Latest research on children's issues to be featured at biennial meeting

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) will hold its Biennial Meeting in Austin at the Austin Convention Center from April 6-8, 2017. This meeting brings together thousands of leading U.S. and international experts to present and learn about the latest interdisciplinary research in child development. Attendance is free to all members of the media.

Selected sessions from experts at the University of Texas at Austin:

- Cynthia Osborne, Director of the Child and Family Research Partnership, and Kaeley Bobbitt, Senior Policy Associate, will present a paper as part of a session on "Taking Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Scale: Findings from State Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Evaluations."

- David Yeager, Assistant Professor of Psychology, will give an invited address on "Intervening to Improve Adolescents' Trajectories."

- Jessica Church-Lang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, will lead a discussion on "Neuroimaging of Factors that Influence Reading Development."

- Katherine Paschall, Postdoctoral Fellow, will present the paper, "Interparental Conflict, Parenting, and Child Wellbeing," with co-authors.

- Robert Crosnoe and Elizabeth S. Ackert with the Population Research Center will present a paper on "Families' Utilization of Early Childhood Education and Care."

Reporters interested in pursuing these or other topics presented at the meeting can search the online program. All presentations given at the Biennial are embargoed for release on the first day of the meeting, Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 a.m. ET. To register or to contact a presenter, please email Caitlin Kizielewicz.

SRCD was established in 1933 by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. The Society's goals are to advance interdisciplinary research in child development and to encourage applications of research findings. Its membership of more than 5,700 scientists is representative of the various disciplines and professions that contribute to knowledge of child development. SRCD publishes the premier journal in the field, Child Development.

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