hobbs Award: Aletha the Nation," National Public Radio, advance the ability to isolate and measure Huston. August 17, 2000: positive parental the brain's mental functions. For more Div. 37Distinguished Contributions to support for homework benefits information, visit the award website: Child Advocacy Award: Beatrix A. children's academic achievement. www.grawemeyer.org. Hamburg.

Elaine F. Jones, Saint Louis University Div. 43Distinguished Service Award: Ross Park. & Dr. Valerie Whittesley, Kennesaw T. tarry Irazeilton State University: Discovery Channel The Robin Hood Foundation Awards Div. 43 Royce Scrivner Award: (co-produced with Dateline NBC), (IA)://www.robinhood.ore), a grant- Charlotte Patterson. March 20, 2000: "How Biased Are You?" making public charity that provides Div. 43Significant Contributions to strategic, results-oriented investments, Family Psychology: James Bray, Anne Nancy Segal, California State Univer- and management assistance to New York Kazak, Carolyn Schroeder, and sityFullerton: Beatrice Wood. City nonprofits, has announced the Related to her book: Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell us About winners of its eleventh annual Heroes Div. 45Distinguished Contributions to Research Award: Pamela Trotman Reid. Human Behavior (1999/2000, NY: Awards. The awards are designed to honor people who have made outstanding Dutton/Plume): numerous local, na- Div. 53Best paper in the Journal of tional, and international media spots, contributions to the fight against poverty Clinical Child Psychology in 1999 including Discovery Channel, December in New York City. Among this year's Award: Terri Sullivan. 27, 1999; January 2, 2000; National winners, each of whom will receive a Award for Distinguished Contributions Radio Series, July, 2000; Washingtonian $50,000 award for their organization, is Dr. to Forensic Psychology: Stephen J T. Berry Brazelton, a pediatrician and Magazine, What Twins Can Tell Us Ceci. About nurselves, (lather, 2000; director of the Touchpoints Project, which

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Lookinnig Mack in Child Which studies would you nominate for the 0 Most Fascinating Studies following categories and why? 1" Nomination: Development Research . Most Revolutionary Studies 2nd Nomination: 1" Nomination: As the 20th century draws to a close, Please send nominations and brief 2dn Nomination: child development scholars might wish rationale for each to: Wallace E. Dixon, 0 Most Important Studies totake a moment to enjoy the contribu- Jr., Department of Psychology, Heidel- 1"Nomination: tionsto the history of our field. To this berg College, Tiffm, OH 44883. Email: 2nd Nomination: end, we solicit your help in compiling a [email protected]. listof the most outstanding child 0 Most Controversial Studies development research investigations 1" Nomination: published in the last half-century. 2" Nomination:

JOB OPENING New Doctoral Program ln Developmental Psychology Duquesne University The Psychology Department at Duquesne University is offering a new Ph.D. program in Developmental Psychology. The department explores a philosophically sophisticated approach to psychology, with a strong hermeneutic, critical, and existential-phenomenological emphasis. The developmental program will suit students who desire to learn in an intellectually challenging environment that combines qualitative research with philosophical rigor and social awareness. Applications to the Master's and Ph.D. programs are due February 1. For an application or further information, contact: Duquesne University Psychology Department, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Tel: (412) 396-6520, Email: [email protected].

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Department of Psychology University of New Orleans

The Department of Psychology at the University of New Orleans, a member of the LSU system, seeks applicants for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions for the Fall of 2001 in our Ph.D. program in Applied Developmental Psychology. We are seeking dedicated applied scientists whose research contributes to the program's primary emphasis in Developmental Psychopathology. The two primary considerations will be (1) the applicant's scholarly potential and (2) his/her ability to mentor students in conducting theory-driven research on developmental processes related to psychopathology at any stage of development (e.g., social-emotional development, peer relations, socio-cultural influences on development and on the expression of psychopathology) and in using this knowledge for many practical applications (e.g., developing innovative prevention programs). Although a commitment to a developmentally oriented approach to research and practice is necessary, applicants trained in many psychological disciplines (e.g., developmental, clinical, school, community, etc) will be considered.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of newly redefined program in a rapidly developing department and to play an integral role in shaping the future of both. The UNO Department of Psychology was the only department in America to be awarded the maximum increase in rating quality in the last NRC ratings of graduate psychology programs. A more complete description of the department can be found in a profile published in the September 1999 APS Observer or at our web site www.uno.edu/psyc/. As lagniappe, New Orleans is a wonderful place to live! If this opportunity intrigues you, and you would like to discuss it informally before deciding whether or not to apply, please contact Paul Frick at (504)-280-6012 or at [email protected]. Otherwise, applicants should send their vita, a statement of research interests and career goals, sample reprints/preprints, and three letters of reference to: Paul J. Frick, Chair, Applied Developmental Search Committee, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2000 and continue until the positions are filled. The University of New Orleans is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. I ,-- 13 MEMOIRS

lia from the International Society for the Cairns was the founder of the Center for Study of Aggression. The investigation Developmental Science at North Carolina, also led to the Carolina Intergenera- an effort to give institutional expression to tional Study, in which about 400 off- his commitment to a developmental spring of the original participants are synthesis that involved the integration of being studied, with the same measuring ideas from biology, sociology, anthropol- instruments being used for both genera- ogy, and psychiatry into a mix that began tions. The understanding developed in with developmental psychology. He was these studies sets the stage for his most widely appreciated for his work on social recent work with Beverley Cairns on a development across the lifespan and major intervention program in rural across generations, his longitudinal Alabama designed to prevent the school analyses of alternative developmental Robert B. Cairns dropout of at-risk adolescents. 1933 1999 pathways, his concern for understanding the mechanisms underlying developmental Cairns' friends valued his loyalty and his change, his writings on the history of enthusiasm, as well as his lasting Robert B. Cairns died in an automobile developmental psychology, and his commitment to values that matter. He accident on November 10, 1999, at age pioneering efforts to build an interdiscipli- loved intellectual discussion and debate, 66. He was the Boshamer Professor of nary developmental science. and joyously supported the free flow of Psychology at the University of North ideas. He fostered the careers of stu- Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Director In collaboration with his wife Beverley dents and colleagues, moving effort- of its Center for Developmental Science. Cairns, he launched the Carolina Longitu- lessly back and forth between the roles He had recently been given the G. dinal Study in 1981. Now in its 20th year, of critic and cheerleader. He had very Stanley Hall Award from the Division this landmark investigation involves high standards, and was prepared to on Developmental Psychology of the tracing the social development and work very hard to help his students meet American Psychological Association, academic achievement of 695 participants these standards. He taught about devel- and had received an honorary doctorate who had originally been seen when they opment, about psychology, about from the University of Stockholm, two were in the fourth and seventh grades. science, and about being a human being. highlights of a remarkable career. The Carolina Longitudinal Study provided And he is sorely missed. the subject matter for Lifelines and Risks: Born in Los Angeles, Cairns graduated Pathways of Youth in our Time, a volume Peter A. Ornstein from Pasadena College and then by Robert and Beverley Cairns that in 1996 University of North Carolina at Chapel attended Stanford University, receiving received the Biennial Best Book award Hill the Ph.D. in Psychology in 1960. Cairns' explorations of social development began at Stanford, and his upward JOB OPENING trajectory continued with faculty appointments at three major research universities: Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Mt. Hope Famny Center North Carolina, the latter his academic Department of Psychology, University of Rochester home from 1973 until his death. While on the faculty at Indiana, Cairns spent a Developmental Psychopathologist: Mt. Hope Family Center, Department of Psy- year as a visiting scientist at the chology, University of Rochester, a research and clinical facility in developmental Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, psychopathology, is seeking a clinical psychologist invested in integrating research Maine, where he gained expertise in and clinical interests. A Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a strong developmental developmental genetics and in the emphasis and eligibility for licensure in New York are required. Experience with microanalysis of social interactions. school-age children and economically disadvantaged populations is desirable. The This experience had a dramatic influ- position involves conducting research in developmental psychopathology and ence on his thinking, and from then on taking a leadership role in coordinating an ongoing longitudinal study of maltreated he investigated social, biological, and genetic factors in the development of children and a preventive intervention research program. Access is available to an aggression by augmenting naturalistic extensive longitudinal database on maltreated children and families. The position longitudinal research in humans with includes a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychology. Send vita, three parallel experimental investigations in letters of recommendation, and copies of up to three representative manuscripts to: behavior genetics with animals. Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D., Director, Mt. Hope Family Center, 187 Edinburgh Street, Rochester, NY 14608.

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This scholarly record demonstrates Robbieintegral part of his life and work. We were Case's fascination with the many and his extended family. He was a brilliant varied aspects of the developing mind and teacher who created a strong sense of his life-long commitment to supporting andcommunity and an atmosphere of respect enhancing its development in educational among his colleagues and students. contexts. His capacity to integrate, Robbie Case gave his students and synthesize, and build bridges among colleagues gifts of intellect, pedagogy, and disciplines led to a theory of human friendship. His is a strong and vital legacy, development that was, like the object of its one that will extend to future generations study, ever growing and transforming. Likeof scholars and teachers. He will be sorely Tennyson's Ulysses, Robbie Case was missed. truly "a part of all that (he) had met." The Robbie Case result was a grand theory, thought by Robbie Case is survived by his wife, 1944-2000 many to be one of the finest of our times. Nancy Link, and his children Rebecca, Yet that was not Robbie Case's sole Jonathan, and Sarah. Robbie Case died suddenly of a coro- purpose. His deep love and respect for nary aneurysm on May 19, 2000. children caused him to work unceasingly A commemorative conference was held at Professor Case was born in Barrie, at transforming developmental theory into the University of Toronto in early October Ontario, Canada on August 2, 1944. He something that could help children and 2000. Entitled "A design for development: received his B.Sc. in Psychology from teachers in their work in schools. The Legacy of Robbie Case," the program McGill University in 1965. After working included presentations by colleagues from as a teacher on an Israeli kibbutz, he But Robbie Case used his conceptualizing various universities as well as by former returned to Canada to attend graduate power not only to penetrate the mysteries students. school, receiving his Ph.D. in 1971 from of children's development and learning but the Ontario Institute for Studies in also to guide others to a deeper under- Anne McKeough, University of Calgary Education (OISE). Upon graduation Dr. standing. Those of us fortunate enough to Yukari Okamoto, University of California, Case took a position in the School of have been his students experienced first Santa Barbara Education at the University of California hand what teaching and mentorship On behalf of former students of Professor at Berkeley, where he initiated a program should be. He challenged, supported, and Case of research on cognitive development transformed us, and he made us feel an and education. He continued this work in subsequent academic appointments at JOB OPENING OISE, Stanford University, and most recently at the Institute of Child Studies, University of Toronto, where he was Mt Hope Family Center Director. Department of Psychollogy, University of Rochester

Dr. Case had an illustrious career. His Assistant Professor/Research Associate: Mt. Hope Family Center, University of numerous awards included a Rochester seeks a full-time, non-tenure track research psychologist with statistical Guggenheim Fellowship, the APA expertise. The Center conducts longitudinal research projects in the area of develop- Distinguished Contribution to Knowl- mental psychopathology, with special interests in child maltreatment, offspring of edge Award, and the APA Esther Katz depressed mothers, and other high-risk populations. Primary responsibilities include Rosen Award. He was also named as a taking a leadership role in organizing extensive longitudinal databases and conduct- Fellow of the Center for Advanced ing complex statistical analyses. Collaborate with researchers in design of new Study in the Behavioral Sciences studies. Provide statistical consultation to staff and graduate students. Required (Stanford, California), a Fellow of the qualifications include: Ph.D. in psychology or related discipline with strong back- Canadian Institute for Advanced ground in quantitative methods and psychometrics. Especially interested in appli- Research, and a Member of the National cants with expertise in structural equation modeling, growth curve modeling, Academy of Education. His credits also survival analysis, and related statistical techniques with strong skills in SAS, SPSS, included three books, an SRCD mono- LISREL, and EQS. Competitive salary and benefits package. Interested candidates graph, upwards of 75 journal articles and should send a letter of interest, vita, reprints/preprints, and three letters of reference book chapters, and three instruction to Chair, Search Committee, Mt. Hope Family Center, 187 Edinburgh St., Rochester, programs for teachers. NY 14608. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

6-1 15 JOB OPENING JOB OPENING Department of Psychollogy University of WisconsinStevens Point Institute for Policy Research and School of Education and Social Policy Developmental/Child Clinical Position: The University of Northwestern University Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Psychology announces a doctoral level, tenure-track assistant profes- Postdoctoral Fellowship: One- to two-year full-time sor position to begin August 26, 2001. A Ph.D. in develop- research position at the Institute for Policy Research and mental or clinical child psychology is required. Teaching the School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern experience and evidence of scholarly potential are desir- University, with P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale. Focus on able. The candidate will be expected to teach undergradu- multidisciplinary, policy-relevant research on children ate courses in life-span developmental psychology, and families, especially "Welfare, Children, & Families: A introductory psychology, personality, behavior problems in Three-City Study" (www.jhu.edu/--welfare). Require- children, and undergraduate courses related to the ments include a Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, econom- candidate's area of expertise. Teaching load is 12 credits ics, or related field, a strong research background, per semester. Research opportunities are available. Suc- preferably including experience with large data sets and cessful candidates will be dedicated to excellence in longitudinal statistical analyses, and an interest in child undergraduate teaching. Student advising, service, and development and poverty issues. See http:// scholarly activities with the possible undergraduate www.sesp.nwu.edu/CFP for position details. Send a involvement in the candidate's research program are cover letter stating research interests, a curriculum vita, expected. Submit letter of application, vita, undergraduate relevant reprints or preprints, and names of three and graduate transcripts, and a minimum of three letters of references by March,l, 2001, to P. Lindsay Chase- recommendation to: C. Wells, Chair, Department of Psy- Lansdale, Ph.D., Institute for Policy Research, North- chology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens western University, 2040 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL Point, WI 54481. Complete application must be received by 60208-4100. Position to start Summer 2001. Minority February 12, 2001. EEO/AA Employer applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Child Development Laboratory Developmental Research University of Maryland, College Park Postdoctoral Traineeship University of California Santa Cruz The Child Development Laboratory at the University of Maryland has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow A two-year postdoctoral traineeship (post-Ph.D.) is in developmental psychology and neuroscience. available in an NIH-funded developmental research Research ongoing in the lab is focused on the training program to begin Fall 2001. The trainee will biological correlates of social and emotional develop- develop research of mutual interest with program ment in infants and young children. Studies include faculty, focusing on individual, interpersonal, and assessing the role of frontal lobe executive functions cultural processes involved in human development in on emotion regulation, individual differences in infant diverse communities and in institutions such as and child temperament, and the effects of early families and schools. Faculty: Akhtar, Azmitia, experience on brain development. Individuals with Callanan, Cooper, Gibson, Gjerde, Harrington, Leaper, expertise in electrophysiology, including EEG or ERP Rogoff, Tharp, Thorne. Send vita, statement of work (adult or child), are encouraged to apply. The research interests and career goals, and reprints, and position begins September 1, 2001. Interested request at least three recommendations to be sent to: individuals should send a CV to Nathan Fox, Child Barbara Rogoff, Postdoc Search, 277 Social Sciences 2, Development Lab, Department of Human Develop- University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. ment, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Applications will be considered beginning March 1 20742. Inquiries should be sent to and until position is filled. Minorities are especially [email protected]. encouraged to apply.

