3rd Annual Adoption Conference
The Rudd Adoption Research Program presents its 3rd Annual Adoption Conference, titled "New Worlds of Adoption: Research-Based Interventions Promoting Attachment."
Keynote
The conference keynote address will be given by Mary Dozier, Ph.D., the Amy E. DuPont Chair of Child Development and Professor of Psychology at the University of Delaware. Her talk is titled, "Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An Intervention For Parents Of Young Children Who Have Experienced Adversity."
Panel Discussion
Panel and audience discussion of clinical and research implications of keynote address.
Confirmed panelists include:
• UnJa Hayes, Assistant Professor, Psychology, UMass Amherst
• Joyce Maguire Pavao, Founder & CEO of Center for Family Connections
• Jennifer McDermott, Assistant Professor, Psychology, UMass Amherst
• Christopher Overtree, Director, Psychological Services Center, UMass Amherst
• Sally Powers, Professor, Psychology, UMass Amherst
Poster Presentation
Attendees will learn about current adoption research projects and programs following lunch.
Concurrent Sessions
Confirmed topics include:
• How Many Families Does It Take To Make An Adoption? with Joyce Maguire Pavao
• Reactive Attachment Disorder with Anna Smyke
• Adoption Mentoring Partnership with Jen Dolan, Quade French, Hal Grotevant, Renee Moss, and Jessica Robbins
