We’re delighted to announce the 4th Summer Adoption Research Institute (SARI) of the Rudd Adoption Research Program, August 3 - 8, 2025! The Summer Institute is a week-long intensive experience aimed to provide advanced research training for graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers active in the field of adoption research. We seek to attract an interdisciplinary, international cohort of 20 – 25 participants. SARI will be run at the UMass Mt. Ida Campus, located just outside of Boston, in Newton, Massachusetts. 

Confirmed Speakers thus far include: Amanda Baden, Rachel Farr, Harold Grotevant, Jennifer McDermott, Hollee McGinnis, Elsbeth Neil, Jesús Palacios, Ellen Pinderhughes, Lee Raby, Nancy Rolock, Colleen Warner 

Application opens January 27, 2025

Deadline for priority consideration March 2, 2025

(Those applying after the priority deadline will be considered only if space remains available.)

Decisions announced by March 12, 2025

Details, including the application form and information about fees and accommodations, will be available by January 27, 2025.

For specific questions, do not hesitate to email us at  adoption@psych.umass.edu