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Learning the Real World along next programs cover basic reporting development from birth through middle with the American Academy of responsibilities, physical abuse, sexual childhood. Phase 1 traced the children's abuse, physical neglect, psychological development from birth to 3 years of Pediatrics will fund year-long maltreatment, and parental disabilities (suchage. As of January 1, 2000, those research grants that investigate as mental illness or drug or alcohol addic- qualified researchers may become questions relating to computer use and tion): affiliated with the study and apply for gross motor and visual motor develop- o January 18 Reporting obligations: the rights to the data from NICHD. A ment in young children. Ages birth The legal framework. description of the process and an through eleven years are of particular application to obtain Phase I data are '" February 15 - Is it physical abuse? interest. Researchers in child develop- available from public.rti.org/secc/ o March 15 - Is it sexual abuse? ment, neuropsychology, children's PhaseIData.cfm. For further information, health, early childhood education, and o April 19 - Is it physical neglect? contact: Dr. Sarah Friedman of the related fields are invited to propose o May 17 - Is it psychological maltreat- NICHD at NM. research projects that will investigate ment? the possible connection between early o June 21 - Is it a reportable parental and frequent computer use and CliEssified Ads children's gross and visual motor disability? development. Requests for support The videoconferences will originate in Department of Human Development must be received by February 28, 2001. Washington, DC, and be distributed live via and Family Studies, University of Awards will be announced March 2001. C-band satellite signal to downlink sites WisconsinMadison, Infancy and Proposals should be addressed to: across the country. The program will run Early Childhood. The Department of Jennifer Stone, American Academy of for 3 hours (with a 15 minute break at about Human Development and Family Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Blvd., the program's midpoint): Eastern time: Studies, University of Wisconsin Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098. For 12:30-3:30; Central time: 11:30-2:30; Madison, invites applications for a inquiries and additional information, Western time: 10:30-1:30; Pacific time: 9:30- tenure-track assistant professor contact William L. Rukeyser, Coordina- 12:30 For more information, please visit us position starting August 2001. tor at Learning in the Real World (Tel: on the web at www.welfareacademy.org. Candidates should have a doctoral 530-661-9240; email: [email protected])Phone: (202) 862-4879. Fax: (202) 862-5802. degree and active developmental or Jennifer Stone, Manager, Health Welfare Reform Academy, 1150 17th Street research agendas in infancy and early Education, American Academy of NW 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. childhood with a focus on Pediatrics (Tel: 847-434-7870; email: intervention, prevention, assessment jstone(aap.org). Additional informa- Nominate Undergraduate Stu- and/or early childhood education. We tion about the sponsoring organizationsdents A week-long, all-expense-paid give preference to candidates who is available at www.aap.org and institute for undergraduate students will bring an ecological orientation to the www.realworld.org. be held at the University of Colorado at study of human development in Boulder from June 23-July 1, 2001. The diverse applied settings. Six Free Satellite Videocon- 2001 Summer Science Institute will invite Responsibilities include conducting 32 talented students in the science of ferences Six three-hour, free high quality research, competing for psychology to experience cutting-edge satellite videoconferences on the extramural funding, teaching psychological research. Applications must recognition and reporting of child abuse undergraduate and graduate courses, be submitted no later than February 6, 2001 and neglect will be conducted at The advising undergraduates, and and filed electronically. For an application, University of Maryland. The objective supervising MS and PhD students. see www.apa.org/science/ssi.html or visit will be to provide high-quality training Application deadline to insure the website at the APA Science Directorate on the recognition and reporting of consideration is February 16, 2001. at [email protected] or call (202) 336-6000. child abuse and neglect to professionals Send letter of application, vita, and mandated to report suspected child three letters of reference to Inge maltreatment. The material will be Longitudinal Data Available Bretherton, Search Committee, Human suitable for those without any prior Extensive data from Phase 1 of the Development & Family Studies, 1430 exposure to the subject as well as those National Study of Early Child Care (SECC) Linden Drive, University of who have had substantial experience are archived and now available for Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706. The making reports. The programs will also developmental and other psychologists to University of WisconsinMadison is be appropriate as preservice and in- analyze. SECC represents a complex and an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative service training for child protective and detailed longitudinal study of data from 10 Action Employer. child welfare workers. The topics for thesites. Researchers measured childrpiq i. 19 JOB OPENING Department of Human Ecology University of Texas at Austin

Family Sciences/Studies: The Division of Human Development and Family Sciences, Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, seeks to fill a 9-month, tenure-track position in Family Sciences beginning September 1, 2001. Although we anticipate hiring an Assistant Professor, applicants at more advanced levels will be seri- ously considered. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and expertise in at least one of the following areas: family sciences/studies, family economics, family sociology, family psychology, or related area of study. Scholars with any substantive interest in families will be considered, but those who study the economic and social context of families, economic behavior of families particularly with regard to work-family roles and issues, and/or ethnic and cultural diversity of families are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will show promise of research productivity, grantsmanship, teaching excellence and ability to contribute to a collegial, interdisciplinary academic environment. Send curriculum vitae, preprints and reprints, and three letters of recommendation to: Drs. Ted Dix or Sue Greninger, Co-chairs, Search Committee, Human Development and Family Sciences, GEA 117/A2700, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712. (Email: [email protected] or [email protected] if you have questions.) Review of applications will begin January 8, 2001 and will continue until position is filled. The University of Texas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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20 Newsletter of the Society for Research in Child Development Volume 44, Number 2 April 2001

Notes from the Execudve Officer Yams on.0. Students and lEnternet Research Recently I had the pleasure of attending the 167th National Fred Rothbaum Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Tufts University Science in San Francisco (Feb. 15-20, 2001). There were 6,000 - 7,000 attendees, a large proportion of whom were from the The rapidly increasing quantity of material available on the medianational press, radio, and television. The science World Wide Web has the potential to make students better presented is of very high quality but is aimed at a broad informed about the latest child and family research. That is the audience and hence serves the goal of AAAS to communicate good news. The worrisome news is that, over the past several the best of science to the public. Their journal Science has a years, undergraduate students in child developmentat least similar goal. the students whom I teach (in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University)have come to rely There are thirteen sections covering virtually all areas of extensively on web-based information. The abundance of web science within AAAS and many are relevant to the work of sites, combined with their accessibility, leads students to rely SRCD members, including Brain, Mind and Behavior; Life less on books and journals, which students believe are Science and the Science of Life; Medicine and Public Health; adequately summarized on the Web. While my evidence of Science, Engineering and Public Policy; and Education and increased reliance on the web by child development students Public Understanding. Among the plenary speakers this year is anecdotal, research at Duke University indicates that most was Francis S. Collins, director of the National Center for students rely more on Web than print materials when seeking Human Genome Research in the National Institutes of Health. His talk, "Consequences of the Human (cont. onp. 8) Genome Project for Medicine and Soci- ety," included many issues and examples highly relevant to behavior and development. (cont. onp. 8)

INSIDE

A Student Speaks 2 Members in the Media 5

Job Openings 5, 9 ,;;; Memoirs 6, 7 Program Co-Chairs Report 8 ,, Obituaries 10

Announcements 11

Special Biennial Meeting Address...12 Newletter submitting guidelines & SRCD Notices 12 Tufts WebGuide Team, from left: Aaron Wright, Evan Chakroff, Jillian Richard, Kristi Walsh; sitting from left: Priya Luthra, Nathan Machida. 23 A STUDENT SPEAKS

Taking the Road Less unified voice for the youngest children of meeting ground where traditions and Los Angeles, Miami, and New Jersey. communities can cross-pollinate and Trave Red Across Since its first year of implementation, the become mutually supportive; where the work of this cross-cultural initiative production of sound knowledge and Cultures and Through continues to engage and support a seminalbest practices go hand in hand. For me, Disciipllnes at NMCIINI dialogue between "majority" and "minor- this has meant becoming the kind of ity" (African American and Latino) early scientist-practitioner that contributes to emerging understanding and emerging Carlos Juan Marrero childhood professionals around the grave human activity through dialogue, rather Program Associate, National Black difficulties that families face when they than through clever and incisive Child Development Institute, Inc. seek, as they increasingly must in growing numbers, early care and education servicesobservations from a "God's eye" view.' As a Ph.D. student in developmental that are accessible, affordable, and Listening carefully to a remarkable range psychology at the City University of culturally and developmentally appropri- of voices, cultivating relationships New York Graduate ate. within communities Center, I know that 1111111 without losing track of students are seldom goals and tasks, given opportunities to recognizing legitimate participate in work that authorities in familiar has great potential for o * and unfamiliar social improving the lives and locations, bridging the futures of minority discourses of distinct young children and their but complementary families. Work relevant communities, all have to the lives of minority students in the psychol- become the skills I have developed, ogy continues to be juxtaposed and exceptional, partly strengthened along- because of the narrow side the seemingly sampling approaches opposite accomplish- and interests privileged by psychologists and ments of my scientific 'LS training. As this other scientists. A Carlos Juan Marrero, his niece and nephew. unprecedented unique and pioneering cross-cultural dialogue grows into its second year of collaboration between National Black implementation through meetings and Child Development Institute (NBCDI) Having grown up in New Jersey and cross-cultural Community Forums, and the National Council of La Raza Puerto Rico in the 1960s and 1970s, I NBCDI and NCLR are helping these (NCLR) has changed all that for me and understand the urgency required to re- communities take their next steps by has given me opportunities to work think and re-shape early care and educa- orchestrating the formation of Commu- closely with early childhood leaders tion policy and practices, so that minority nity Task Forces that will put into working to expand access to quality and immigrant children and families do not practice (within their communities) the early education in African American and have to live and work in institutions that many lessons learned through dialogue. Latino communities. were not designed with their needs in mind. Thus, my role as a program associate From this growing dialogue we have In a move to empower Latino and is exciting as I have the opportunity to learned a number of critical things about African American families in need of provide facilitation services to community what children and families need to be quality early care and education for their leaders in this effort. The realism and viable sources of tomorrow's citizens. children, NBCDI sought and obtained a insights of these community early child- These lessons are now coalescing into partnership with NCLR funded by The hood leaders are laying the groundwork action agendas for some of our most Prudential Foundation. This collabora- for meaningful solutions and enabling vulnerable children. Although we tion creates opportunities for dialogue families to more fully support their cannot do justice to the stories we have between Latino and African American children's entry into standards-driven heard, a number of themes emerge from leaders in early childhood communities, education. This cross-cultural and and helps them advocate through a interdisciplinary work has become the (cont. on p. 4)

2 2.4 SRCD wASHINGTON OFFICE REPORT

that overall committee membership will The New Policy Scene be divided evenly between the parties. in D.C. One consequence of this agreement is Lauren G. Fasig that committee funds will now be Office for Policy and Communications, divided evenly, allowing the minority Washington DC staff equal resources as the majority staff. This has far reaching implications for the minority's ability to effectively This column will regularly feature cover issues and propose legislation. profiles offederal agencies that Additionally, the equal split in committee support child development research. membership means that contentious bills This practice will continue the that would have otherwise been killed in tradition started by the previous the subcommittee because of majority Washington Office, and will provide party action will now make it to the full regular updates of Federal activities to Lauren Fasig committee for consideration. At that the membership. Additionally, the level, either the committee chair or the column will include information about the Department of Education (DoEd). Eachranking minority member can effectively policy developments and relevant of these proposals has far-reaching ignore the tie vote and take the bill to Federal events and happenings as they implications for children and their families, the full Senate. If the process works as Occur. especially those living in poverty. We will planned, more bills will be voted upon. be actively working with the administration We can only hope that this means the to provide research-based information Senate will be successful in passing It is a time of renewal in Washington, regarding the potential effects of new more legislation than they were in the D.C., and not just for the daffodils that policies. 106'h Congress. are beginning to sprout. Our protracted winter election yielded a new President, New Cabinet members Tommy Thompson, In both the Senate and the House, a new Cabinet, a shaken-up but still Secretary of DHHS, and Rod Paige, Republican self-imposed term limits have narrow Republican majority in the Secretary of DoEd, will have the greatest led to sweeping changes in committee House of Representatives, a 50-50 split impact among the new appointees on chairmanships. In the House this shake- in the Senate, dramatic changes in issues of science policy and social policy up had some unexpected results. For committee chairmanships, and extensive of interest to SRCD members. Secretary example, Rep. Regula (R-OH) was named changes in the leadership of federal Thompson will choose the next director of chair of the Labor, Health and Human agencies. The policy landscape the National Institutes of Health (NIH) andServices, and Education Subcommittee certainly looks different, and it offers may make changes in the line-up of of the Appropriations Committee. This the Office for Policy and Communica- Institute directors. Additionally, he influential subcommittee controls tions many opportunities and exciting oversees the Administration of Children, funding for NIH and the rest of DHHS as challenges. Youth, and Families, Head Start, the Social well as DoEd. However, Mr. Regula has Services Block Grant funds, and other not previously sat on this subcommittee, President Bush is living up to his programs designed to serve children. and, unlike the previous chairs, has not campaign promise to make education a Secretary Paige will oversee any potential had the opportunity through years of top issue in his administration. He has reorganization in the DoEd, in addition to service to learn about the substantive proposed his blueprint plan for the re- the implementation of any re-authorization issues that pass through the subcommit- authorization of the Elementary and of the Office of Educational Research and tee. Through several of the coalitions in Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Improvement (OERI). He will also be which we participate and individual federal programs that support K-12 involved in the President's proposal to efforts, the Office for Policy and education. (For more information about move Head Start and/or increase the Communications will work to take the President's plan, see the February literacy focus of the Head Start programs. advantage of this opportunity by issue of our on-line newsletter, Wash- working with subcommittee staff to ington Update, at http://www.srcd.org/ Changes in Congress will present new inform subcommittee decisions. policywashupdate.html). The President opportunities in science and social policy has also proposed sweeping tax cuts as well. The 50-50 split in the Senate led to As you can see, the new political and continues to talk about moving a new power-sharing agreement that panorama provides many opportunities Head Start from the Department of allows the Republican majority to retain all for the Office for Policy and Communica- Health and Human Services (DHHS) to committee chairmanships, but guarantees (cont. onp. 5)

3 J PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT

Charles A. Nelson and with exhibitors and are presented in the The invited and submitted program for Grazyna Kochanska exhibit hall where there are thousands of the 2001 Biennial Meeting is large, 2001 SRCD Program Co-Chairs square feet of available space. The goal for diverse and exciting. In spite of the poster acceptance is to set a "cut-score" concerns described above, we are Over the last three meetings we have that maintains the scientific integrity of the confident that attendees will be more heard comments such as "the meeting is biennial meeting. than pleased with the program. The too big," "too many sessions going on beautiful Minneapolis Convention at the same time," "not enough time to There are several other interesting Center provides lots of opportunities for visit/network with colleagues." Given statistics we would like to share with you. informal exchange as well as state-of- that professional meetings are important We received submissions that included the-art facilities for the sessions, the for career development, our goal is to 1,456 authors from 46 countries outside the posters, and the exhibits. We look make attending SRCD biennial meetings United States. Based on self-declared forward to seeing you there. a rewarding experience. membership status (with minimal substan- tiation), SRCD members represent 3,226 of Many of you were very disappointed the submitting authors, while 3,279 authors A STUDENT SPEAKS (coNT.) not to have your symposia accepted for are not SRCD members, and 462 have the 2001 meeting. undeclared member- (cont. fromp. 2) We have heard ship status. Of the from quite a few of The acceptance rates for submitting member the conversations with service provid- you personally. symposia for the 2001 bien- authors, 163 are ers and other leaders in these communi- This is an unfortu- niall meeting were 68% for postdoctoral ties. nate result of an poster symposia and 69.3% members, 3 are increase in emeritus members, for paper symposia. One dominant theme is the need for submissions with 971 are graduate developing systemic integration of no complementary student members, services for young children and their growth in meeting and 46 are under- families. Another major theme is the space, which, of course, results in graduate student members. Thus of the need to bring parents and caregivers increased competition, particularly in total 3,226 submitting SRCD members, into the care and education of the the symposium category. Therefore, 1,134 member authors are in the early youngest of children. The last theme regrettably, many excellent symposia, stages of career development. Of the 614 covered by this discussion of this often representing a joint effort of people invited to serve as reviewers for the emerging dialogue is the need for public respected scholars, were not accepted. 2001 biennial meeting program, 553 debate and a collective, societal valuing accepted the challenge-102 more of early care and education. In many For example, 18 poster symposia and reviewers than for the 1999 program. communities, serving the needs of 196 paper symposia were submitted for young children will require creating the 1999 biennial meeting; 32 poster As the biennial meeting continues to grow viable businesses and supporting the symposia and 313 paper symposia were and change over time, unbelievable as it professionals who can provide these submitted for the 2001 biennial meeting. may seem, many of the same issues services. Meanwhile, the number of rooms resurface for review and consideration. available for presentations held steady. Although the Program Committee reviews I end this brief account of my foray into For this reason, many symposia that and revises the meeting review process this pioneering and promising work by received very high ratings were not after every meeting, every decade or so a affirming the potential that it has for accepted for the 2001 meeting. few issues require in-depth study. The improving the lives of all families with Program Committee has undertaken the young children in America. It is my The acceptance rates for symposia for examination of review panel composition hope that more opportunities of this the 2001 biennial meeting were 68% for and submissions to each of the panels, as sort will encourage advanced students poster symposia and 69.3% for paper well as the roles of panel chairs in the to travel down these unfamiliar roads, symposia. The acceptance rate for overall review process. Also of concern is so that the advancement of science and discussion hours was even lower, maintaining a diverse invited program. knowledge is more closely aligned with 59.8%. All of these formats require These issues are cause for concern, not the developmental needs of communi- individual rooms for presentation. By only for the Program Committee, but also ties. contrast, the acceptance rate for posters for the Society as a whole and will be was 82.7%. Poster sessions share space addressed at this year's Governing Council

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(cont. from p. 3) tions to address the science and social Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Ellen Winner, Boston College: Los policy issues affecting children and December 8,13, 2000: "Young drivers and Angeles Times, November 22, 2000: their families. Stay tuned to this column cognitive development." "Where bright minds can shine." and peruse our on-line monthly newsletter, Washington Update, for up-to-date Michael Lewis, UMDNJ-Robert Wood information regarding our activities and Johnson Medical School: The New Yorker, We strongly encourage all members to policy developments. February 12, 2001: "Crimson Tide: What is report current and recent past blushing? No one knows for sure, but it noteworthy mentions in local, state, can ruin your life." or national: magazines, newspapers, Members n the Malin. news broadcasts, radio spots, Nora S. Newcombe, Temple University; interviews, or articles published The SRCD Office for Policy and Commu-Janellen Huttenlocher, University of based on their research. Information nications is interested in highlighting Chicago; David Uttal and Dedre Gentner, may be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to: our members who are featured in the Northwestern University: Chicago news media for their work on various Tribune, December 25, 2000: "Spatial Meredith Bosler research-related topics. The following research is altering the shape of early SRCD Office for Policy and are submissions by our members and arelearning." Communications presented according to affiliation, name 750 First Street, NE and date of the media coverage, and titleRobert Sternberg, Yale University: The Washington, DC 20002-4242 or brief description of the topic: Chronicle of Higher Education, January (202) 336-5926 12, 2001: "Psychology PhDs pass on (202) 336-5953 (fax) David W. Eby, University of Michigan academe." SRCDapa.org Transportation Research Institute: The

