Maureen Perry-Jenkins, CRF Faculty Director Laurel Smith-Doerr, ISSR Faculty Director
December 12, 2017 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Join CRF Director Maureen Perry-Jenkins and Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) Director Laurel Smith-Doerr for an info session on applying to be a CRF Family Research Scholar or ISSR Scholar. Prospective applicants for the Scholars Programs at CRF and ISSR will receive guidance on the application process, which program is best suited to them, and what reviewers will be looking for in competitive applications for the 2018 application deadline.
Steven Hollon, PhD
Gertrude Conway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology
Prof. of Psychology and Human Development; Prof. of Psychiatry
Department of Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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December 11, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series — The Center for Research on Families welcomes Steven Hollon, PhD, who will present "Is Cognitive Therapy Enduring or are Antidepressants Iatrogenic?"
Calvin Morrill, Ph.D. Stefan A. Riesenfeld Professor of Law, Professor of Sociology, and Associate Dean for Jurisprudence and Social Policy / Legal Studies School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley
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December 8, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series — The Center for Research on Families welcomes Calvin Morrill, PH.D, who will present "Navigating Conflict: How Youth Handle Trouble in a High-Poverty School."
Kimberlee Pérez: "Rubbing Up Against Difference: On the Complex Erotics of Audiencing as Queer Worldmaking"
Kimberlee Pérez is a scholar-performer interested in narrative performance that gets at constructions and embodiments of identity and relations. Her performance scholarship...
December 7, 2017 - 4:00pm
An evening of slam research presentations by SBS faculty members over hors d'oeuvres and beverages. This event will feature presentions from Ventura Perez (Anthropology), Jamie Rowen (Political Science), Kimberlee Perez (Communication), and Mwangi wa Githinji (Economics). RSVP here.
Karen Rosenberg, PhD
Professor of Anthropology
University of Delaware
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November 1, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
A biological anthropologist, Rosenberg's work focuses on human evolution, with special emphasis on Neanderthals. She conducts research into the evolution of women and childbirth practices and is the co-editor of the journal PaleoAnthropology.
For more information, contact Jason Kamilar,Colloquium Coordinator at jkamilar@umass.edu.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Families.
Fall Travel Awards of up to $300 will be given to selected UMass Amherst graduate students who are presenting original family research* at a national research conference before April 30, 2018. The student must be the first author on an accepted paper or poster presentation at the conference. The award money must be used exclusively for travel expenses associated with the conference.
Join the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences tomorrow, 9/19 at 4pm for a discussion of the politics, policies, and pragmatics of current immigration policy, particularly the recent termination of DACA. This policy has important implications for students at our university and across the nation, staff members, and hundreds of thousands of individuals who may lose their rights to work and reside in the United States.
Dr. Parveen Ali
The School of Nursing and Midwifery
The University of Sheffield, England
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September 19, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Fees:
Free and open to the public
The College of Nursing at UMass Amherst will host a seminar by Dr. Parveen Ali, a lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sheffield in England, titled “Domestic Violence and Experiences of Muslim Women.” This seminar is will take place on Tuesday, September 19 from 12pm to 1pm in Skinner 101.
