The two-day conference (each day 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT)  is a forum to discuss topics related to the “Ecology of Youth Learning.” The conference will discuss a number of questions that relate to the experience of youth learning and is also a networking event for practitioners to learn about opportunities to get involved […]

We often hear about how relationships are essential to initiating collaboration, including research-practice partnerships (RPPs). Yet that raises several key questions. How do these relationships form? And why do some relationships form and not others? Answering these questions is especially important for RPPs given that, oftentimes, researchers and practitioners start off as strangers to one […]

This two-day interdisciplinary symposium — co-hosted by the Cornell Center for Integrative Developmental Science and Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research — will highlight advances in the fields of developmental science and well-being, along with their applications to illuminating new research initiatives promoting positive health and flourishing, with a particular focus on underrepresented populations, including ethnic […]

Although employment is central to successful prison reentry, formerly incarcerated people, especially Black men, often struggle to find work because of discrimination and low levels of education. Prison credentials are proposed as one solution to alleviate these challenges. Yet, evidence regarding their efficacy has been mixed for nearly half a century. This talk draws on […]

This talk is part of the Virtual Spring Seminar presented by the Nutrition Graduate Student Organization, and supported by the BCTR and Center for the Study of Inequality. Dr. Chelsea R. Singleton is an assistant professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM). […]