JOB OPENING Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medkine

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, has a unique opening at the level of Assistant Professor of Psychiatry tenure track for a position on the Pittsburgh Girls Study. This major longitudinal study on the development of antisocial behavior, substance abuse, and mental health problems in girls was recently started. The study focuses on the developmental aspects of these behaviors, risks and protective factors, and opportunities for possible intervention without being an intervention study. We seek a person with a background in the social sciences, particularly with a focus on the development, risk factors and protective factors of problem behaviors in girls. This person will be expected to take a major role in the scientific and practical implementation of the Pittsburgh Girls Study in collaboration with the current principal investigators, Rolf Loeber, Ph.D., Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Ph.D., and Kate Keenan, Ph.D., suggest and develop new directions in research initiatives, and be actively involved in scientific publications and presentations. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Psychology (or academic equivalent) and postdoctoral training in a clinical/ psychiatric research setting; relevant theoretical/practical background; demonstrated interest in the area of antisocial behavior, substance abuse, and mental health problems; and demonstrated evidence of research potential. Clinical experience with female children and adolescents is an advantage. Good interpersonal, communication, writing and problem-solving skills are essential. Salary is commensurate with experience. For consideration please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Rolf Loeber, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic/531 BT-2593, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Fax (412) 624-0515; Email [email protected] Applicants are encouraged to respond as quickly as possible. The University of Pittsburgh is an educational institution and as an employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, or marital, veteran, or disabled status. This commitment is made by the university and is in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

5 MEMOIRS

When he moved to Harvard to obtain his general understandings of human Ph. D., his first-year class in 1938 included behavior, work that is now the core of Jerome Bruner and an overrepresentation more recent theory-of-mind research. He of to-be-famous psychologists who was less concerned with the limits of despite being "fairly conceited and early thinking and more with the rambunctious" condescended to let the competencies young children showed. faculty teach them. The result was Al's In 1953 Al moved to Cornell to be head influential dissertation, supervised by of the Department of Child Development Gordon Allport, on the letters of Jenny and Family Relations, and then, after a where for the first time someone attempted brief stint at New York University from a quantitative analysis of a qualitative life 1964-68, returned to Cornell to be history. The Jenny letters moved Al from a Director of the Center for Research in primary interest in personality research to Education. developmental psychology when he was

11 offered a job in 1941 at the Fels Research His association with Norman Garmezy Alfred L. Baldwin Institute to do similar analyses of the who was a visiting professor at Cornell 1914-1998 reams of information on each child in their in 1970 reinforced his interest in compe- longitudinal study. tence. Garmezy connected Al and Clare Alfred Baldwin had the skill to be doing to a collaborative study being directed the right things in the right places at the At Fels part of Al's job was to interview by Lyman Wynne at the University of right times. From his quantitative mothers during their child's visit to the Rochester. In this investigation of the contributions to the study of personality laboratory. With data from 30 observation development of children of mentally-ill at Harvard, to his analyses of parenting scales, and in collaboration with Joan parents, the Baldwins focused on behavior at Fels, to his advocacy of Kalhorn and Fay Breese, he produced the observational analyses of parent-child naive psychology as an approach for 1949 Psychological Monograph on "The interactions and found surprising mental understanding children at Kansas, to his appraisal of parent behavior," document- health in the children as well as surpris- exposition of theories of development at ing that standardized observations of ing competence of mentally-ill parents in Cornell, to his presidency of SRCD, he family interactions were of comparable caring for their children. Al's connection was able on each occasion to propel our validity to clinical case records, a novel with these studies of risk in children led discipline forward. Each accomplishmentidea at the time. While his colleagues at him to join the psychology department added to our understanding of child Fels were concerned that the accuracy of at Rochester in 1975 where he retired in development and provided a basis on their hundred point scales would be 1980 but remained active in research which others could build. compromised by differential paper shrink- until his death. During the Rochester age to varying humidity conditions, Al years Al and Clare became associated Al's career in psychology began in the concentrated on methodologies for with the Rochester Longitudinal Study, third grade when he took a sabbatical reducing data into understandable where they examined adolescents reared from elementary school to sit in on his dimensions of parenting. in conditions of social risk. Again they ,father's course at Friends University in found surprising competence in minority Wichita, Kansas. He began his connec- After Fels and an interlude doing military families whose offspring were doing tion to the University of Kansas while he research, Al returned to the University of better than would be predicted by their was in the 10th grade, when his father Kansas and became chair of the depart- level of social adversity. moved the family to Lawrence to ment where both he and his father had complete his doctorate in psychology. been graduate students. Kansas was a Al's contributions to empirical science After completing high school, Al potpourri of psychological theorizing with were matched by his exposition of the enrolled at Kansas where he vacillated field theorists, Gestaltists, topological theoretical foundations of the study of between a career in psychology and one psychologists, and the psychoanalytic child development. His influential in psychiatry. His commitment to thinking of the clinical faculty based at the textbook in 1955 and theories of devel- psychology was solidified when he Menninger Clinic. Al was especially opment book in 1967 pulled together entered the master's program completing interested in the intuitive psychology many perspectives in the field. From a study of individual differences in rat espoused by Fritz Heider. In his work on these he drew the surprising conclusion learning behavior, the earliest manifesta- pride and shame and later on kindness that most theoretical debates were a tion of his interests in personality. with Clare Baldwin, his wife, he found that waste of time because most theories even preschool children were adept at were unrelated, rather than contradic- 0 r- (cont. onp. 10) 6 MEMOIRS

as parent-child relationships, children's Conger. Paul taught at the University of identification with their parents, self Wisconsin, Madison, from 1949 to 1951 concepts and motivations of early- and late- and then at Ohio State University in maturing boys, gender identity, aggression, Columbus until 1955, where he met and children's racial attitudes, and the relation married Ethel Foladare, a graduate of personality to political participation student who earned her Ph.D. at Ohio topics that were relatively novel for the State. time. Later research interests included the development of political attitudes in In 1955-1956, he visited the University of children, moral development, and prosocial California, Berkeley, on a Ford Founda- behavior. tion Fellowship and worked for a year at the Institute for Child Development (later IP- Perhaps his most influential written the Institute of Human Development). contributions to the fieldand the ones in When offered a faculty position in 1956, which he was most investedwere his he was delighted to move there perma- developmental psychology textbook and nently. At UC Berkekey, Paul served as his edited books. His textbook, Child director of the Institute of Human Paul Henry Mussen Development and Personality, was first Development from 1971 to 1980 and 1923-2000 published in 1956 with co-author John returned from retirement to serve as Conger. With the input of additional co- acting director in 1987. His success in Paul Henry Mussen died of cancer on authors (Jerome Kagan, Aletha Huston and administering the Institute rested firmly July 7, 2000, at the age of 78. Typical of Nora Newcomb), the book was published in on his sincere respect for his colleagues, his down-to-earth, informal style, he did eight editions over a 40-year time span. For most of whom were women, including not want any fuss over his death or many years, it was the textbook in the field some of the most distinguished develop- activities to commemorate his passing. and shaped the thinking of generations of mental psychologists of their generation. Nonetheless, his family, friends, neigh- students. He treated them with the dignity they bors, co-workers, and ex-students shared merited but did not always receive from their memories of Paul, and expressed Paul also edited the third and fourth others. Having been Paul's student their affection and esteem for him, at a editions of the Handbook of Child Psy- myself, I know that he also treated his gathering at his home two days later. As chology (originally called Carmichael's students, male and female, with respect people spoke, common themes emerged: Manual of Child Psychology), published in and promoted their autonomy and Paul's warmth and interest in those 1970 and 1983, respectively. These multi- original thinking. around him; his supportive relationships volume compendiums (two volumes in 1970 with students, colleagues, and staff; his and four in 1983) were (and are) viewed as Paul was the recipient of many honors broad interests; and the high quality of the bible of the field. In addition to these and led a number of psychology his writing and editing contributions to books and volumes, Paul published or organizations, including service as the field of developmental psychology. edited over a dozen other important books president of Division 7 of the American He also was remembered for his wit and (some with multiple editions). Psychological Association. He served his zest for life, including his love of on SRCD's Governing Council from 1964 swimming, the food scene, history, good Paul Mussen was born March 21, 1922, in to 1967. Among the honors, he received novels and biographies, travel, painting, Patterson, New Jersey, to a family that the first SRCD Award for Distinguished sculpture, and opera. valued learning. He grew up in Connecticut Contributions to Education in Child in hard economic times and attended the Development in 1997. Paul was one of the pioneers in modern University of Connecticut at Storrs until he (cont. onp. 10 developmental psychology. He was received a scholarship to Stanford Univer- There will be an open reception in among a small group of developmen- sity in 1939 where he received his A. B. in memory of Paul Mussen on Thursday, talists who moved the field from a psychology in 1942 and his M.A. in 1943. April 19th, at the biennial meeting of behaviorist, stimulus-response orienta- Then Paul served as an ensign in Naval SRCD in Minneapolis. It will be held in tion to a focus on parental socialization Intelligence during World War II. He the Hilton in a suite reserved in the and issues of internalization. Although completed his Ph.D. in psychology at Yale name of Marge Byers (Worth Publish- trained in clinical psychology, Paul left University in 1949, forming lifelong friend- ing). Check upon arrival in the hotel that area of study and published theoreti- ships with fellow students and faculty, on the list of events. All interested cal and empirical papers on topics such including his future collaborator, John individuals are welcome.

7 NOTES FROM THE EXEUTIVE OFFICER (coNT.) Focus ON...(coNT.)

(cont. fromp. 1) (cont. fromp. 1)

SRCD has a society membership in information (Lubans, 1999; http:// AAAS, and each year one or more www.lib.duke.edu/lubans/does- symposia are sponsored or cospon- study3.html) The most alarming aspect sored by us. Thomas Tighe, a long-time of the revolutionary change in students' SRCD member, has served as our research is that there is virtually no te- Society's liaison for many years and monitoring or evaluation of the web has done a marvelous job of creating sites on which students are relying. topics and generating speakers that serve our goals in communicating There are several ways that faculty cope current research and thinking at the with the change in students' reliance on AAAS meetings. scholarly resources. Many seem to ignore it. They continue to suggest the This year two symposia were spon- traditional resources that they have sored by SRCD. The first, organized by always suggested. Other faculty prohibit Thomas Tighe and Louise Tighe, both or severely limit it no web sites (or of the University of South Florida, was only a handful) are counted as legitimate called "Consequences of Differential references. Some faculty, however, are Support During Pregnancy and Birth." John W. Hagen, Executive Officer coping more adaptively. For example, Well attended by scientists, practi- Aletha Huston, at the University of tioners, and the media, the speakers which SRCD had a cosponsoring role, was Texas Austin, gives her students a list of covered a range of topics and issues. on "Reprogramming the Human Brain sites that she has reviewed and informs Charles Mahan, Dean of the College of After Injury." While not devoted only to them that they may use only sites from Public Health at the University of South child or developmental issues, it was very this list or sites they have cleared in Florida, reported on how findings from timely and relevant to many developmental advance with her. research have been utilized in passing concerns and shed new light on the role state laws and in providing services for that experience plays following injuries Unfortunately, few faculty are as pregnant women and infants. A unique and how neural plasticity is affected by proactive in addressing the problems component of their risk screening is the developmental factors. posed by the glut of web-based informa- use of assets as well as risks in deter- tion as Professor Huston. Until a couple mining who will need services. Judith I serve on the AAAS Consortium of years ago, I counted myself among Rooks, a midwife and epidemiologist, Affiliates for International Programs and those faculty who ignored or proscribed talked about the critical role that attended this session as well. I met their students' reliance on the Web. midwives play during pregnancy and in scholars from many countries, including a Only when a major in child development birthing in many countries and how the large delegation from Beijing, China, some at Tuftsa junior who had a high model stresses wellness rather than risk who know the Chinese faculty I have come GPA informed me that she had never and disease. David Olds, from the to know in my visits there. This Consor- set foot in our five-year-old $20,000,000 University of Colorado Health Sciences tium has projects in many parts of the library, did my colleagues and I in the Center, reported on the research of his world and recently has shown interest in Eliot-Pearson Department decide to take collaborators using in-home visits by more issues concerning matters of concernaction. With the help of librarians from nurses with at-risk women and their to us, i.e., education, health, and families. Tufts' Tisch library, we designed the babies. This work is now being repli- Child & Family WebGuide cated in many sites around the country. In spite of the rain, wind, and fog, San (www.cfw.tufts.edu), a web site that Finally, John Kennell of Case Western Francisco is still a wonderful city for a reviews and evaluates other web sites University presented work on the meeting, and I came away feeling that containing research-based information effects of having a doula, or laywoman SRCD's involvement with AAAS contin- on child development. caregive, present during labor, delivery, ues to be very worthwhile. We owe a great and after birth. All together, these debt to Tom Tighe for the persistence he As a first step in the creation of the presentations illustrate very well the has shown over the years in working to WebGuide, Nancy Martland, a doctoral critical role that applied research can see that issues important to children and candidate at Tufts, conducted a Delphi play in facilitating outcomes for families are included in the impressive study to determine experts' opinions mothers and their newborns. I did see annual meetings of this association. about the most important criteria for that the national press covered aspects evaluating web sites. She obtained of this symposium in the days followingJohn W. Hagen feedback from 19 leading child develop- the meefings. The second session, in emnil: [email protected], 4.) 8 Focus ON. . . \CONT..,

(cont. from p. I) ment scholars and practitioners nation- entered with terms commonly occurring on Interviews with students and focus wide. The criteria identified as most the websites. The student can go to the groups with parents, indicate that the essential and practical were: content segment of the site that contains the WebGuide has appeal to a wide range of (strength of source documentation); information of interest by making a single lay audiences. Initial student response authority (credibility of site sponsor and click. to the pilot version of the web site has author); stability (regular maintenance/ been very positive; they like the idea of updates); and ease of use (navigatabilityThe WebGuide currently includes about 40 "one stop shopping" for their child and comprehensibility). Next, Martland topics and 125 web sites. Addition of new development research needs. Faculty designed a coding manual and trained sites is slow going, primarily because of too find that the WebGuide is useful for graduate students to reliably evaluate the difficultly finding good sites. We their scholarly activities, especially as a web sites. Finally, she assessed the estimate that less than 20% of the sites we starting point for investigating topics validity of the students' ratings by screen are considered for formal evalua- with which they are unfamiliar. The site comparing them to ratings by research- tion, and that less than 20% of the sites will be unveiled in early April 2001 and it ers within the website's content area. evaluated receive a high enough rating to will be on display at the SRCD Biennial The WebGuide Evaluation Instrument be included in the WebGuide (in general, meeting in Minneapolis. had excellent reliability and very sites must receive an overall evaluation of respectable validity. very good to be included). However, we Because of SRCD's longstanding are continuously adding topics and investment in the dissemination of The WebGuide organizes the research- uploading sites, as our graduate students research, the SRCD Office of Policy and based sites it reviews and evaluates into review and evaluate new sites. Eventually Communication has actively supported five categories: Family, Education, we hope to include over a hundred topics the WebGuide. The WebGuide serves Health, Typical Development, and Child with several sites on each. Our expansion both the wider public's need for informa- Care. Each category consists of numer- is made possible by a talented and tion and the needs of faculty who now ous topics (e.g., divorce, adoption, committed group of Tufts students who have a starting point for helping their abuse) to assist students in locating the assist in the screening and evaluation of students find web-based information information they need for their research. sites, the design and creation of the that they know they can trust. Students can also find information WebGuide, the uploading and checking of through searches that match the terms information, and outreach efforts.

OPPORTUNELY RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Diviskm E Mairdllui of Dimes American Educational Research Association The March of Dimes invites applications from established investigators at universities and research institutes for research in social and behavioral sciences. We are interested in proposals that address behavioral risks So you're interested in Devel- affecting pregnancy outcomes and subsequent child development. opment? Any interest in Means of prevention of such risks and of enhancement of beneficial Education? Why not join behaviors are appropriate subjects for the proposals. Particular areas of Division E of the American research that need to be addressed are: Educational Research Associa- Prevention of adverse behaviors during pregnancy, such as use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs tion. Division E focuses on Development and evaluation of stress reduction programs Counseling and Human Devel- Encouragement of healthful behaviors during pregnancy opment. For further informa- Potential applicants should e-mail Pecola Beech at [email protected] tion, please see the website at for information on applying for grant funding. www.aera.net.

