All colloquia will take place in Horizon 4012 @ 12:00pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted (check back on event date for any updates). All members of the GMU community are welcome to attend.
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Feb 1 | Davis Dixon | Howard University | Culture, identity, and belonging: Black child development across the lifespan |
| Feb 8 | Peter Vishton | William & Mary | How action planning influences children’s (and adults’) perceptual and cognitive processing |
| Feb 15 | Elissa Newport | Georgetown University | Developmental plasticity and language reorganization after pediatric stroke |
| Feb 22 |
*TALK CANCELED* James Morris |
University of Virginia |
An epigenetic mechanism for differential maturation of amygdala-prefrontal connectivity involved in childhood socio-emotional development |
| Mar 1 |
Allison Ratto |
Children’s National Medical Center |
Centering the inner experience of Autism: Development of the self-assessment of Autistic traits |
| Mar 8 |
Cat Thrasher |
University of Virginia | Mothers as a mechanism of human regulation |
| Mar 29 |
Kosta Kushlev |
Georgetown University |
Are smartphones really that bad for well-being? |
| Apr 5 | Jenel Cavazos | University of Oklahoma |
It’s never too early: The benefits of using undergraduate teaching assistants to make large classes feel small |
| Apr 12 | Dwight Kravitz | George Washington University |
Neuroanatomy, plasticity, and functional organization: Towards a new framework for cognitive neuroscience |
| Apr 19 | TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| Apr 26 | Laurie Bayet | American University |
Learning from babies: How infants understand the visual and affective world |
| May 3 | Seth Hunter | George Mason University |
High-stakes teaching performance self-assessments and supervisor assessments: Their variation, discordance, predictors, and consequences |
Fall 2022
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Aug 31 | Kristen Hayes & Jerry Mize | Center for Community Resilience & George Mason University | *MA Alumni Panel #1* |
| Sep 7 | Erika Bocknek | Wayne State University | Joy matters for family mental wellness |
| Sep 14 | David Schultz | University of Maryland– Baltimore County | Training infant home visitors and their supervisors in Maryland |
| Sep 21 | June Tangney |
George Mason University |
Forgiveness in the family: Intergenerational asymmetries in the accuracy of perceptions of forgiveness |
| Sep 28 |
Leher Singh |
National Science Foundation |
Diversity and representation in infant research: The case of bilingual infants |
| Oct 12 |
Katrina Gagliano & Kayla Keith |
Synergy Enterprises & Coachella Valley Lighthouse | *MA Alumni Panel #2* |
| Oct 19 |
Ellen Rowe |
George Mason University |
Changes and challenges in schools: Past, present, and future |
| Oct 26 |
William Gormley |
Georgetown University |
Universal pre-K and college enrollment: Is there a link? |
| Nov 2 |
Angelique Williams-Pinnock |
AnLar |
What is Technical Assistance? Understanding the role of applied research and policy-focused consultation in the education space |
| Nov 9 | Colleen Vesely & Stephanie Dodman | George Mason University |
Windows into families' homes: Teachers' deficits-leaning and empathy-expressing perspectives of families during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Nov 16 | Laura Holian | AnLar |
Research practitioner partnerships to investigate STEM programs |
| Nov 30 | Selma Caal | Department of Health and Human Services |
From being a contractor to managing a contractor: A non-academic research career with a Ph.D. in applied developmental psychology |
Spring 2022
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Feb 2 | Amy Sussman | Institute of Education Sciences | A view of research grant making at the Institute of Education Sciences and other non-academic career paths |
| Feb 9 | Stephen Forssell | Georgetown University | Issues in LGBTQ+ youth mental health: Current concerns for sexually and gender diverse adolescents and young adults |
| Feb 16 | Donald Bolger | University of Maryland | The neural basis of inferring emotion from language and the case of Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Feb 23 | Sharon Ramey & Craig Ramey |
Virginia Tech University |
The autobiography of the Abecedarian Project: 50 years of learning |
| Mar 2 |
Cynthia Lukyanenko |
George Mason University |
