Ann Hagell's blog

Back from the SRA (after a Giedd joke)

Ann Hagell Thursday, March 13th at 9:54am

Dr Jay Giedd of the US National Institute of Mental Health demonstrates how the study of brain development in adolescence is becoming mainstream – and the lessons emerging are all about changeableness and complex interactions between growing intellect and maturing emotions.

Best years of our lives? When we were 14!

Ann Hagell Saturday, March 8th at 8:52pm

Is there a paradox creeping out of the research woodwork? The more prevention science learns from the findings of randomized controlled trials, the more it recognizes the importance of contextual factors hardest to measure, such as the influence of culture and social structure and how they interact.

Society for Research in Adolescence Biennial Meeting

Ann Hagell Thursday, March 6th at 11:54pm

Ann Hagell reports on the first day of the SRA conference in Chicago

Upcoming Events

Fulfilling potential: better outcomes for all children (Dartington-i Seminar Series, September 2008)
17 Sep 2008 - 19 Sep 2008
The Royal Commonwealth Club, London, UK
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting 2009
2 Apr 2009 - 4 Apr 2009
Denver, Colorado, United States
XIV European Conference on Developmental Psychology
18 Aug 2009 - 22 Aug 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
ISPCAN Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect 2009
15 Nov 2009 - 18 Nov 2009
Perth, Australia
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting 2010
11 Mar 2010 - 13 Mar 2010
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2011
31 Mar 2011 - 2 Apr 2011
Montreal, Canada

Research : Growing up in the Age of Terrorism

Philadelphia researchers argue that so extreme has been the emotional climate generated by the US administration's preoccupation with a war on terror that investigation is warranted into the effects on young people of what they call “secondhand terrorism”.

Research : Mood studies are food for more thought

There is tantalizing evidence that we are not only physically and mentally affected by what we eat but that we might also be drawn towards certain foods according to our state of mind – and body.

Comment : How to be sure the song remains the same

Why is promoting fidelity in the implementation of evidence-based prevention programs like singing an Irish ballad? The policy co-ordinator at Penn State’s Prevention Research Center, Brian Bumbarger, explains the connection between the oral tradition and effective practice.