9 MEMOIRS(\CONT. )

(Al Baldwin, cont. from p. 6) tory. In his last years Al felt satisfied Clare, by his four childrenLarry, Eldon, that both he and the field had moved far Erin, and Constanceand by four SRCD Newslietter from the academic interests of the 50's grandchildren. to the social issues of the 90's. Editor Arnold Sameroff Pamela Trotman Reid Al began to attend SRCD meetings University of Michigan [email protected] while he was at Fels in the late 40's and Managing Editor found it to be a society interested in the (Paul Mussen, cont. from p. 7) development of the whole child with a Thelma Tucker large representation of physical Paul described his father as "an ardent [email protected] socialist" and as someone concerned with anthropologists, pediatricians, develop- Memoirs mental biochemists and other disci- moral principles and ideals. Perhaps this Alberta Siegel plines. By the time he became president contributed to Paul's interest in political Fax: (650) 233-8923 in 1963, psychologists dominated attitudes and his deep and abiding interest SRCD, which he saw as a continuing in the welfare of children and social policies The Newsletter is published four problem for an organization devoted to relevant to them. Paul served as a consult- times a year: Circulation is approxi- developmental science. During Al's ant and board member to various commu- mately 5,400. The newslettter is distributed to all members of the nity organizations to enhance children's presidency, William E. Martin resigned. SRCD including researchers, He had been Business Manager and social development. practitioners in the field of child Editor of all three journals over a ten- development, social and behavioral year period. During his presidency Al Paul will be missed by many, and remem- sciences, social workers, adminis- laid the foundation for the current bered for his leadership, exceptional writing trators, physicians, nurses, educa- organizational structure of SRCD, and editing, his boundless friendship and tors, and students. moving the journals to the University of good humor, and his interest and support of Chicago Press and appointing three new students. He is survived by his wife, Ethel, To submit copy for the SRCD Editors as well as a new Business their daughter Michele Mussen, their son Newsletter: The newsletter publishes announcements, articles, and Jim Mussen, his wife, Claudia, and their son Manager. See Martin's Editorial in the ads that may be of interest to June 1964 issue of Child Development (Paul's grandson) Jacob. members of the Society, as space as well as Alberta Engvall Siegel's permits. Editorial in the March 1965 issue. An autobiographical chapter with additional details about Paul's life is published Copy deadlines: Al also served as President of Division in A History of Developmental Psychology March 1 June 1 7 of the American Psychological in Autobiography, edited by Dennis September 1 Association, from which he received the Thompson & John D. Hogan, published by December 1 G. Stanley Hall Award in 1978 for Westview Press in 1996. distinguished contributions to develop- For advertising rates--website display ads, classified or display mental psychology. Al is survived by Nancy Eisenberg ads for the newsletter--contact the Arizona State University SRCD Office or tetucker@umich. edu. OBITUARIES Governing Council President Michael Rutter Past President Frances Degen Franz Emanuel Weinertpassed away on March 6, 2001. From 1982-1998, he was Horowitz the director of the Center for Research on Behavioral and Cognitive Development President-Elect Ross D. Parke at the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychological Research in Munich, Germany. The Secretary W. Andrew Collins innovative longitudinal studies on differential development in children and adults Members Joseph J. Campos Cynthia Garcia Coll he and his team conducted over more than two decades revitalized an empirical Sandra Graham research tradition in Germany that helped to overcome traditional boundaries Donald J. Hernandez between Psychology and Education. Prof. Weinert's qualities as a mentor for Aletha Huston young scientists are legendary. His outstanding personality and his remarkable Mary K. Rothbart Arnold Sameroff talent to translate complex research findings into a language that politicians, Jack P. Shonkoff teachers, and parents understand, also made him a unique voice in the debate on Carolyn Zahn-Waxler educational reform. He was an SRCD member from 1982 to 1998. Ex Officio John W. Hagen

10 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS

University of Haifa and the California, May 31-June 2, 2001. The Fourth Child and Family International Society for the Scholars interested in the development Policy Conference, "Children and of knowledge are invited to participate Study of ehavioral Develop- Young People: Their environments," will whatever their discipline. A panel of be held in Dunedin, New Zealand, June ment (ISS D) announce a distinguished plenary speakers and 28-30, 2001. For registration forms and Middle-East Workshop entitled invited symposia will address the more information, please visit our "Parenting and Parent-child Rela- program theme, Biology And Knowl- website (www.otago.ac.nz/CIC/CIC) or tionships in Context," beginning the edge Revisited: From Embryogenesis To email [email protected]. Registration Saturday evening, June 16, through Psychogenesis. Plenary speakers will deadline: May 25, 2001. Wednesday evening, June 20, 2001at include Terrance Deacon, V S. the University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. Ramachadran, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, English will be the official language Daniel Slobin, and Elizabeth Bates. In of the workshop. addition, a special feature seminar on Child Welfare League of Piaget's, Biology and Knowledge will be America Mid-Atlantic Region Applications are now being ac- led by several Piagetian scholars. Training Conference and National cepted to attend. The organizing Conference on Youth and Community committee will cover successful Registration information can be Development, September 12-14, 2001 in applicants' travel expenses, accom- obtained from the Jean Piaget Society Atlantic City, NJ. For more information, modations, and meals for the website: http://www.piaget.org or write contact: Dana B. Wilson (Phone: 410- workshop. Applicants should submit to: Dr. Eric Amsel, Weber State Univer- 496-5607; Email: [email protected]). a brief CV, a letter of intent to sity, 1202 University Circle, Ogden, participate in the workshop, a Utah, 84408-1202 email: statement of career and research [email protected]. goals, a one-page poster abstract if Announcing a New Research intending to present a poster, and a Society. For the past three years, an letter of recommendation from a interdisciplinary group of develop- senior scientist. Head Start's 6" National Ie- mentalists has been working to create search Conference: Call for Presenta- the Society for the Study of Human Applications should be received in tions for "The First Eight Years, Pathways Development. This group includes such Haifa by March 30, 2001, and to the Future," presented by the Adminis- colleagues as Richard Lerner, Stuart submission can be made via email, tration on Children, Youth and Families, Hauser, Jacque Eccles, Margie Lachman, fax, or regular airmail. Please submit U.S. Department of Health and Human Felton Earls, Paul Baltes, Jackie James, material to: University of Haifa- Services, in collaboration with Columbia Susan Whitbourne, Linda Burton, Greg ISSBD Summer Workshop, Center University's Mailman School of Public Duncan, Erin Phelps, Corey Keyes, for the Study of Child Development, Health and Society for Research in Child Margaret Spencer, and Cynthia Garcia University of Haifa, Haifa, 31905, Development to be held June 26-29, 2002 Coll. The central focus of this society is Israel, or Email to: in Washington, DC. The Call is available to support researchers who do inter- [email protected], or fax to at http://www.headstartresearchconfinet disciplinary research on human ++972 4 8253896. Please feel free to on February 1, 2001. Proposals are due on development across the entire life span. direct email inquiries to Prof. Avi June 15, 2001. Direct all inquiries about Sagi at [email protected] or submissions to Dr. Faith Lamb-Parker; We are in the process of starting a Prof. Rachel Seginer at Columbia University; Mailman School of journal, and we are having our second [email protected]. Public Health/CPFH; 60 Haven Avenue, B- biennial conference in Ann Arbor, MI, Decisions will be made and sent by 3; New York, NY 10032; on October 19-21, 2000. Information April 10, 2001. Additional informa- [email protected]; (212) 305-4154; Fax: about both joining the organization and tion will be posted at the ISSBD (212) 305-2015. We are also recruiting the upcoming conference can be website (www.issbd.org) as it reviewers to assist in reviewing submis- obtained from: SSFID do Radcliffe becomes available. sions for the conference. If you are Institute for Advanced Study, Murray interested in becoming a reviewer, please Research Center, 10 Garden Street, contact: Bethany Chirico; Ellsworth Cambridge, MA 02138, through their Annual Meeting of the Jean Associates, Inc.; 1749 Old Meadow Road, website www.radcliffe.edu/murray/sshd, Piaget Society: The Jean Piaget Suite 600; McLean, VA 22102; or from [email protected] or Society announces the 31th Annual [email protected]; (703) 821-3090 ext. [email protected]. Meeting to take place in Berkeley, 233; FAX: (703) 821-3989. 33 11 SPECIAL BIENNIAL MEETING ADDRESS

Senator Paull Weillistone Paul Wellstone's experience as a teacher ethics reforms. During his second term, and grassroots organizer in Minnesota Paul Wellstone has traveled around the to Address 2001 Cennilall provides the framework for his progressivecountry to focus our nation's attention policies and priorities as a senator. During on children. Among the issues he has MeethTig his first Senate term he helped lead the addressed is the use of high stakes fight to ensure that people would be able testing as a panacea to education reform, Senator Paul Wellstone will address to take time off from work to care for a sick the need for increased funding for biennial meeting attendees on Thursday, child or aging parent without losing their education initiatives, and he has April 19, 2001, from 8:00 PM 9:00 PM injobs, and to ensure that health care is promoted increased funding for student the Hyatt Greenway Ballroom. accessible and affordable for all Minneso- loans. Senator Wellstone is committed to tans. He led the successful fight to raise a working families agenda and is U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, the senior the federal minimum wage; he supported pushing for major political reforms senator from Minnesota, earned a Ph.D. legislation that would prevent corpora- designed to transform the way federal in Political Science (UNC, 1969) and tions from raiding seniors' pension funds; campaigns are financed and organized. taught at Carleton College for 21 years and, he authored lobbying disclosure and before being elected to the U.S. Senate. Attention SRCD Book Authors/Editors Student Members!

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Notes from the Executive Officer... Focus on...

Wrapping Up Another Successful Sudanese Children Coming to Rest: Lost no Biennial Meeting More

Another biennial meeting is now behind us. The preparation, Deborah J. Johnson work, concerns, and mini-crises that accompany the months Michigan State University preceding the meetings make spring of odd-numbered years the busiest and most stressful time for the staff in the execu- Ravaged by a war that raged between Christian and Islamic tive office. By all accounts, the 2001 meetings in Minneapolis factions, thousands and thousands of children, mostly boys, will go down as one of the most successful! The staff deserve fled Sudan beginning in the late 80s hoping to escape slavery the thanks of all members and attendees. Special congratula- and recruitment to militia forces. Heartbroken parents ousted tions are in order for the co-chairs of the program committee, their children (many as young as two to three years old) Grazyna Kochanska and Charles Nelson. Their work really launching them on foot the 1,000 miles to Ethiopia. Safe for began four years ago when they joined the program commit- only a short timeuntil 1992the Ethiopian government tee and began to learn the multitude of responsibilities that then pushed them back into Sudan. There they walked or the job entails. And they continue for two more years to were airlifted to Kakuma Refugee campmany still trickle provide guidance and advice to Erika Hoff and Brett Laursen into the camp now. The journey was not only long but also who have graciously agreed to chair the program committee treacherous. Gunfire, starvation, disease, and wild animals for the 2003 meetings in Tampa, Fl. These meetings will mark claimed fellow travelers seeking safety. the 70th anniversary of SRCD and some special events are being planned to commemorate the occasion.

A message concerning feedback for the 2001 meetings was sent out to all SRCD members and attendees, and I urge you to use the link included in the message to complete a brief survey, if you haven't done so yet. We have asked some very specific questions on issues on which INSIDE we need feedback as we begin Publication News 2 planning the Tampa For the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, life in Kakuma camp was better The SRCd President Speaks 3 meetings. The first than life on the road, but not ideal. There were no angry meeting of the Government Agency News 4 program committee (cont. onp. 9) Biennial Meeting Photos 3, 5, 7, 8, will be held in 10, 11 October of this year, Memoirs 6 as the planning Mark Your Calendar! SRCD Member Notices 10 process is 18 months long. A Announcements 11 Oct major decision 1 Time to renew your SRCD membership! Classified Ads 11 concerns how to Developments submitting guidelines 12 (cont. onp. 9)

1 PUBLICATION NEWS

Child Development: designed to encourage the publication In an attempt to contribute to the of papers that have multiple or mission that SRCD plays in publicizing News from the Editor- alternative perspectives on particular the contributions of our research, Lynn substantive topics. Open calls for will also require authors of each ac- Elect submissions will appear periodically, cepted paper to prepare a 200-300 word and submissions will be reviewed summary, written for a general audience. As announced in an earlier issue of similarly to those of other formats. Lonnie Sherrod and Jeanne Brooks- Developments, the Editor-Elect of Child "Multiple perspectives" might involve Gunn, Editors of the Social Policy Development is Lynn S. Liben, Distin- considering the focal topic in relation Report, and Lauren Fasig, Director of guished Professor of Psychology at to diverse populations or cultures, in the Office for Policy and Communica- 'Penn State. Lynn comes to this position relation to diverse disciplinary tions, expect to use these summaries in with extensive editorial experience, traditions, or in relation to some other their work with federal agencies, having served as an actiori editor (first dimension along which perspectives legislators, educators, and other as Associate Editor, then as Editor) for may differ (e.g., theoretical orienta- societies for whom child development is the Journal of Experimental Child tions, methods of data collection, or central. Psychology during the last 18 years. methods of data analysis). The editors What she views as particularly exciting encourage readers to submit sugges- Lynn's editorial term begins on July I, about the Child Development editorship tions for focal topics. 2001. SRCD members are urged to watch is the chance to draw on her diverse set for additional news about electronic of research interests and experiences. Following tradition, the journal will submission, invitations to join the Lynn has been interested in both continue to emphasize cognitive and social development and empirical articles. Although their interaction; has conducted the emphasis will remain on research addressed to basic issues in articles that "describe multiple developmental theory as well as studies, multiple methods, or research addressed to applied ques- multiple settings," reports of tions; and has participated in a wide single-studies will also be range of interdisciplinary research considered if they are judged projects and graduate programs. to contribute significantly to our database, theory, or Lynn plans to continue many of the application. Consistent with innovations of her predecessor, Marc this variety, empirical articles Bornstein. The journal will continue to are also expected to show consider for publication articles in the more variability in length than formats known as "Reviews," "Essays," has been the case in recent and the series called "Child Develop- years. All modes of empirical ment and..." In addition she will institute research continue to be welcome: experi- reviewer pool, announcements about a new format called "From another mental, observational, ethnographic, Associate Editors, and to send sugges- perspective" which, as described in the textual, interpretive, and survey. tions to the editorial offices at forthcoming Notice to Contributors, is: [email protected].

Steve Pinker addresses a full house ,4ItkcFr4 during his invited master lecture.

Meeting attendees assemble for the SRCD Awards Ceremony.

2 rN THE SRCD PRESIDENT SPEAKS

Message from the want to express my deep appreciation for by a multidisciplinary approach, so the the trust that you have placed in me. welfare and betterment of children's ?resident lives is best achieved through the As a history buff, I am always impressed collaborative efforts of scientists and by the lessons learned from earlier eras policymakers. In the early days of our and the value of these insights for field, it was recognized by such diverse informing our next steps. There are several forebears as G. Stanley Hall, John themes that have always been part of the Watson, and Arnold Gesell that one of SRCD tradition and several more recent the goals of our scientific efforts was ones that I want to serve as guides for my not only to increase our understanding, next two years as president. One is the but also to use this knowledge on behalf continued focus on interdisciplinary of children and families. As an organiza- perspectives. Although the vast majority tion we are doing a fine job in achieving of our membership is composed of this goal. Our presence in Washington psychologists, significant advances in our through the office of Policy and Commu- field will come largely by collaborative nication under the able stewardship of efforts among scientists from a variety of Lauren Fasig is ensuring that the news disciplines. Children are too important and of recent scientific advances is being Ross D. Parke too complex to be left to a single disci- disseminated and that the policy makers It is a pleasure and deep honor to plineeven my own discipline of psychol- are informed about the state of our assume the responsibility of president ogy. New breakthroughs in our under- scientific understanding of key issues. It of SRCD. It is especially meaningful standing are often realized by recognizing is, of course, true that we do not have all because, like many of you, this is the that the action is at the boundaries the answers, and our knowledge base is professional organization with which I between and among disciplines and not always incomplete. At the same time, it most clearly identifyboth personally only at the center of a single discipline. is irresponsible for us not to share the and professionally. SRCD is more than New advances in children's eyewitness information wealth so that policy an organization; it is a familyfull of testimony have come from the collabora- decisions on behalf of children and the same range of emotions, opportuni- tive efforts of legal scholars, memory families are guided by state-of-the-art ties, and tribulations that characterize experts, and social psychologists. For knowledge. Members of SRCD are any family. In their wisdom, SRCD decades our understanding of the devel- among the world's best informed and are follows Vygotskian guidelines and gives opment of at-risk infants and children havemost able to do this critical task. you a two-year apprenticeship as flowed from the insights of pediatricians, president-elect. I have had the opportu- psychologists, psychiatrists, and biolo- Our Social Policy Reports under the nity to learn the scope of my presiden- gists. Historians have reminded us that the Editorship of Lonnie Sherrod and tial responsibilities from my predecessorpast can teach us about the future and can Associate Editor, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Michael Rutter as well as from past- provide important opportunities to test our (cont. on p. 5) president Frances Horowitz. Both theories about continue to be available to offer their development. counsel and advice. In addition, I am delighted to be able to work with Esther A second Thelen our new president-elect. But theme, which perhaps, what makes this task manage- has character- able and still allows me to have a life ized our roots, professionally and personally is the fine is, of course, the support staff at the central office of links among SRCD at the University of Michigan in basic research, Ann Arbor. Under the leadership of application, and John Hagen, our Executive Offiber, and public policy. Pat Settimi, our Deputy Executive Just as scientific Officer, and their able staff, the organiza- answers are tion is in fine shape both financially and best achieved in the ability to achieve our goals. So I Publications Committee: Alice Meadows and Anne Jones from Blackwell look forward to serving all members of Publishers, Deborah Johnson, Neil Salkind, Charlotte Patterson, Lonnie the Society for the next two years and Sherrod, Pam Reid, Lynn Liben. 337 GOVERNMENT AGENCY NEWS

