Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Perspectives On Marginalized Adult Populations In Education, Chaundra L. Whitehead, Lori Ann Gionti, Carolyn Meeker, Gisela Vega

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

The Capus Project-Innovative Solutions For Hiv/Aids Linkage To Care, Melanie Gwynn, Jamila Ealey, Kate Racoff Musgrove

9th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference (2014-2019)

“The CAPUS Project-Innovative Solutions for HIV/AIDS Linkage to Care”

Objectives: 1) Expand knowledge of the current linkage to care landscape within Georgia; 2) Identify essential components of the Resource Hub to enhance linkage to care efforts throughout Georgia; and 3)Promote effective use of the Resource Hub to facilitate HIV/AIDS linkage to care within highly impacted communities

A Habitable Madness: Inclusion Of Feminist Thought In The Development Of Mad Theory, Casadi "Khaki" Marino

Student Research Symposium

Objectives: Mad theory is in the early stages of development. This paper draws on disability studies and feminist thought in theorizing models of madness.

Methods: This paper explores the available literature in order to explore the contribution of feminism to mad theory.

Results: Disability studies have challenged hegemonic concepts of normality and the definition of disability as individual deficit. Disability becomes framed as a social construction involving power relations. Feminist perspectives on disability honor lived experience and human variation. In feminist thought, different ways of being are valued and people are recognized as equal in terms of …

Domestic Violence In The Spotlight: From The Private Sphere To Popular Culture, Taylor Rinefierd

Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society

No abstract provided.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Effect On Young Adults Chronic Stress Response, Karen Kalamkis, Jerrold Meyer

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Socialization Practices Among Gay And Lesbian Adoptive Parents, M.K. Oakley, Rachel Farr, David Scherer

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Bicultural Socialization Practices In The Netherlands, Norway, And The United States Of America With Children Adopted From India, Maureen Riley-Behringer, Victor Groza, Wendy Tieman, Femmie Juffer Ph.D

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Cultural Values Of Latino Adoptive Families In Southern New England, Julie Guest

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Identity Development In A Transracial Environment: Racial/Ethnic Minority Adoptees In Minnesota, Emma R. Hamilton, Diana R. Samek, Margaret Keyes, Matt Mcgue

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Early Adjustment Of International Adoptive Families Compared To Non-Adoptive Families, Chie Kotake, Jessica Matthews, Elizabeth Mullins, Rachel Katz, Laurie Miller, Linda Tirella, Ellen Pinderhughes, Ann Easterbrooks

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Stigma And Foster Care: An Experimental Investigation, Deborah Denzel, Marian L. Macdonald

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Trends In U.S. Adoptions: 2000 To 2009, Matthew Shuman

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

How Does Parental Anxiety Affect Children’S Self-Perceptions In Adoptive Families With Lesbian, Gay, And Heterosexual Parents?, Maggie Cunningham, Rachel Farr

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Unpacking Racial Preferences Of Young Transracial Adoptees From China, Daryl Cooley, Ellen Pinderhughes

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

A Qualitative Study Of Racial And Adoption Microaggressions Experienced By Adoptive Families With Children, Elliotte S. Harrington, Julia Kimball, Andrew Kitchen, Jonathan Mazza, Zoey Shaw, Jadah Stephens, Jodi Waddell, Ebony White, Xian Zhang

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Dyadic Trait Fit In Adoptive Families, Bibiana Koh, Martha A. Rueter

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Relationship Adversity In Early Parenthood Among Gay, Lesbian, And Heterosexual Couples Who Adopt Through The Child Welfare System, April M. Moyer, Alyssa J. Henry, Abbie E. Goldberg

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Psychosocial Adjustment And Parental Relationships Of Ethiopian Adoptees: The Untold Stories, Dara Kruman, Ruth G. Mcroy

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

No abstract provided.

Keynote: Innovations And Best Practices: Helping Adoptive Families Overcome Early Adversities, Philip Fisher

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

Children who have experienced foster care and adoption often have early adverse experiences that impact their development and complicate effective parenting. Dr. Fisher will discuss the effects of early stressful experiences on children's neurobiological and psychological development, highlighting the brain's plasticity over the course of development in order to maximize the effectiveness of interventions. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than in the area of adoption, where there are still very few evidence-based interventions, where many adoptive parents struggle to find appropriate services that can meet the needs of their children and families, and where there is very little state …

Conference Program 2014, University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences

New Worlds of Adoption Conference: Helping Families Overcome Early Adversity

Effective After School Programming In Black Communities, Jarae Clark

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.