Agreement variation in child and caregiver English |
| Mar 9 |
Reba Troxler |
Pathfinder Health | Deeper engagement with theater for young audiences increases social perspective taking and empathy in middle school students |
| Mar 23 |
Amy Cannava |
Rainstorms to Rainbows Consulting & Counseling |
LGBTQ+ 101 & then some: Development of sexuality and gender identity in youth |
| Mar 30 |
Sara Rimm-Kaufmann |
University of Virginia |
Learning with purpose: A new approach that integrates social-emotional and academic learning |
| Apr 6 |
Dwight Kravitz |
George Washington University |
Neuroanatomy and human behavior |
| Apr 13 | Jennifer Woolard | Georgetown University |
The use of solitary confinement in juvenile correction facilities |
| Apr 20 | Goldie McQuaid | George Mason University |
Disparities in diagnostic timing and mental health outcomes in Autism: Focus on sex and gender identity |
| Apr 27 | Abby Carlson | Director of Research and Impact, AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation |
Early childhood teaching and learning in an ever-changing COVID world |
| May 4 | Kelly Fisher | Director of Policy, Society of Research in Child Development |
Exploring policy-related training opportunities and career paths |
Fall 2021
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Sep 1 | Charles Barrett | Loudon County Public Schools | Promoting equitable outcomes for students and families: The role of social justice and systems |
| Sep 8 | Laura Winkler | George Mason University | GMU career resources and options for graduate students in psychology |
| Sep 15 | Student Presentations | George Mason University | |
| Sep 22 | Hilah Kaufman |
George Mason University |
The career path of a psychologist in the tech industry |
| Sep 29 |
Peter Sheras |
University of Virginia |
Bullying: What can we do and who can do it? |
| Oct 6 |
*TALK CANCELED* Helyn Kim |
Institute of Education Sciences | Non-academic career(s): Life as an IES program officer |
| Oct 13 | Natalia Palacios | University of Virginia | Engaging families through home visiting: A culturally informed approach |
| Oct 20 |
Angel Dunbar |
University of Maryland |
Building resistance against the emotional pain of racism: The strengths of Black parents and children |
| Oct 27 |
Debra Roberts |
Howard University |
Cultural assets as moderators: Implications for child development |
| Nov 3 |
Adam Winsler & Alenamie Alegrado |
George Mason University |
Music and academic performance: Does music make kids smarter or do smart kids select into music? Insights from the Miami School Readiness Project |
| Nov 10 | Colleen Vesely | George Mason University |
Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) to understand the experiences of immigrant families |
| Nov 17 | Kelly Fisher | Society for Research in Child Development |
Exploring policy-related training opportunities and career paths |
| Dec 1 | Becca Ullrich | Virginia Department of Education |
Child development and early childhood care and education policy |
Spring 2021 (COVID-19)
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Feb 3 | Koraly Perez-Edgar | Pennsylvania State University | Temperament in context: How the individual and the environment together shape socioemotional trajectories |
| Feb 10 | Kimber Bogard | New York Academy of Medicine | Resident-led research, policy, and power to promote child health and well-being |
| Feb 17 | Frank Worrell |
University of California– Berkeley |
Time perspective and adolescent functioning: Measures and correlates |
| Feb 24 |
Arya Ansari |
The Ohio State University |
The long-term benefits of early childhood education |
| Mar 3 | Christina Cipriano | Yale Child Study Center | SEL for traditionally underserved students and educators |
| Mar 10 | Timothy Klitz | Washington & Jefferson College | A career in academia: From Ph.D. to small college teaching, mentoring, research, and advising |
| Mar 17 |
George DuPaul |
Lehigh University |
Developmental trajectories for young children at-risk for ADHD: Intervention outcomes and academic functioning |
| Mar 24 |
Anne Cash |
University of North Carolina– Charlotte |
Teachers' and coaches' professional vision |
| Apr 14 | Jade Jenkins | University of California– Irvine |
The returns of an additional year of schooling: The case of state-mandated kindergarten |
| Apr 21 | Marc Hernandez | NORC at the University of Chicago |
NORC Early Childhood Research and Practice Collaborative: The Rainin Foundation Collaboration and SEEDS of Learning RCT |