NIEDA9s Current ffnterestsbeen shown to be efficacious and effec- treatment, management, consequences, tive. Prevention science takes a multi- and prevention of child neglect (for more in Developmental disciplinary systems perspective in information, please go to: http:// examining interactions, transactions, and grants .nih. gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA- Research mechanisms within and across levels of 01-060.html). the human environment that deter the The mission of the National Institute on development of substance abuse patterns Developmental Consequences of Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to lead the Nationand addiction. NIDA is interested in Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine in bringing science to bear on drug funding investigator-initiated research Despite the fact that methamphetamine abuse and addiction. NIDA's scientific focusing on developmentally appropriate use in certain regions of the U.S. research program addresses the most universal, selective, and indicated drug appears to be at very high levels and fundamental and essential questions abuse prevention strategies for individu- that animal and tissue culture research, about drug abuse, ranging from preven- als, groups, and specific populations. as well as clinical observations suggest tion and treatment to causes and NIDA is interested in contexts including potential negative consequences of consequences of drug abuse and the family, peer-group, and community prenatal exposure, there are virtually no addiction. The importance of develop- (schools, workplace, neighborhood, media) clinical research data available on the mental research in the field of drug abuse as arenas for prevention from the intra- health and developmental consequences and addiction is underscored by the individual level to the policy level (for of prenatal exposure to methamphet- ever-changing drug use patterns among more information, please go to: http:// amine and methamphetamine analogs children and adolescents, the continuing grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA- such as MDMA. In light of the concerns transmission of HIV and other blood- 00-002.html). and limited data, NIDA held a workshop borne infections among drug-using on the topic (see JAMA Vol. 283, No. 17, youth, and the complexity of associa- Pp. 2225-2226, for some highlights), and tions between early childhood experi- is pursuing a research agenda regarding ences and later problematic behaviors the health and developmental conse- (e.g., drug abuse). NIDA encourages and quences of prenatal methamphetamine supports research examining the inter- exposure (for more information, please face between drug abuse and addiction go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ and developmental issues through guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-01-005.html). several funding mechanisms, including traditional research grants as well as a Research on Origins of Drug Use and variety of training awards (e.g., the Transition to Drug Abuse predoctoral, postdoctoral, career NIDA-supported research has signifi- development). In fact, NIDA recently cantly advanced our understanding of held a "Special Events Program" at Jessica Campbell, SRCD Executive the behavioral, biological, and molecular SRCD's 2001 Biennial Meeting in Branch Fellow factors both underlying initial drug use Minneapolis, MN with the intention of and characterizing the state of being Research On Child Neglect stimulating research that integrates child addicted. Research clearly shows that development and drug abuse research. While increasing attention is being paid to individuals are differentially at risk for the issue of child abuse, little systematic illicit drug initiation and for making the A sample of development-related topics research has yet addressed the equally transition from lower levels of drug that NIDA is seeking study proposals forsignificant problem of child neglect. Yet involvement to higher levels of drug are identified below. It should be noted child neglect may relate to profound healthabuse and addiction. However, NIDA that, although some of these topics have consequences and mental and behavior recognizes that there is a tremendous been published as Requests for Applica- problems (e.g., antisocial behavior and gap in the understanding of how tions (RFAs), these topics are high delinquency, status offenses, alcohol and individuals move from early stages of priority and NIDA continues to welcome drug use, risk-taking behaviors, attach- drug use to later stages of drug addic- applications on all of these issues. ment relationships, peer relations, social tion. NIDA encourages research competence, self-esteem, emotional exploring the origins of and pathways to Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention development, and adult criminality). In drug use and the processes and Research collaboration with a number of other mechanisms underlying the transition Over the past 20 years, NIDA has sponsoring institutes, NIDA invites from drug use to drug addiction. Of supported research on a number of drug applications that will enhance our under- abuse prevention programs that have standing of the etiology, extent, services, (cont. on p. 8) 4 38 THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS (coNT.) ± BIENNIAL MEETING PHOTOS

(cont. from p. 3) are a further way in which the SRCD other racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic young minority students will enter our regularly communicates not only to our groups in our scholarly research and field. membership, but also to a broad publications. There has been progress as The final theme is to increase our awareness of advances in child development in other countries. It was a pleasure to see that developmental scholars from over 40 countries (outside the USA) were represented on the 2001 biennial program. Moreover, there are currently over 800 non-U.S. members of the Society. Through its publications and programs SRCD is truly international in scope. Our International Affairs Committee Publications Committee et al.: Pat Settimi, And}r Collins, Mark Appelbaum, Ted Wachs, Willis continues to represent SRCD on global Overton, Michael Rutter, John Hagen, Marc Bornstein. child issues, and we are exploring ways of extending the range of our interna- constituency of policy makers at both our field increasingly recognized the tional activities by co-sponsoring the state and federal levels. Our flagship diversity of our country, and the need to workshops in other countries with journals, Child Development and the better represent this diversity in our ISSBD. Our goal is to heighten aware- SRCD Monographs, continue to provide research and publications. This work is ness of scientific advances in interna- central vehicles for alerting others about important not only to test the tional scholars and to increase our our findings. Willis Overton, in his new generalizability of our assumptions about knowledge of the status of children role as editor of the Monographs, has a children's development in different cultural their psychological, legal, and health- variety of exciting new issues planned contexts, but also to serve as a guide for related well-beingand the programs which cut across basic and applied the design of culturally sensitive services, and policies which are emerging on issues. Child Development, after a very policies, and programs on behalf of behalf of children in other countries. successful and innovative term under children. It is important to have diverse This information will not only be of the guidance of Marc Bornstein, is now samples in our research programs, as well interest to our membership but also can under the stewardship of our new CD as in our membership, our governance, and be useful in the development of our own editor, Lynn Liben. One of her exciting our biennial meeting programs. I am scientific and policy agendas. new initiatives will be to provide committed to continuing the efforts of my "Executive Summaries" of all articles in predecessors who championed these Finally, I want to thank the program CD to increase the accessibility of our themes. The Millennium Scholars Program, committee, chaired by Charles Nelson findings for a broader public audience. initiated by past president Frances and Grazyna Kochanska, and the SRCD staff for all their A more recent but central theme of my efforts in the presidency is to continue to support the organization and issue of diversity. Diversity takes many , implementation forms. In a now classic article "Most of of the Minne- the apolis meeting. Subjects vIV1511 And yes, we were have heard White and loudly and Middle clearly that Class," members wish to Sandra Three of the 2001 Millennium Felows Program recruits. have a print Graham Horowitz and LaRue Allen, continues to version of the program available before (1992) thrive. These programs permitted a group the meeting, so that they can plot their docu- of minority undergraduates to participate paths through the programs before mented the in the SRCD biennial meeting in Minne- arriving in Tampa. We all need a little relative apolis. The goal is a laudatory one, light airplane reading. I am excited about neglect of namely to increase the chances that (cont. on p. 7)

5 MEMOIRS

theoretical approach was eclectic, drawing meeting. The conference brought from psychoanalytic ideas as well as the together almost 300 scholars from many empirical schools, notably behavioral and countries and was deemed an intellec- cognitive science. He also played key rolestual as well as cultural success. This was in the development of national policies for perhaps one of the first truly interna- psychology and education in the Nether- tional meetings on human development lands, pursuing his involvements until held in the U.S. It facilitated the amazing almost the time of his death. The cross-cultural exchanges and collabora- Paedologisch Instituut continues to tions that have occurred with such benefit from his leadership, which culmi- frequency over the past thirty years. nated in the construction of a new campus for the Instituut that could accommodate Jan continued to play key roles in the entire facility in a suburb of serving the purpose of international Amsterdam. exchange. He was a member of the long- range planning committee of SRCD that To those of us who had the privilege of was appointed in 1973, a joint effort of knowing and interacting with Jan over the SRCD and ISSBD with sponsorship from years, the most notable characteristic was the Foundation for Child Development. Jan de Wit his intense interest in people as well as That committee dealt with issues that 1928-2000 their work as it related to his own involve- have come to be recognized as key in ments. He enjoyed exchanges on all kinds our field, including education, research, Jan de Wit, distinguished scholar and of topics, and his commitment to the bringing together developmental long-time member of SRCD, died in his critical role that psychology could play in research and application, and especially hometown, Amsterdam of leukemia on improving the lives of children and families with international contributions and foci. May 18, 2000. A native of the Nether- eventually came through in most such The legacy of that key committee, lands, Jan grew up in the farming village exchanges. He and his wife, Heiltje, also chaired by Harold Stevenson, may be where his family lived. He attended enjoyed traveling, and his pioneering role seen in both organizations today. public schools in that community, now in facilitating exchanges across the part of The Hague. borders of many countries must be A second contribution of Jan's was in counted as one of his major contributions. establishing the archives of ISSBD. After receiving his Ph.D. degree at the Archiving is a critical activity that is Free University in Amsterdam, Jan In the mid-1960s there was increased often undervalued. It is to Jan's credit pursued a career in clinical child discussion of the need for exchange and that the materials and files of ISSBD are psychology. He became the director of a collaboration among developmental now located in the Netherlands Acad- large treatment center for children and scientists in countries where this work was emy of Sciences in Haarlem. Scholars youth, the Paedologisch Instituut. In being pursued. Jan was one of the from all fields and countries will benefit 1967, he was appointed professor of scholars who led these discussions. He from this accomplishment for years to developmental psychology and special was involved in the informal conversations come. education at his alma mater, the Free that led to the founding of the Interna- University, where he remained until tional Society for the Study of Behavioral Jan de Wit was a scholar, a clinician, an retiring in 1993. Development (ISSBD). When this new administrator, and an international society was recognized by Royal Charter traveler. He was also a very informal, Jan's professional philosophy and work from the Queen of The Netherlands in friendly person who regarded friend- were consonant with SRCD's commit- 1971, Jan de Wit was appointed its ships as crucial. I was fortunate to have ment to the interaction between theory- Secretary. He served on the organizing been a guest at his workplace as well as driven research and application. His committee for the initial ISSBD meeting at his home. Those of us who knew and dual involvement in academics and held in the Netherlands in 1971. The valued his contributions and his clinical training and practice continued second meeting was held in Ann Arbor, friendship are the better for it. throughout his career. His writings Michigan, in August 1973, and I had the reflect his belief that developmental privilege of serving as local arrangements John W. Hagen psychology could advance only with chair, while Harold Stevenson served as University of Michigan the involvement of those offering program chair. Jan worked closely with us. training in clinical practice. His own The first time I met him was at that

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working with our capable comments and concerns about the co-chairs for the 2003 policies, programs, and progress of biennial meeting program, SRCD. Your cards, calls, and complaints Erika Hoff and Brett are all welcome. Although for many Laursen, and look forward years I resisted modern advances in to a fine meeting in Tampa. technology and communication, I have finally moved into the next century and In closing let me say again am now on email as well. I look forward how pleased I am to be able to my next two years with excitement and to serve you in this capac- humility ity. I look forward to your 2001 Program Co-Chairs, Chuck Nelson and Grazyna Ross D. Parke Kochanska ([email protected])

SRCD 2001 Child DevellopmentAwardees

Judith F. Dunn was presented with an award for distinguished scientific contributions to child Glen H. Elder was recognized for his distin- Carolyn Rovee-Collier received an development for her pioneering work on guished scientific contributions to child award for distinguished scientific siblings and her use of sibling designs to development for his central role in making the contributions to child development for illustrate the importance of nonshared life course an indispensable construct and, her groundbreaking studies of behavior environmental effects. hence, furthering the understanding of and development in infants. children's development in a richly contextualized way. (This award was received on his behalf by two devoted graduate students.)

Henry N. Ricciuti received an award for Barbara Kahn was presented with an distinguished contributions to public policy Aletha C. Huston was presented with an award award for distinguished contributions to for children for his life-long commitment for distinguished contributions to public policy SRCD for 30 years of devotion to to the application of developmental for children for her leadership in bringing Society members, her uncanny ability research to policy and practice for psychology and child development to to know all members, and for providing children and families. policymakers in the areas of media and poverty. services beyond the call of duty.

7 GOVERNMENT AGENCY NEWS(coNT.)

(cont. from p. 4) particular interest are multidisciplinary, looked in the past, including the unique to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/ integrative, and developmental ap- needs of children and adolescents at rfa-files/RFA-DA-01-006.html). proaches (for more information, please various developmental stages. NIDA go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ promotes all of the necessary stages of Drug Use And Related Adverse guide/pa-files/PAR-99-168.html; http:// behavioral therapy research so that, as Behavioral And Social Consequences grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/ advancements in cognitive and behavioral Drug-related behavioral and social RFA-DA-01-004.html). science are made, new and more effica- consequences are complex problems cious behavioral therapies are developed that significantly affect the nation's Club Drugs and effectively implemented into the public health. They take a profound toll The predominant drug abuse trends, community (for more information go to: on families, schools, and other commu- which emerged in the 1990s, include a http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- nity institutions and burden the criminal broad range of substances with very files/PA-99-107.html). justice, health care, and social welfare different properties, effects, and systems. NIDA encourages research consequences. The term "club drugs" HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Among that will enhance the understanding of refers to drugs that are being used at all-Adolescents the nature, extent, and development of night dance parties, such as "raves," There is evidence that HIV infection rates drug-related behavioral and social and in dance clubs (e.g., MDMA are increasing in the adolescent popula- consequences. In order to achieve this ["Ecstasy" or "E"], Gamma- tion. This expanding adolescent HIV goal, studies need to integrate both hydroxybutyrate [GHB], Ketamine, epidemic is increasingly female, minority, community and individual level factors. Rohypnol, Methamphetamine, and and related to sexual transmission (i.e., Studies that focus on gender, adoles- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide [LSD]). heterosexual activity in females and cents, and racial/ethnic minorities are of Research has shown that use of club homosexual activity in males). Use of special interest (for more information, drugs can cause serious health problemsalcohol and illicit drugs by youth is related please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/ and, in some cases, death. NIDA is to early sexual experience. These risky grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-113.html). interested in supporting research that behaviors may lead to unprotected sexual characterizes the nature and extent of intercourse and are related to the acquisi- To learn more about the Program emerging/current drug abuse trends and tion and transmission of HIV among Announcements and Requests for identifies associated health, social, and adolescents. NIDA is seeking applications Applications highlighted here and about behavioral consequences; elucidates for studies on specific concerns arising other funding mechanisms that may be individual, social, cultural, and contex- from the intersection of adolescence, drug appropriate for studies that further tual factors influencing drug using abuse, and HIV/AIDS (for more informa- knowledge of the interface between drug behaviors; enhances our ability to tion, please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/ abuse and addiction and developmental identify, monitor, and assess emerging grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-01- issues, please visit NIDA's funding drug abuse trends; reveals processes 007.html). NIDA is also interested in website (http://www.nida.nih.gov/ and patterns of development and international studies on drug abuse and Funding.html). diffusion of new drug trends; and HIV/AIDS (for more information, please go identifies community- or context-specific prevention and health services needs and interventions (for more information, please go to: http://grants.nih.gov/ grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-01- 010.html. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ vide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-01-014.html).

Behavioral Therapies Development Program Behavioral therapies are frequently used for drug-dependent individuals, sometimes in conjunction with medications. NIDA is interested in funding research on essential behavioral therapies for - Oscar Barbarin addresses the drug abuse and dependence, particularly Senator Paul Wellstone, senior senator from Minnesota, SRCD Black Caucus preconference meeting in critical areas that have been over- was introduced by Chuck Nelson to address biennial meeting attendees at a specialsession or. Thursday evening.

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heard comments both asking why our Recently the United Nations High registration fees are so high and why they Commission for Refugees initiated a are so reasonable. Other meetings I attend resettlement program for unaccompanied during the year have fees from $50 to over children (UAC). Catholic and Lutheran $500, so ours are toward the low side of Social Services are part of the that range. We base the fees on experience resettlement and training effort. It is from previous meetings and our best intended that nearly 3,600 of about guess as to costs and attendance at the 10,000 UACs, most of whom are young next site. Most professional associations adults now and 90% male, will be have three major sources of revenue, resettled in the United States. Already member dues, publications, and meetings. cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago, This "three-legged base" applies to SRCD Kansas City, Atlanta, Louisville, and as well, but since we meet only once every Lansing (Michigan) began receiving the two years the financial contribution of the Sudanese youth. Only about 500 are meetings has to be divided by two. minors placed with foster care families. However, we have managed to predict As excited as the youths are about new revenues and costs well enough so that beginnings and the possibilities for accommodate the increase in the numberthe meetings provide a significant contri- success in the U.S., they also harbor of excellent submissions, especially bution to our overall financial picture and guilty feelings about leaving their paper symposia. Should we extend the allow us to keep dues and subscriptions at "brothers" in the camps. Customs, length of the meetings by a half day, or or below those of our peer associations. language (selected UACs know some should we schedule more sessions English), and the bounty of American simultaneously? As you can imagine, We look forward to hearing from you life present enormous challenges and there are good arguments for and regarding the meetings via our electronic stresses for these youth. against both options. survey. During the coming "off-year" of SRCD, I trust that you will be able to Researchers at Michigan State The attendance in Minneapolis was just attend and enjoy the many meetings held University (MSU) have partnered with over 5,400 registrants, making this by several other organizations. We Catholic and Lutheran Social Services meeting the second largestexceeded appreciate this "breathing time" to pursue and 4-H to provide information about only by the '97 meetings in Washington, the many other important activities and adjustment of the new settlers and D.C. Of special note was the large responsibilities of the SRCD executive programs for their enrichment. Tom number of non-U. S. attendees, totaling office. Luster leads the team of researchers at 814 from 41 different countries. Also, we MSU, including Deborah Johnson, had almost 2,000 student attendees, the John Hagen Robert Lee, Laura Bates, Michael great majority being graduate students, Executive Officer Lambert, Lynne Borden, and Annette but increasingly more postdoctoral and Abrams, in the assessment of these undergraduate attendees as well. I got youths in the Greater Lansing area. Our feedback from many of the students (cont. fromp. 1) hope is that we can aid resettlement there that the meetings were extremely agencies in bettering their services to user-friendly, and they found them to be soldiers shooting at them, no lions to eat youths and provide much needed most exciting. It brought back memories them, but also no parents to care for them. information to foster families to enhance of my very first professional meeting, Children learned to function in groups, their support of these Sudanese children the Midwestern Psychological Associa- sometimes with siblings, to share housing in their households. tion held in Chicago in the spring of and food distributed in the camps 1960. I still remember how impressed I sometimes a cup of flour and cornmeal hadThe youths are often described as the was, as well as how nervous I was, in to last for two weeks. Education was "Lost Boys" a literary reference to the presenting my 12-minute paper. It is provided for all and opportunities to work children's classic, Peter Pan and the gratifying to know that students are in the surrounding areas for a few. Some Lost Boys of Never Never Land, lost to finding our meetings exciting and girls were absorbed into nearby foster their parents and home of origin. In an rewarding. homes, but abuses were not uncommon in open forum held recently in Lansing, MI, those situations. As fled children of war, one youth said, "You can call me Lost Questions concerning the role of the unresolved psychological trauma is very Boy, I don't mind, but I am not lost any biennial meetings in SRCD's overall prevalent among these young Sudanese more." structure always arise at meeting time. I refugees. 13 9 SRCDEMBER NOTICES

