Children at Risk Research Presentations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 2015) — The University of Kentucky’s fifth annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference for Research on Children at Risk is scheduled April 23-24. The popular event is free and open to the public.
The event keynote speaker is Gustavo Carlo, the Millsap Professor of Diversity in the University of Missouri Department of Human Development and Family Studies and director of its Center for Family Policy and Research. Funded by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, his research examines positive youth development and the role of culture in shaping positive adjustment in children and families. He will speak at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in 213 Kastle Hall on UK’s campus.
Carlo’s research and expertise is particularly fitting for this year’s graduate student research theme — risk and resilience during childhood and adolescence. Appealing to an audience of wide scientific interests, the conference is known for its broad scope, addressing a range of risk and protective factors that shape outcomes.
“Professor Carlo is an expert on prosocial development, particularly among Latino families,” said event organizer Richard Milich, UK professor of psychology and a Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 24, in the ballroom of Alumni Hall, 400 Rose St., students will present their own research focused on children at risk. Graduate student research presentations are scheduled at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. with awards and concluding remarks at 2 p.m.
The conference is sponsored by the UK Children at Risk Research Cluster, the UK College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology, the UK Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation, and the Mixon Fund. More information is available from Christia Brown, director of the Children at Risk Research Cluster, at Christia.brown@uky.edu or 859-257-6827.
MEDIA CONTACT: Gail Hairston, 859-257-3302, gail.hairston@uky.edu