| Apr 28 | Julie Vaisarova | University of Minnesota |
Creativity vs. control? Untangling the contribution of executive function to children's creative thinking |
Fall 2020 (COVID-19)
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Sep 2 | Samantha Karalus | Fairfax County Public Schools | Evaluation research at FCPS |
| Sep 9 | Steven Holochwost | WolfBrown/John Hopkins University | Risk, self-regulation, and the promise of education |
| Sep 16 | Nancy Adler & Glenn Ann Martin |
Private Practice |
Your mental health: Coping skills, processing COVID-19 crisis and schooling from home |
| Sep 23 |
Jordan Greenburg
Courtney Ricciardi |
Current ADP PhD Students |
Predictors and outcomes of delayed kindergarten entry and early retention Preventing the excellence gap: Early predictors and trajectories of advanced course selection for low-income children of color |
| Sep 30 | Bweikia Steen | George Mason University | Hear our cries: Meeting the needs of African American children during the early years |
| Oct 7 | Laurie Bayet | George Mason University | Faces, objects, and agents: How infants and children understand the visual world |
| Oct 14 | Christine Erdie-Lalena | Wake Forest School of Medicine |
Intersection of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal Autism research and its clinical application |
| Oct 21 | Holly Matto | George Mason University | The healing power of creative arts on biopsychosocial functioning |
| Oct 28 | Celeste Malone | Howard University | Recognizing and addressing microaggressions for anti-racist psychology practice |
| Nov 4 | Natasha Cabrera | University of Maryland |
Father-child relationships and children's development in early childhood |
| Nov 11 | Toya Frank | George Mason University |
Examining the trajectories of Black mathematics teachers |
| Nov 18 | Fantasy Lozada | Virginia Commonwealth University |
A theory of biculturalism and emotion regulatory flexibility among African American adolescents |
Spring 2020 (COVID-19)
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Jan 29 | Benjamin Converse | University of Virginia | Overlooking subtractive improvements |
| Feb 5 | Allison Jack | George Mason University | Sex differences in the social brain: Insights from autism |
| Feb 12 | Jatin Ambegaonkar |
George Mason University |
Arts for health, health for artists across the lifespan |
| Feb 19 | Melanie Killen | University of Maryland | The origins of morality: Developing a society of equals |
| Mar 4 | Olga Kornienko | George Mason University | Benefits of intergroup connections: Understanding how peer networks shape academic and socio-emotional development of diverse youth |
| Apr 1 | Ian Lyons | Georgetown |
The curious case of quantity: Evolution, culture, and short-term memory |
Fall 2019
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Title |
| Sep 4 | Gerald Clore | University of Virginia | The emotion-cognition connection: The impact of affect depends on its object |
| Sep 11 | Amanda P. Williford | University of Virginia | Supporting Children’s School Readiness through Teacher-Child Relationships and Statewide Assessment Systems |
| Sep 18 | Manica Ramos |
Child Trends |
Working at a non-profit research organization – Child Trends |
| Sep 25 | Peter Leone | University of Maryland | Research, Scholarship, and Social Justice: Promoting Equity for Marginalized Groups |
| Oct 2 | Ellen Serafini | George Mason University | Differential predictability and dynamicity of individual differences in second language learning |
| Oct 9 | Kathleen Moritz Rudasill | Virginia Commonwealth University | Temperament-based interventions in schools |
| Oct 16 | Yulia Chentsova | Georgetown | Cultural shaping of emotional functioning |
| Oct 23 | Sabine Doebel | George Mason University | Preregistering your psychological research, or: how I learned to stop worrying and love preregistration |
| Oct 30 | Kostadin Kushlev | Georgetown |
The social price of constant connectivity: Smartphones impose subtle costs on well-being |
| Nov 6 | Chelsea Derlan Williams | Virginia Commonwealth University | A developmental approach to ethnic-racial socialization and ethnic-racial identity |
| Nov 13 | Jessica Connelly | University of Virginia | Early nurture epigenetically tunes the oxytocin receptor |
| Nov 20 | Susan Lapham | American Institute for Research |
Project Talent: A short history of a very long study |