Additional SRCD Newcooks by SRCD Member Ieiniefits Members Chairs of SRCD's Standing Committees Online Access now available to Child Kathleen Thiede Call & Jeylan T. Mortimer Development, Monographs, and the (2001). Arenas of Comfort: A Study of 20M-2003 SRCD Directory of Members! Adjustment in Context. Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Awards Michael Rutter Now SRCD members are able to view the [email protected] journals dating back to 1999 in PDF M. L. Eisen, Jodi A. Quas, & G. S. format on the SRCD website Goodman (Eds.) (2001). Memory and Ethical Conduct (www.srcd.org/membership.html). Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview. Diane Scott-Jones Access is gained to this area of the Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associ- [email protected] website using your SRCD ID and ates, Inc. Ethnic and Racial Issues password (the initial password is your Cynthia Garcia Coll last name). A searchable, online version Dale Goldhaber (2000): Theories of Human [email protected] of the SRCD Directory of Members is Development: Integrative Perspectives. Finance also available on the website. Members Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Doris Entwisle [email protected] may search the Directory by name, Co. geographical location, and area of History of Child Development expertise. Gail Melson (2001). Why the Wild Things Emily Cahan [email protected] Are: Animals in the Lives of Children. International Affairs If you have any questions about using Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Joseph Campos these new resources, please contact the [email protected] SRCD Membership Office (Tel: 734-998- Nancy Segal (2000): Entwined Lives: Twins 6524, Fax: 734-998-6569, Email: and What They Tell us About Human Policy and Communication [email protected]). Behavior. New York: Plume. Connie Flanagan [email protected] & Ellen Pinderhughes ellen.e.pinderhughes@vanderbiltedu Program Erika Hoff [email protected] OBITUARIES & Brett Laursen [email protected] Publications Susan B. [email protected] Ross F. Vasta, 52, Distinguished State University in 1983. At the time of her death, she was an Associate Profes- Nominations Teaching Professor at SUNY Michael Rutter Brockport passed away on July 15, sor of Human Development & Family [email protected] 2000, in Brockport, NY. He earned his Studies at Iowa State University. Her Ph. D. in developmental psychology leadership at Iowa State was essential to from SUNY Stony Brook. He was co- the development of a new undergraduate author with Marshall Haith and Scott major, which integrates methods for Miller of Child Psychology: The special education in an Early Childhood Modern Science (Wiley) and editor of Education-Unified Teacher Licensure the Annals of Child Development in Program. Dr. McBride also provided addition to other books and articles in training and technical assistance to Head the field. He began his membership Start programs, integrating children with with SRCD in 1974. special needs. Susan had been an SRCD member since 1982. Susan McBride passed away Novem- ber 7, 2000 at the age of 52. She Karen Bixler Elder, wife of Glen H. Elder, received her Ph.D. in family relations Jr., SRCD's 1995-97 president, died on r- and human development from Ohio May 19, 2001 of pancreatic cancer. Thelma Tucker, Katy Clark, Angela Mackay, and Sue Kelley at Registration.

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Notes from the Executive Officer... Focus on Conferences Addressing Important Biennial Meeting Survey Results Issues Concerning Children, Immediately following the 2001 biennial meeting in Minneapo- Adolescents, and Families lis, Minnesota, the SRCD Executive Office sent an email request to approximately 4,000 attendees to complete an During the summer months I attended three different confer- online survey based on their experience at the meeting. From ences that dealt with important issues concerning children, this sample, 1,046 responses were received, a response rate of adolescents, and families. Even though each was very 26%. The data compiled from the survey is summarized below. different, at a general level there were common themes and the importance of theory-driven research was a message that came across clearly.

"Learning and the Brain" was held in Washington, DC, May 3-4. Cosponsored by Public Information Resources, Inc. and .7y the National Institute of Mental Health, there were over 1,000 attendees, many from the fields of educational psychology, education, and mental health. The opening session, by Steven --- Hyman, M.D., director of NIMH, focused on the implications of the human genome project for understanding behavior. Over 56% of respondents learned of the meeting through the Many of the concurrent sessions that followed dealt with Call for Submissions, which was mailed in May 2000. The learning and education for regular as well as special educa- most prevalent motivators for attending the biennial meeting tion. I had the privilege of chairing a session on recent are to learn about current research trends, to provide intellec- findings on learning disabilities, and Martha Bridge Denckla, tual stimulation, and to network with colleagues. Over 90% of director of Develop- respondents attended 3 or more days of the meeting, with INSIDE mental Cognitive only 22% attending preconference events. For 20% of Neurology at the respondents, 2001 was their first biennial meeting, while 13% Members in the Media 2 Kennedy Krieger of respondents have attended 10 or more meetings. Institute at The Job Openings 2, 6, 12,15 Prior to the 2001 meeting a group of attendees expressed Johns Hopkins SRCD Washington Office Report 3 frustration that SRCD did not provide LCD projectors for use University, made a Biennial Meeting Preconf. Events 4 during meeting sessions. According to survey results, fascinating presenta- The End of an Era 5 tion on what we (cont. onp. 11) Research Priorities in the News 6 thought we knew but Postdoc Fellowship Opening .. 7, 10, 15 has proven not to be Memoirs 8, 9 true in understanding Mark Your Calendar! Faculty Scholars Awards 11 and working with LD Oct. SRCD Notices 13 and attention deficits. 1 Membership renewal period begins Announcements 14 Overall, I was Classified Ads 15 impressed with the Dec. Newsletter submitting guidelines 16 amount and level of 1 Deadline for membership renewals Attention Students & Postdocs 16 (cont. onp. 7) 1 4 7 MEMBERS IN THE MEDIA

The SRCD Office for Policy and Hostility." The Today Show, NBC, April 20, 2001; Communications is interested in Deborah Lowe Vanden, University of highlighting members who are featured Judith Torney-Purta, University of Wisconsin. in the national or international news Maryland: "Citizenship and Education in media for their work on various research- 28 Countries: Civic Knowledge and The Washington Post, April 21, 2001: related topics. Engagement at Age Fourteen": Washing- "Working Moms and Day Care: It's Life ton Post, April 11, 2001. With a Guilt Edge," Robert C. Pianta, Michael Brent, Washington University; University of Virginia. Jenny Saffran, University of Wisconsin Marcy Whitebook, UC Berkeley: Los at Madison; San Francisco Chronicle, Angeles Times, April 29, 2001: "Day-Care The Washington Post, April 23, 2001: February 20, 2001: "Learning by Infants Study Notes Struggles with Staffing." "More Time in Child Care Connected to Isn't Just Baby TalkLanguage shows Bad Behavior," Kathleen McCartney, Complexities of Brain Growth." Edward F. Zigler, Yale University; Jay Harvard University; Marilou Hyson, Belsky, University of London; Kathleen National Association for the Education Rachel Dunifon, University of Michigan;McCartney, Harvard University: The of Young Children; Jay Belsky, Univer- Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Teacher's College Washington Post, April 30, 2001: "Child sity of London; Sarah Friedman, Columbia University; Greg J. Duncan, Care Worries Adding Up, New Study NICHD. Northwestern University: The Washing- Finds Staffing Problems." ton Post, March 14, 2001: "Products of Although Developments has limited Clean Living." There was considerable media attention space to print media coverage informa- related to the NICHD Early Child Care tion, we strongly encourage all members Gail Goodman, University of California at Study presented at the 2001 Biennial to report current and recent past Davis: San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, Meeting. Some representative examples noteworthy mentions in local, state, or 2001: "New Laws Make Testifying Easier are: national magazines, newspapers, news for Children/ Courts Now Accommodate, broadcasts, radio spots, interviews, or Protect Youngest Witnesses." Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2001: "Tod- articles published based on their dlers' Time in Child Care Linked to Behav- research. Information may be mailed, e- Sandra L. Hofferth, University of ior Problems," Virginia Allhusen, UC mailed, or faxed to: Meredith Bosler Michigan: The Washington Post, May 9, Irvine; Marcy Whitebook, UC Berkeley; (SRCDQapa.org) in the SRCD Office for 2001: "Kids Seeing More of Mom and Sarah Friedman, NICHD. Dad." Policy and Communications.

Michael Lewis, UMDNJ-Robert Wood JOB OPENING Johnson Medical School: ABC Channel 7, March 15, 2001: Primetime Thursday, Dept. of Family and Consumer Studies "Truthfulness in Everyday Life"; NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, April 7, University of Utah 2001: "Kakken! Sekai no Kosodate Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, a nine-month (Discovering Parenting Around the tenure track position, is available in the Department of Family and Consumer World)." Studies. The department encourages applications from individuals who have expertise in communities and neighborhoods, fathers, education and schools, Pamela Morris, MDRC; Aletha Huston, adult development and aging, cross-cultural research, ethnic minority families, University of Texas-Austin; and Greg and/or qualitative methodology, but all relevant areas will be considered. Duncan, Northwestern University; "How Interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome. Faculty in the department examine Welfare and Work Policies Affect social, physical, and economic environments of families and the communities in Children: A Synthesis of Research": which they live. Application receipt deadline is October 15, 2001, or until the Associated Press, January 23, 2001, position is filled. Submit vita, copies of recent publications, and three letters of "Welfare Reform, Achievement Linked." reference to: Prof. Jessie Fan, Search Committee Chair, 225 South 1400 East, Room 228, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah, Salt John Murray, Kansas State University: Lake City, Utah 84112-0080. The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/ USA Today, April 19, 2001: "Beaten Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women and Unconsciously, Violent Images May minorities and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of Alter Kids' Brain Activity, Spark applicants and employees.

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The Year in Review recommendations to the Secretary of DHHS and the Administration. Lauren G. Fasig Office for Policy and Communications, Efforts to undertake a longitudinal study Washington, DC of environmental risks to children grew out of the passage of the Children's Health This column will provide regular updates of Act of 2000. The National Institute of Child Federal activities to the membership. Health and Human Development was Additionally, the column will include given the lead among numerous federal information about policy developments and entities to coordinate the study. Planning relevant Federal events and happenings as activities are underway. SRCD has been they occur and will continue to be involved at every possible step, including participating in planning meetings, and suggesting The change from summer to fall signi- individuals to participate in design fied by the coming of September marks Lauren Fasig workgroups and advisory committees. the passage of time as cycles renew. Beaches and pools close, the new Additionally, the National Academy of presentations by the federal institutes Sciences recently began to address this school year begins, and Congress and the SRCD policy fellowship activi- returns to Washington to get down to issue, and is forming a study group to ties, we coordinated the media outreach. the serious business of allocating our provide a review of the existing science. Although the quality of the media tax dollars. This time of year also marks We have provided suggestions for coverage can be debated, there is no members of the study group, and will the anniversary of the SRCD Office for doubt that our outreach efforts were continue to work with NAS as they move Policy and Communications. Our successful. Press stories ran across the second year saw a good deal of change forward. Regular updates on both human nation on radio, television, and in and new activity in Washington. The research subjects protections and the newspapers covering a variety of new Administration rolled into town, proposed longitudinal study are included research presentations from the Biennial charging ahead in some areas, such as in our online newsletter, the Washington Meetings. We responded to more than education, but leaving confusion in Update. 60 press inquiries over the four days of others, such as White House science the meetings. policy. With the new leadership came The new Administration's focus on early childhood education has raised awareness new opportunities for our Office. Our Communications activities extended of issues in education and childcare in the beyond the Biennial Meetings to include Executive Branch and in Congress, Two major issues have dominated our the initiation of a database of research- providing the basis of our Social Policy Science Policy activitieshuman ers who are interested in working with research subjects protection and the activities. A new bipartisan Child Care the media and a database of journalists proposed longitudinal study of environ- Caucus was formed in the House of who cover child and family issues. Our Representatives. Our Office is working mental safety and health risks for most exciting endeavor in this area was children. We have closely followed the with the Caucus to educate Congress to develop a media-training workshop Members about the status of early activities of the Office of Human for researchers. Thanks to a generous Research Protections at DHHS (OHRP), childhood care and education through grant from the Foundation for Child research-based information. In May we the National Bioethics Advisory Development, we are able to travel to organized a Congressional Briefing on this Committee (NBAC), and the National research centers, institutes, and univer- Human Research Protection Advisory topic, which was cosponsored by SRCD sities to provide training in working with Committee (NHRPAC), as they each and the Foundation for Child Develop- the media to groups of 6 or more have addressed the issue of human ment. Sandra Hofferth, Bob Pianta, Barbara interested researchers. If you are research subjects protection. SRCD has Bowman, and Karen Hill-Scott spoke to a interested in hosting a media-training been able to provide input to recommen-standing room only audience that included workshop at your institution, ethail us at dations for changes to IRB procedures, Congress Members, congressional staff, [email protected]. A mini-workshop was changes and clarifications of the Executive Branch employees, and advo- held as a pre-conference activity at the Common Rule, and procedures for cates. Biennial Meetings. Feedback was research with children and adolescents. extremely positive and so this will We will continue to be actively involved This year's Biennial Meetings in Minne- become a regular pre-conference as these groups move forward in makingapolis were the first since the creation of workshop for the Office. the Office. In addition to organizing the (cont. onp. 12) 3 4 9 2001 BIENN-IAL MEETING PRECONFERENCE EVENTS

2001 Millennium At the 2001 Biennial Meeting of SRCD, the Millennium Fellows Program supported 12 A Preconference on Fellows Program Fellows, 5 returning Fellows, 6 University I.aeons and Spiritual Jennifer Astuto of Minnesota Fellows, and 10 Junior Mentors (doctoral-level students). Six Development Graduate Center, CUNY Senior Mentors also participated in the program. Chris J. Boyatzis Bucknell University The Fellows represented nine universities nationwide. The Junior Mentors contrib- The recent 2001 SRCD meeting in uted to this diverse group by representing Minneapolis featured a first-time an additional eight universities nationwide preconference on a dimension of child and in Canada. The Senior Mentors and development that has been neglected by other professionals who provided support mainstream developmentalists: religious for the program's goals were: LaRue Allen, and spiritual development (RSD). Cynthia Garicia-Coll, Michael Cole, Robin Though in some ways a risk, in other Harwood, Nancy Hill, Frances Degen ways the preconference format seemed Horowitz, Marilou Hyson, Patricia Jarvis, ideal to increase awareness about this Ann Masten, Marion O'Brien, Michael aspect of development, help put this Pressley, Pamela Trotman Reid, Barbara topic "on the map" at SRCD, and give Rogoff, Fuliva Maira de Barros Rosenburg, scholars in different areas of RSD a Following a successful pilot year, the Art Sesma, Ruby Takanishi, Elisa chance to meet and share ideas. Close to Millennium Fellows Program embarked Velasquez-Andrade and Marlene Zepeda. 40 scholars participated in the half-day on an exciting, new journey in Minne- preconference organized around brief apolis. Support for the 2001 program research presentations and ensuing was provided by SRCD, the W.T. Grant Returning Fellows roundtable discussions. Foundation, the Foundation for Child The inspiration and guidance offered by Development, and the University of the returning Fellows was a decisive The first research panel addressed Minnesota. contributor to the success of the 2001 program. As the returning Fellows were conceptual development, with talks by Jacqui Woolley (Univ. of Texas-Austin) The Millennium Fellows Program (MFP), able to maximize their experience on a on children's beliefs about prayer, Justin SRCD's minority recruitment initiative, personal educational level, they served as Barrett (Univ. of Michigan) on children's was developed in an effort to increase guides and a source of unparalleled God concepts, and Margaret Evans and the numbers of under-represented encouragement to many of the younger Melinda Mull (Univ. of Toledo) on minority students pursuing careers in Fellows. There is no doubt that there are children's naïve metaphysics. Round- fields of child development through benefits to the returning Fellow as well, as tables ensued, some facilitated by Paul association with and participation in suggested by the following statement: Harris (Oxford), Carl Johnson (Univ. of SRCD. Minority undergraduates and Pittsburgh), and the research presenters. graduates receive support to attend the "My experience as a returning fellow was biennial meetings, and one and a half great. As a veteran from the first cohort I The second research panel addressed days of preconference activities. For felt more comfortable at the conference. I socialization issues, with talks by example, the fellows all attended a was able to strategize my days with ease Annette Mahoney (Bowling Green poster session of the Black Caucus. The from my pervious experience. I enjoyed Univ.) on a meta-analysis of religion in preconference prepares students for the being able to present my doctoral work family life, Lene Jensen (Catholic Univ.) regular sessions and exposes them to although I was not on the agenda. I feel on family socialization of religion and enriching and educational experiences this program has given me the support I spirituality, and Karl Rosengren (Univ. of that increase their professional skills needed to move on as I have..." Illinois-Champaign) on parents' beliefs and opportunities for intellectual about religion and science. growth. The Society also recruits Partnership with Local Institution minority role models to the program to For the first time, the MFP collaborated The final research panel focused on serve as mentors and to contribute to with an external, local institution as part religious involvement, with talks by the diversity of study and scholarship and parcel of the program agenda. The David Dollahite (Brigham Young Univ.) as members of SRCD.

