Early Life Adversity, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development
Thursday, October 24 to Friday, October 25, 2019 | Humphrey School of Public Affairs Cowles Auditorium
Organizers: Megan Gunnar and Nim Tottenham
The Minnesota Symposium is a biennial meeting on a selected topic in the study of developmental psychology. All lectures are free and open to the public. Continuing education credits are not available for the event.
Agenda
Thursday, October 24, 2019: Basic mechanisms
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m.-8:45 a.m. | Light continental breakfast |
| 8:45 a.m.-9 a.m. | Opening remarks and acknowledgements: Nim Tottenham/Megan Gunnar Welcome, rationale, overview |
| 9 a.m.-10 a.m. | Nim Tottenham (Columbia University) Emotion regulation neurobiology and early experiences |
| 10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Brief morning break |
| 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Mar Sanchez (Emory University) Neurodevelopmental consequences of infant maltreatment in nonhuman primates |
| 11:15 a.m.-noon | Panel discussion |
| Noon-2 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2 p.m.-3 p.m. | Andrea Danese (Kings College London) The hidden wounds of childhood trauma |
| 3 p.m.-4 p.m. | Elysia Davis (University of Denver) Prenatal maternal distress and child neurodevelopment |
| 4 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | Panel discussion |
| 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Reception (Humphrey Atrium) |
Friday, October 25, 2019: Plasticity and interventions
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m.-9 a.m. | Light continental breakfast |
| 9 a.m.-10 a.m. | Seth Pollak (University of Wisconsin) Stress and developmental plasticity in children's learning |
| 10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Brief morning break |
| 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Mary Dozier (University of Delaware) Intervening early to enhance children’s behavioral and biological outcomes |
| 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Emma Adam (Northwestern University) Tackling race-based stress disparities: The role of social contexts and interventions |
| 2:15 p.m.-3 p.m. | Panel discussion |
| 3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Brief afternoon break |
| 3:15 p.m.-4 p.m. | Megan Gunnar (University of Minnesota) Summary and critique |
| 4 p.m. | Adjourn |
RSVP
RSVP to Delores Mordorski: mordo001@umn.edu or 612-624-0317.
To inquire about disability-related accommodations, please contact Delores Mordorski: mordo001@umn.edu or 612-624-0317.
Past symposium volumes
In the past, each symposium has resulted in a volume that contains the collected papers on the designated topic. Below are the most recently published volumes.
