Rudd Family Foundation Endowed Chair

Dr. Harold Grotevant will be joining the Department of Psychology as the The Rudd Family Foundation Endowed Chair. This position will be affiliated with the Center for Research on Families and dedicated to the study of complex issues surrounding adoption.

A gift from Andrew and Virginia Rudd, combined with matching funds, provided the resources for this endowed professorship.

ADOPTION RESEARCH

The Second International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR2)

This unique conference was held in July 2006 at the University of East Anglia in the historic English city of Norwich. ICAR2 brought together 150 leading international adoption researchers to share research findings and discuss the future research agenda. Keynote speakers were: Michael Rutter, Femmie Juffer, David Reiss, Hal Grotevant, David Howe, Elsbeth Neil, Ruth McRoy, Jesús Palacios, Miriam Steele and E Wayne Carp.

The conference website: ICAR2