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. 4 "0 MORE PRECONS THE END OF AN ERA on the role of faith in fathers who have Child Development The Society for Research in Child special-needs children and who are Development, which had been estab- affiliated with the Church of Latter-day Abstracts and lished as a formal entity by the Commit- Saints, Carol Markstrom (W. Virginia , tee on Children in 1933. IIP Univ.) on religious involvement and ibliography to End adolescents' psychosocial/identity Ross Parke, President In 1947, the system of recruiting development, and Katrina Phelps (W. John W. Hagen, Executive Officer abstractors from the membership of Kentucky Univ.) on youths' religious SRCD was inaugurated. Dale involvement as a protective factor Child Development Abstracts Harris, editor of the journal against delinquency. A roundtable and Bibliography (CDAB) will from 1964-71, said that this session ensued, with facilitators cease publication with the third made CDAB unique among including Gene Roehlkepartain (Search issue of Volume 75 (2001). The professional publications. Institute), Linda Wagener and Pam decision to do so was reached The use of volunteers in Ebstyne King (Graduate School of by the Governing Council of review and production proved Psychology at Fuller Theological SRCD after considerable to be key in its success for the Seminary), and the presenters. discussion and delibera- next several decades. tion. CDAB has served The preconference featured a debate on several key roles over its The Governing Council wishes to the uniqueness of religion as an asset 75-year history and, indeed, it was thank the many individuals who beyond social support that could be the oldest journal devoted exclusively to have contributed to the wonderful gained in secular settings. One conclu- research in child development. However, success of CDAB over these many sion was that future work must identify the expense involved in revising the years. In the early years, the editors how and why religion and religious publication to be competitive in today's often served for brief terms. However, involvement have a positive impact on electronic world, and the availability of since the 1950's editors have served most families and children. On a related several electronic search systems that longer terms, often two six-year terms. point, while researchers are investigat- cover virtually all of the content of CDAB, We wish to acknowledge these by ing the nature, correlates, and trajectory made the decision the obvious way to go. name: of children's religious cognitions, their psychological functions are much less The Committee on Child Development, William E. Martin 1954-1963 understood. Future work might move established by the National Research Dale B. Harris 1964-1971 toward a functionalist approach: What Council of the National Academy of David S. Palermo 1972-1974 role do children's beliefsin God, or Science in 1924, established CDAB in 1927 Hoben Thomas 1975-1988 prayer, or heaven, or in creationist vs. to bring together scientific articles on Neil J. Salkind 1989-2001 evolutionist viewsplay in their lives? children. The subscription fee was $5 and the journals included for abstracting A special acknowledgment is given to Beyond the rich exchange of ideas and ranged from the Journal of Nervous and Neil Salkind. Not only has he provided excellent breakfast, the preconference Mental Disorders to the American Journal excellent leadership for the journal for inspired some wonderful outcomes. A of Diseases of Children to Endocrinology. the past thirteen years, but he has also special issue on religious and spiritual In volume 2, No. 5, readers were given the worked diligently on the phase-out for choice of obtaining the journal either development for Review of Religious the past year. (cont. onp. 12) Research should come out next year printed on one side including papers by several precon- or two of the pages. ference participants, and the Tampa 2003 One-sided allowed CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT meeting will feature the 2nd SRCD the subscriber to Preconference on Religious and Spiritual cut and file more Development. Visit the website easily! In 1933, the Conference on Human Development www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/boyatzis/ abstracts began to Charlotte, North Carolina srcd-preconference/and contact the be classified by April 5-7, 2002 author ([email protected]) with subject matter http://www.uncg.edu/regutten/CHD2002 any comments about the preconference rather than journal, the system still or related matters. Guest Speakers: Bennett Bertenthal, Carol Dweck, used today. The Jacquelynne Eccles, Wolfgang Schneider issues beginning in 1936 bore the name,

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From a NASULGC News- mental transitions in young children; www.fraxa.ore) and the United Cerebral family and school contexts for children's Palsy Foundation (http://www.ucpa. letter: The Board on Human Sciences development; positive youth develop- org/), is urging Congress to renew a law of the National Association of State ment; children's health; special popula- that encourages drug companies to test Universities and Land Grant Colleges tions (homeless, disabled); and, efficacy ofproducts on children. (NASULGC) has identified the study of intervention programs. child development, care, and education Unless renewed, the Best Pharmaceuti- as priority areas for fiscal 2002. Another workshop sponsored by Virginia cals for Children Act, which gives NASULCG member institutions are Tech and the University of Tennessee, pharmaceutical companies an additional participating in workshops to identify focused on children's learning in diverse six months of market exclusivity if they research topics in priority areas, contexts, including the influence of agree to conduct clinical trials on including efforts that might be sup- families, schools, communities and other children, will expire at the end of this ported by the Children's Research socio-cultural institutions. year. Initiative in the National Science Foundation.

At a workshop sponsored by Florida Coalition for Children's State, Michigan State, and Tufts Health Urges Congress to Universities participants used a model that examined how multiple environ- Support Pediatric Medical ments affect children as they develop. Research: According to an item in Participants identified seven areas Reuters Health, the Coalition for Children's around which research agendas should Health 2001, a group of fourteen health be developed: infant development; organizations that includes the FRAXA behavior, relationships, and develop- Research Foundation (http://

JOB OPENING JOB OPENING Mt. Hope Family Center School off Public Health Dept. of Psychology, University of Rochester Columbia University Columbia University, School of Public Health, seeks social Assistant Professor/Research Psychologist: Mt. Hope Family scientist with strong background in longitudinal survey Center, a research and clinical facility in developmental research for Staff Officer of Research position for analysis of psychopathology in the University of Rochester's Depart- risk factors for smoking and nicotine dependence in young ment of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, is seeking adulthood in large national sample. Responsibilities include a clinical psychologist invested in integrating research and data analysis, computer programming and writing of research clinical interests. Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a strong papers. Seeks creative individual with excellent writing skills, developmental emphasis and eligibility for licensure in New expertise in analysis of longitudinal survey data, program- York State are required. Experience with school-age children ming (SAS), strong quantitative skills in multivariate meth- and economically disadvantaged populations is desirable. ods, and management of large data sets. Working experience Position involves conducting research in developmental with log-linear procedures, structural equation modeling, survival analysis, SUDAAN and dyadic samples desirable. psychopathology and taking a leadership role in coordinating Background in adolescent development and tobacco an ongoing longitudinal study of maltreated children and a research advantageous. Ph.D. preferred (psychology, preventive intervention research program. Access available to sociology, epidemiology). Publication record an advantage. extensive longitudinal database on maltreated children and families. Position includes a faculty appointment in the Position available November 1, 2001. Send vitae, preprints/ Department of Psychology. Send vita, three letters of recom- reprints and three letters of recommendation to: Denise mendation and copies of up to three representative manu- Kandel, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit #20, New York, NY 10032. Fax # (212) scripts to: Dante Cicchetti Ph.D., Director, Mt. Hope Family 305-1933. Email: [email protected]. Equal Opportunity Center, 187 Edinburgh Street, Rochester, NY 14608. An Employer. We welcome nominations from women and Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. minorities. NOTES FROM THE EXEUTIVE OFFICER(\CONT.)

(cont. fromp. 1) Development," held at the Georgetown Reid Lyon, Chief of the Child Develop- University campus, July 26-27, with a ment and Behavior Branch of the reception hosted by President and Mrs. National Institute of Child Health and Bush, on the evening of July 26. It was the Human Development, chaired the first of several conferences that Laura Bushsecond day. He has played a major role will host. Rod Paige, Secretary of Education,in stimulating research on early reading, and Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and presenters included Dorothy and Human Services, chaired this confer- Strickland of Rutgers University who ence. The 300 invited attendees came from has pioneered research on keys to many different positions and professions success in early reading. Susan B. and represented all 50 states and U.S. Neuman, Assistant Secretary of territories. SRCD member Grover (Russ) Education for Elementary and Second- Whitehurst, who is Assistant Secretary of ary Education, presented her work on Education for Educational Research and the differences that exist as a function of Improvement, was the lead speaker. He neighborhood in the resources available emphasized the critical importance in to children and their parents for early providing appropriate opportunities for all reading and cognitive stimulation. young children in order to give them the research that is now being used to foundation for later educational achieve- It is impressive to see that the work of intervene in learning, both in education ment. Other speakers on the first day members of SRCD has been included in and in other contexts. included Patricia Kuhl, University of each of these conferences. The breadth Washington, who stressed the importance of issues where developmental research "The Annual Conference on Criminal of early brain development in children, and is key in formulating policy is also Justice: Research and Evaluation" was Sarah M. Greene, CEO of the National Head impressive. Receptivity to the knowl- held in Washington, DC, July 22-25. Start Association, who spoke eloquently foredge our field has generated has never Sponsored by the National Institute of the importance of federal support of the been better. Justice and other programs in the Office early development of poor children. of Justice, the themes stressed the John W. Hagen importance of research in enhancing Executive Officer policy and practice. Many sessions were focused on issues of adolescence and juvenile justice. Considerable progress POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP has occurred in advancing our understanding of causes and approaches to prevention in this area. The participants included good numbers of people from Mt. Hope Family Center both academic and research positions, Dept. of Psychology, University of Rochester many of whom are in positions on the front lines at the state, county, and local Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Developmental Psychopathology: Mt. Hope levels of the justice system. Research on Family Center, a research and clinical facility in developmental psychopathology what we now know about eyewitness in the University of Rochester's Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in evidence was fascinating, and this work Psychology, is seeking applications for a full-time, two-year postdoctoral has resulted in a revolution in the work research fellow. The research fellow has the opportunity to engage in research in of police and prosecutors. Basic a number of ongoing studies involving high-risk children, youth, and families. research on people's tendency to make Projects currently focus on child maltreatment (infancy through adolescence) relative judgments from perception and and offspring of mothers with major depressive disorder. Extensive longitudinal learning has played a key role here. databases on high-risk populations afford opportunities for exploring diverse There has been considerable work done developmental questions. The position requires completion of a doctorate in on youth gangs that has made a real clinical or developmental psychology or related field. Competence in quantitative difference in the ways that delinquency methods is desired. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, vita, is handled and prevented. reprints/preprints, and three letters of recommendation to: Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D, Director, Mt. Hope Family Center, 187 Edinburgh Street, Rochester, NY 14608. An The third conference was the "White Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. House Summit on Early Childhood MEMOIRS

Junior College in Chicago. From 1938 to students. She was not at all convinced 1948 Harriet was a supervising psycholo- there is time in a busy scholar's day to gist at the Illinois Institute for Juvenile read a newspaper. Her style was Research. She served as an assistant severe and earnest, with the result that professor at Rockford College from 1948 to she intimidated some. Most colleagues 1953. and students held her in awe. She was a professor's professor, an inspiration She undertook doctoral study in psychol- to her colleagues and contemporaries. ogy at the University of Chicago, receivingShe was active in writing down the the Ph.D. in psychology in 1955 at age 47. ethics for research with children, for Helen Koch was among her professors. An both SRCD and APA Division 7. adaptation of her dissertation, "The modification of social responsiveness in The hallmark of Rheingold's research institutional babies" was her fourth was simplicity. It epitomized both her publication in psychology. The earlier designs and her measures. Typically three, dating from 1939, were on topics in she had honed her research question clinical psychology. to the point it could be answered with Harriet L. Rheingold one treatment group and one control 1908 - 2000 Until 1964, she worked in the Section on group, randomly assigned. Measures Early Development at the National were often simple counts. With such Today's capable young women are Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, data, she did not need complicated cautioned against aspiring to "have it where David Shakow was a much-valued statistical procedures. all." They are told they must make mentor. When her second husband, Don choices among scholarly or profes- W. Hayne, a biostatistician and ecologist For example, in "The effect of a sional success, marital happiness, accepted a professorship at North Carolina strange environment on the behavior having a family, financial prosperity, State University, Harriet received a of infants" (1965) one measure was an active social life with peers, and Research Career Award from the National latency to the infant's cry, in seconds. decades blessedly free from overload Institute of Child Health and Human The measure of locomotor activity was and stress. Development that enabled her to be the number of squares on the carpet Research Professor of Psychology at the traversed by the infant. Interobserver Harriet Rheingold's long life shows University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill, agreement on such measures was that even in less feminist-friendly from age 56 until nominal retirement at age extraordinarily high, and interpretation times a woman could have it all by 70. She maintained her office and labora- of their meaning was straightforward. managing the timing of her endeavors, tory at UNC for many years longer, not striving to " have it all" at once. It eventually closing them down when she Laboring to interpret their analyses of helps to be intellectually gifted and and Don moved to Carol Woods, a variance and covariance and their enjoy robust health. retirement community in Chapel Hill, in ratings of projective test results or 1989. codings of interviews, many of Harriet was born in New York City in Harriet's contemporaries who had 1908. Her father was resident at the Visitors from around the world came to initially been misled by the directness Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society her office in Davie Hall, where Harriet of Harriet's approach came belatedly Orphanage until age 14, when he was could look out into the trees, both to appreciate the elegance of its apprenticed to a butcher. admiring and monitoring the beauty of simplicity. the changing seasons on campus. Her With a 1928 bachelors degree in laboratory was unusually well equipped In 1986 she delivered an address at the philosophy from Cornell, where she had for its time. Although external funding opening session of the World Con- enrolled at age 16, and an M.A. in supported both her salary and her gress on Preschool Education in psychology from Columbia in 1930, research, Harriet taught graduate Jerusalem, entitled "Children create the Harriet spent a year each as a research students regularly. Many of her graduate quality of life." After introducing the fellow at Gesell's Clinic of Child Devel- students are now doing her proud in her concept of an active child, she opment at Yale, a research fellow at field. commented on how children enrich the Worcester State Hospital, a staff lives of their parents, averring that psychologist at New Hampshire State Harriet set very high standards, most "the child creates mothers and fathers Hospital, and an inctrurtor At Penpleq especially for herself but aiso for her (cont. onp.

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Program. Ross stayed an extra year at ness enabled him to recruit many of the Stony Brook so that he could graduate leaders in our field to contribute to his with a joint Ph.D. in Developmental and edited books. One, based upon a Clinical Psychology. symposium he arranged at an SRCD conference, was an important updating At Stony Brook, Ross had several of developmental theories by the original opportunities to teach developmental theorists. Without Ross' personality it courses and loved it. Upon graduation he would have been impossible to gather accepted a position as Assistant Professorsuch an impressive group of scholars at Brockport where he remained for 26 and, even more so, to nurture their years. His passion for teaching and symposium into a completed book. working with students made him one of Similarly, Strategies and Techniques of the most popular and inspirational Child Study assembled the works of professors on campus, and the Regents leading researchers. Ross was able to recognized him with the title of "Distin- use his skills through his long tenure as guished Teaching Professor". A product editor of the Annals of Child Develop- of the 60's, Ross wore his hair long, and ment series, convincing top researchers although it became increasingly thinner, it to commit to a review of their area and Ross F. Vasta did not vary in length. The long dark hair then bringing each volume's contribu- 1948 - 2000 and Fu Manchu moustache gave a tions to fruition. somewhat ominous impression to strang- Ross F. Vasta, Distinguished Teaching ers that were soon overcome by his At Brockport, Ross did not have the Professor at the State University of New glowing dark eyes and radiant smile. Ross luxury of a lab of doctoral students York at Brockport, died on July 23, 2000 was gregarious and talked to everyone continually pursuing research. This at the age of 52. Ross was a member of and made them feel that he was truly certainly limited the number of empirical SRCD for nearly 30 years. interested in them, whether they were day studies he conducted, but not the laborers or deans, close friends or strang- quality. His work on physical child Ross was born April 5, 1948. He grew up ers. abuse, intrinsic motivation, and Piaget's in the small town of Chester, New York. water level task are wonderful examples After graduating early from a high Ross was clever, resourceful, and persua- of how to study complex topics with school class of only 26 students, Ross sive. During the final stages of completing experimental rigor. He was very proud of went to Dartmouth where he majored in Child Psychology: The Modern Science, the undergraduate students whose psychology. Always precocious, his co-authored by Marshall Haith and Scott careers he helped to launch by involving first two publications were from work Miller, the authors were deadlocked with them in studies. done at Dartmouth. the editors over the inclusion of a separate chapter on "The Family." Based on His obituary in the Rochester newspaper Ross arrived as a graduate student at reviewers' comments, the editors de- concluded with the remarks that in SUNY Stony Brook in the fall, 1989. This manded that they add one. Ross and his addition to his love for his wife Linda, was a time of student activism, and Ross co-authors were opposed because they and his daughter, Jamie, and son, Jeremy, was instrumental in shaping the new addressed the role of the family in every Ross loved wine, golf, the Yankees, and developmental psychology program at chapter. When it appeared that this a good cigar. He also loved people. Stony Brook. There he worked with conflict jeopardized the entire project, Sarah Sternglanz and Robert Liebert, Ross wrote a long letter detailing, in his Gary Novak among others, but his most significant irrefutable style, why it was much better to California State University, Stanislaus influence was Grover Whitehurst, who treat the family as the major context for had just arrived as a new faculty development. Not only did it become member, not much older than Ross. They Wiley's slogan for the book, but also they shared a common focus on child rolled it out at a sales meeting in Aspen development as a science and collabo- with a multimedia display blaring (and rated on several projects over the years, flashing) "Kids in ContextKids in including a 1977 textbook entitled Child Context." Behavior. While a student at Stony Brook, Ross met his wife Linda, a Ross used these skills as a very effective student in the Clinical Psychology editor. His personal charm and persuasive- 955 MEMOIRS

