Category: Conference Happenings
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The Lab Moves through a Busy April: Recent Presentations around Missouri and Beyond
Multiple undergraduate scholars and Dr. Booker presented research at recent conferences, showcasing projects in developmental science and fostering valuable discussions within the academic community.
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Recent Conference Presentation by Mikayla Ell
Mikayla Ell recently presented the biennial Society for Research in Child Development meeting, an international meeting of developmental scientists, instructors, clinicians, policy-makers, and other professionals. Mikayla’s poster presentation addressed reports of environmental control and mastery among a national sample of U.S. mothers and their older offspring (~15 to 40 year olds) over multiple years. Her…
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Busy Start to 2020
Things have been busy (but good!) in the lab, as different projects move forward and there have been opportunities to share some exciting science about teen and early adult development with different audiences. Most recently, Dr. Booker traveled to New Orleans, LA to share research at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting.…
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Greetings from WCBCT 2019
Dr. Booker is returning from recent conference travel and the lab will be continuing major project work with local families and collaborating with peer labs on other projects. As part of recent conference work, Dr. Booker shared a talk from an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Tom Ollendick and the Child Study Center at Virginia Tech,…
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Travel This Week
Due to travel for Dr. Booker, the PYD Lab won’t be meeting with families this week (July 15-July 19). We are excited to continue working with families interested in helping with our project once Dr. Booker is back (and recovered a bit from jet-lag). In the meantime, we’ll be sharing updates on some of the…
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Hello from SARMAC 2019
This week, Dr. Booker has been attending the biennial Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition meeting being held in Massachusetts. This is a major cognitive psychology meeting with topics that address the ways memories are formed and used in daily life, and the ways people make sense of the world through many different…
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Wrapping up the MU Spring Forum
tudents spent Tuesday afternoon showcasing research posters they organized for the event, including topics from the college adjustment to racial identity to personal mastery.
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Wrapping up at SRCD
It’s been a great week catching up on developmental science at the SRCD 2019. Dr. Booker has been able to meet up with some great colleagues and is excited to bring some new insights back to the lab’s research efforts.
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SRCD 2019
Dr. Booker is representing the lab this week at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, being held in Baltimore, MD this week. There are multiple posters representing the lab and some exciting opportunities to connect with colleagues and establish new connections with other developmental researchers. We are looking forward to an exciting…
