Spring 2021, PY 625: Developmental Contemporary Issues (CI)

Semester Facilitator: Dr. Caitlin M. Hudac (she/her/hers)
Email: cmhudac [at] ua.edu 
Weekly @ 11:30 am via Zoom 
Contact Dr. Hudac if you are interested in joining

Course description: This meeting is an opportunity faculty and trainees to discussion ongoing issues related to developmental psychology. 

Planned schedule 

• ​January 15: - Grad students (and Caitlin) only: Planning discussion
• January 22: Open discussion: Advocacy and action during social justice movements 
• January 29: Research roundup: Dr. Kristina McDonald & Dr. Mengya Xia
• ​February 5 AT 10 am CT: Prospective student interview day! ​
  • 2021 Developmental Area faculty and labs
  • 2021 Zoom introduction to Dev CI for prospective students (see bottom of page)
  • 2020 Developmental Area collaborations (mostly still up-to-date in 2021)​
• February 12: Public-facing research (Dr. Susan Dewey, UA Criminal Justice) - Link to recording (Requires UA sign-in) 
• February 19: Peer relationships (Dr. Wendy Troop-Gordon, Auburn): Read ahead: Link to paper
• February 26 AT 1pm CT: Research Festival -- all concentrations. 
• March 5: Culture and the development of reasoning about gender equity (Dr. Clare Conry-Murray, St. Joseph’s)
  • ​UA individuals: View recorded talk here 
• March 12: Research roundup: Korean education context (Dr. Hyemin Han, UA Educational Neuroscience): From classroom to graduate school: My days as a teacher in Korea
  • UA individuals: View recorded talk here
• March 19:  BREAK - enjoy "spring break"
• March 26: “Hot topics”: The theory of puppets debate
  • Relevant papers: Packer & Moreno-Dulcey (2020), Kominsky et al., 2021 (preprint), Revencu et al., 2021 (preprint -Commentary of Kominsky)
• April 2: SRCD Presentations: Lindsey, Rebecca, Kate, Joo, Stephanie
• ​​April 9: BREAK - enjoy SRCD! 
• April 16: Emerging adulthood & adult development: Developmental considerations of the psychology subject pool 
• April 23: Research project management (Dr. Erin Harrell)
• April 30: BREAK - Finals week

Requested speakers: Development of implicit biases (Dr. Allison Skinner, Georgia)​

• Topics to schedule:
  1. Grant exchange: 1 page proposal feedback
  2. SAAFE zone training
  3. Implementation science & dissemination of science 
  4. Prospective graduate students/Increasing visibility of our program 

2021 Zoom introduction to Dev CI for prospective students
Apologies to Dr. Ian McDonough and Dr. Erin Harrell because I forgot to record my introductions of their labs. Make sure to visit their lab pages to learn more about their work!