Rheingold Memoir (cont. from p. 8) of men and women," expands the successful professionals. Harriet and Carolina in 1986. parents' sense of self, and improves Don enjoyed grandchildren and great Harriet died of cancer on April 29,2000 the parent's behavior. Children also grandchildren. Harriet's mother lived at age 92 after a brief period of illness, enrich the lives of grandparents, of with them for two decades, with her own still mentally alert and communicating siblings, and of teachers. As for apartment in their home. Harriet devot- with students and other friends. Don national leaders, "concern for the edly brought her to various meetings of died three weeks later. welfare of children elevates them as the APA and SRCD. Older members will human beings." remember this striking pair, Harriet tall A memorial symposium organized by and lanky, her mother petite. Harriet's papers appeared over a span Peter Ornstein was held in Chapel Hill of 55 years. Her final publication, "A Harriet was elected President of the on December 2, 2000. Speakers were her former graduate students, who psychologist's guide to an academic APA's Division on Developmental presented their current research, as career," is a short book issued in 1994 Psychology in 1972. Subsequently she by the American Psychological served on the Long Range Planning well as T. Berry Brazelton. Carol Eckerman chaired an upbeat luncheon Association. It displays her undimin- Committee of SRCD, organized and at which warm memories were shared. ished idealism and her enthusiasm, chaired by Harold Stevenson in 1973. As even reverence, for academia. Reading well she served on its daughter study Contributions to a graduate student it will enrich every student of psychol- group on social policy organized and fellowship, the Harriet L. Rheingold ogy. chaired by Alberta Siegel in 1975. Fund, may be sent to the UNC-CH Arts and Sciences Foundation, Like many of the giants of science, She received the G. Stanley Hall Award Campus Box 6115. Chapel Hill, NC Harriet had a plain but rich family life. from the Division on Developmental She and Don were a devoted couple Psychology of the APA in 1977, the 27599-6115. from the time they met when both were Professional Achievement Award of the Alberta E. Siegel graduate students at Chicago until University of Chicago Alumni Associa- Stanford University their final decade in retirement. Her tion in 1979, and an honorary Doctor of Harold W. Stevenson sons Arnold and Paul both became Science from the University of North University of Michigan

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

Deveilopmentall Psychopathollogy Research Training Program Vanderbilt University

The Developmental Psychopathology Research Training Program of Vanderbilt University announces the availability of a position for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology. The aim of this interdisciplinary program is to train leading scholars in the methods and science for the study of the development of normal and abnormal behavior across the life-span. Individuals with training in clinical, developmental, social, personality, quantitative, or educational psychology are especially encouraged to apply. Trainees work closely with one or more faculty mentors, but are not expected to serve as project coordinators on faculty grants. Rather, they are encouraged to develop their own independent program of research with guidance from program faculty. In addition, trainees participate in a weekly proseminar that involves visits from international scholars. With NIMH support, trainees receive a 12-month stipend, tuition, and funds for travel and research. Interested U.S. citizens should submit a curriculum vita, a single-page statement of interests and possible matches with program faculty, reprints of publications, and three letters of reference. Current program faculty include: Judy Garber, Steve Hollon, Bahr Weiss, Jo-Anne Bachorowski, Len Bickman, Tom Catron, David Cole, David Lubinski, Sohee Park, Richard Shelton, Craig Smith, Wendy Stone, Peggy Thoits, Andrew Tomarken, Tedra Walden, Lynn Walker, Niels Waller, Mark Wolraich, and David Zald. Areas of particular specialty include mood disorders, emotion regulation, neurobiology of psychopathology, stress and coping, health psychology, treatment and prevention of psychopathology in children and adults, and mental health policy. Application materials should be sent to: Judy Garber, Ph.D., Director, Developmental Psychopathology Research Training Program, Box 512 Peabody, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 37203. Please address all inquiries to [email protected]. Vanderbilt University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

10 SURVEY RESULTS(CONT.)

(cont. fromp.I) respondents indicated that it is not The survey addressed the issue of tive roundtables by leaders in the field worth the expense to them to do this. attendance at the presidential address, discussing emerging research. Respon- Out of 900 respondents, 93% did not awards ceremony, and business meeting. dents also were interested in sessions use LCD equipment and 70% respondedOver 80% of respondents did not attend similar to the "Hot Topic" discussions at that SRCD should not raise registration these events. There were several innova- APS meetings. rates for 2003 to equip all meeting rooms tive suggestions, including beginning the SRCD biennial meeting attendees have with LCD projectors. meeting earlier on Thursday with the presidential address as part of a welcom- asked for several significant program- Respondents were asked to rate the ing/kick-off session. Award recipients and matic changes. It is now the responsibil- registration process and over 90% information generally covered in the ity of the Executive Office along with responded that the process was "good"business meeting could be disseminated to Governing Council and the Program or "excellent." Many respondents members through Developments. Committee to discern how best to expressed interest in being able to pick implement the changes. up registration materials earlier in the Many respondents commented that the day on Wednesday, and therefore SRCDmeeting is overwhelmingtoo many will open registration from 4-7 p.m. in concurrent sessions with no breaks so that Tampa. by Saturday afternoon, everyone is exhausted. Two frequent requests were There was also interest in having time made, one for a lunch period during which on Thursday morning and Saturday nothing is scheduled and the other for afternoon to converse with exhibitors. short breaks throughout the day. In response to this request, SRCD will allow exhibitors to open earlier in the In response to the survey question day on Thursday and stay open on requesting ideas for new innovative Dreaming of 2003 in Tampa, FL Saturday afternoon. formats, respondents suggested interac- April 24-27

INVITATION FOR APPLICANTS

Faculty Scholars Awards William T. Grant Foundation

Each year the William T. Grant Foundation awards up to $300,000 ($60,000 per year for five (5) years) to each of five postdoctoral (but pretenure, tenure-track) scholars from diverse disciplines to conduct research that deepens and broadens the knowledge base in areas that contribute to creating a society that values young people (age 8-25) as a resource and helps them reach their potential.

Now in it's 22nd year, the FACULTY SCHOLARS PROGRAM promotes positive youth development by supporting scholarship in three areas: Original research on youth development Evaluations and analyses of programs, policies, laws, and systems affecting young people Original research on adult attitudes about and perceptions of young people, and on the consequences of those attitudes and perceptions.

Deadline for applications for the 2003 Awards is July 1, 2002. Interested scholars can find more information about the Faculty Scholars Award Program at the William T. Grant Foundation website (www.williamtgrant.org), or may request a brochure at the following address: Faculty Scholars Program/William T. Grant Foundation 570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor New York, New York 10022-6837 Phone: 212-752-0071 Email: [email protected]

11 0 ( Year in Review (cont. fromp. 3) Last but not least, this year was the regular information about our activities point for the Society and no doubt many most successful year in the history of and federal happenings related to children who have used it will miss it. However, the Policy Fellowship program on the and families, read our online monthly the 75 years of the publication remain basis of size, diversity of placement, and newsletter, the Washington Update. and will be used by scholars for years to range of experience of the Fellows. Two come. SRCD is increasing its commit- Congressional Fellows and seven ment to providing its publications to its Millennium Fellows (cont. fromp. 4) Executive Branch Fellows have just members and to the field in the following completed their Fellowship year. University of Minnesota hosted a day ways. The page allotment for Child Information about their experiences will overflowing with workshops, social Development has been increased by 200 soon be available on the SRCD Website. gatherings, and discussions germane to pages per volume on a permanent basis. The 2001-2002 Fellows are beginning the goals of the program. Ann Masten, The Monographs of the Society for their terms, and this year's class of two the keynote speaker for the 2001 program, Research in Child Development are Congressional Fellows and five Execu- invited all of the MFP participants to allotted four issues per year. Our tive Branch Fellows promises to be engage in various activities aimed to publications are all becoming available highly successful as well. support the minority student's personal electronically, including the SRCD and educational development. Newsletter, now called Developments, The limited space of this column does and the Social Policy Reports. Thus, we not allow a complete description of all ofThe Society is looking forward to yet are making every effort to improve the the activities of the Office, but you can another successful program in Tampa in ways in which we serve the field and feel see from these highlights that our 2003. Watch for information in the spring we are being true to the goals estab- second year was full of exciting chal- 2002 issue ofDevelopments. lished by the Committee on Child lenges and opportunities. We look Development back in the 1920's, i.e., to forward to continuing these activities to End of an Era (cont. from p. 5) bring together the best research and strengthen the presence of SRCD in information concerning child develop- Washington and the contribution of We recognize that ceasing publication of ment and to disseminate it to scholars, research to federal policymaking. For this venerable journal is a real turning professionals and parents. JOB OPENING Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh

The Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh anticipates a senior position at the Full or Associate Professor level for an established scholar in Applied Developmental Psychology, pending budgetary approval. Specific area of expertise is open, but we are seeking candidates who can build on current strengths in developmental psychopathology, early intervention and program evaluation, infant/toddler social and cognitive development, and/or social policy relevant to children and families. Expertise in quantitative methods is also desirable. The successful candidate will be encouraged to take a leadership role in our established Developmental Program and to forge links with other faculty in the department (Clinical, Cognitive, Health, Social areas) and university more widely. Responsibilities will also include graduate and undergraduate teaching and graduate student training. The candidate should provide evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching, and have an established program of externally funded research. The Department of Psychology has a well-established training program in developmental psychology as well as a successful multidisciplinary training program in clinical-developmental psychology. The department has strong ties to the Pittsburgh community, the Learning Research and Development Center, the School of Education, the School of Social Work, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The university's Office of Child Development (www.pitt.edu/--ocdweb), headed by a senior faculty member in developmental psychology, facilitates research and community involvement in a wide array of projects relating to children and families. These resources make this an especially attractive venue for a senior researcher in applied developmental psychology. Send a statement of interest and curriculum vitae to: Search Committee, Applied Developmental Position, Department of Psychol- ogy, University of Pittsburgh, 455 Langley Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. For more information, please contact Robert McCall (412- 624-5527, mccal12@pittedu) or Susan Campbell (412-624-8792, sbcamp@pittedu). We will begin reviewing applications on No- vember 15, 2001. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.

12 53 SRCD NOTICES

Condolences to Families Affected by the National Tragedy of September 11th. on behalf of the SRCD editorial staff and the Executive Office staff we extend our sympathy and heartfelt support to all whose loved ones were lost or injured in the events of the day.

1Information Sharing The 70th Mienniall Development of Spatial Representation and Reasoning. Cambridge, MA: MIT Opportunity Meeting of the Society Press. David Shwalb, an editor of the English- The 2003 Biennial Meeting in Tampa, FL Povinelli, Daniel J. (2000). Folk Physics language abstracts for the Japanese will be the 70th meeting of the Society. The for Apes: The Chimpanzee's Theory of Journal of Developmental Psychology, co-chairs for the meeting are Erika Hoff and how the World Works. Oxford: Oxford shares the following information to help Brett Laursen. Anyone who has ideas for University Press. facilitate the exchange of information activities to commemorate this occasion between members of SRCD and the should contact Erika ([email protected]) or Japanese Society of Developmental Brett ([email protected]). The Call for SRCD's Website Has a Psychology (JSDP). All abstracts since Submissions will be sent to members in 1990 appear on the society's website Spring 2002. New Look (wwwsoc.nii.ac.ip/jsdp/english/ijdplist/ SRCD has a new updated look for its jjdptitle.htm). The English-language New ooks by SRCD website. In addition, members may now version of the JSDP website is at Members log in to view an entire volume of wwwsoc.nii.acjp/jsdp/indexe.htm. The Developments. Please take a moment to mailing address for JSDP is: Shirayuri Nora S. Newcombe & Janellen visit www.srcd.org. Women's University, Midorigaoka 1-25, Huttenlocher (2000). Making Space: The Chofu City, Tokyo 182-8525, Japan.

OBITUARIES

William H. Sewell, Sr. died June 24, 1960. He became a member of SRCD in 1958psychology in 1972 from Yeshiva 2001 at the age of 91. William received and served on Governing Council from University. Sue became a member of his Ph.D. in Sociology from the 1989-1995. SRCD in 1980. University of Minnesota in 1939. He joined the staff of the University of As a reflection for John's zest for life, a At the time of her death, she was the Wisconsin-Madison in 1946 and was memorial celebration was held August 18, Vice President for Student Affairs at its second chancellor. Over the past 40 2001 at the University of Texas where he the Graduate Center of the City years, he guided the Wisconsin was a professor of human ecology. John's University of New York and Professor Longitudinal Study, a study of more family established an endowment fund at of Psychology. She was also Professor than 10,000 Wisconsin high school the University of Kansas, where he taught of Educational Psychology and graduates of 1957, tracing their post- for 28 years, to promote graduate training Women's Studies at Hunter College secondary schooling, careers, and through an annual Graduate Mentor Awardand the editor of the journal Sex Roles. to a faculty member and awards to stu- marriages to identify, measure, and A staunch advocate for students, dents. explain the linkages between social women, children, disadvantaged background and social and economic Donations may be sent to the Kansas people, and her friends, we cannot achievements in adulthood. SRCD University Endowment Association, Attn: begin to measure how much she will benefited from his membership from Terry Knoll Johnson, PO Box 928, be missed, and how many lives she 1952 until his death. Lawrence, KS 66044-0928. Specify that touched with her warmth, her humor, your donation is in memory ofJohn. and her passion. An endowment to John C. Wright died July 9, 2001 in provide support for graduate students an automobile accident. He was Sue Rosenberg Zalk, born May 28, 1945, has been established in her name at born July 27, 1933. John received his died of a brain aneurysm on July 12, 2001. the CUNY Graduate Center. Ph.D. from Stanford University in She earned the Ph.D. in educational

13 59 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Conferenceskot _ Meetgs

The United Nation's Special Session on examine through qualitative studies how The annual conference of the Interna- Children, scheduled for September 19- families are faring under various federal tional Society on Infant Studies (ISIS) 21, 2001 is an unprecedented meeting of and state policy changes. For additional will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the General Assembly dedicated to the information, contact the Center for Child April 18-21, 2002. For more information, children and adolescents of the world. and Youth Policy at the University of contact Mark Schmuckler This gathering of government leaders California-Berkeley (Phone 510-643-7026, (marksch(@,scar.utornoto.ca). and heads of state, NGO's, children's Email ccyp(clink.berkeley.edu). advocates, and young people offers an opportunity to change the way the The Jean Piaget Society Call for world views and treats children. The Symposium "Children's Influence on Papers, Symposia and Posters: The session follows up on the 1990 World Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Jean Piaget Society invites program Summit on Children, where heads of Family Relationships," December 6-7, 2001. submissions for the 32nd Annual state and other world leaders signed a For brochure and registration materials, Meeting to take place in Philadelphia, World Declaration on Survival, Protec- contact Kim Zimmerman, Population Pennsylvania, June 6-8, 2002. on the tion, and Development of Children, and Research Institute, Phone: (814) 865-0483 or theme of "The Embodied Mind and adopted a plan to improve children's Email: [email protected]. living conditions and chances for Consciousness: Developmental survival by increasing access to health Perspectives." Submission deadline is services, reduce the spread of prevent- December 1, 2001. Please see the Jean able diseases, create more education Southwestern Society for Research in Piaget Society website http:// opportunities, and improve sanitation Human Development 2002 Conference www.piaget.org for submission details and food supply. Announcement: Call for Papers. The or write to: Eric Amsel, Department of conference will be held March 21-23, 2002 Psychology, Weber State University, The Special Session on Children will in Austin, TX. Proposals are due on Oct. 1202 University Circle, Ogden, UT review progress in the decade since the 15, 2001. Direct all inquiries about submis- 84408-1202; Email: eamselweber.edu. 1990 World Summit, develop strategies sions to program chair: Dr. David Cross, to address the problems facing children, Psychology Dept., Texas Christian and commit the human and economic University, Box 298920, Fort Worth, TX resources necessary to carry out these 76129, Email: [email protected], Phone: The American Psychological Society solutions. The session is expected to (817) 257-7410, Fax: (817)257-7681. produce a global agenda to ensure the (APS) will hold its 14th annual conven- best possible start in life for all children; tion in New Orleans, LA, June 6-9, 2002. and opportunities for all children, The submission deadline is January 11, especially adolescents, to participate in The American Educational Research 2002. Visit the website their communities. Go to http://www. Association (AERA) will hold its annual (www.psvchologicalscience.org/) for unicef.org/specialsession for more convention in New Orleans, April 1-5, additional information. information on the UN Special Session 2002. For more information, visit the on Children [Source: Children's Voice website (www.aera.net/meetine). (May 2001), the official magazine of The American Psychological Associa- Child Welfare League of America]. tion annual (APA) convention will be The Society for Research on Adolescence held in Chicago, August 22-25, 2002. For will hold its 9th Biennial Meeting April 11- additional information, visit the website The Daily Lives of Poor Families: 14, 2002, in New Orleans, LA. The submis- (www.apa.org/convention/). Policy Implications of Qualitative sion deadline is past. For additional Inquiry will be held November 9-10 at information, visit the SRA website the University of California-Berkeley. A (www.S-R-A.org) or send an email mes- The National Academies Board on two-day workshop for policy makers, sage to [email protected]. family welfare and children's agency Children, Youth, and Families has staff and researchersdesigned to moved to a new home on the web: www.national-academies.org/bocyf.

14 MORE OPPORTUNITIES

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY JOB OPENING

Graduate School of Public Policy Studies Mt. Hope Family Center University of Chicago Dept. of Psychology, University of Rochester

The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the Assistant Professor/Research Psychologist: Mt. Hope Family Center, a research University of Chicago is seeking and clinical facility in developmental psychopathology in the University of candidates for a one-year A.M. Rochester's Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, has an program providing expertise in opening for a research psychologist to join our faculty in conducting research in childhood development and skill in the area of Developmental Psychopathology. We are especially interested in policy research and analysis. Full candidates with a strong background and interest in conducting research in the tuition and $10,000 stipend awarded, area of severe mental illness. Individuals with expertise in neurobiological and no research requirements. Fellowship psychophysiological methods are especially encouraged to apply. Opportunities period is one academic year begin- for collaborative research utilizing an extensive longitudinal database in the ning September 2002. Applicants areas of child maltreatment and offspring of depressed mothers also exist. must hold graduate degree in early Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in clinical or developmental psychology. childhood development or related Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Interested candidates should send a field. Application deadline: Jan. 15, letter of interest, vita, reprints/preprints, and three letters of reference to: Dante 2002. Contact Ellen Cohen, Director of Cicchetti, Ph.D., Director, Mt. Hope Family Center, 187 Edinburgh Street, Admission, (773) 834-2576, or via Rochester, NY 14608. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. email, at eb-cohenuchicago.edu. For more information, visit the School's web site at www.HarrisSchool.uchicago.edu.

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