MEGAN R. GUNNAR, PH.D.
Regents Professor, University of Minnesota, Director of the Institute of Child Development. "Post-institutionalized Children Become Teenagers: Early Deprivation and the Developing Teen Brain"

Panel Discussion:

Panel and Audience Discussion of Clinical and Research Implications of Keynote Address. Panelists include: 

Ellen Pinderhughes, Sally Powers, David Scherer, Susan Smith, John Sobraske
Poster Presentations: Attendees will learn about current adoption research projects and programs.                     
Confirmed topics include:

• Adolescents & Identity with Amanda Baden
• Experiences of Adolescent Birth Mothers with Ruth McRoy
• Medical Perspectives on International Adoption: Adolescent Growth, Health, andDevelopment with Dana Johnson and Laurie Miller
• The Internet & Adoption: Reinventing the Wheel with Adam Pertman and Mary Fournier
• Youth Speak: The Teen Years from the Inside Out with Kim Stevens and a panel of teens who have experienced adoption
• Who Am I? Where Do I Belong? with David Brodzinsky and Sally Popper
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