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Program Highlights

Opening Plenary Session
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions
Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin

Yoonsun Choi, PhD
SSWR Vice President & Conference Chair
University of Chicago

Opening Plenary
“Building Capacity and Supporting the Search
for Solutions: A New Model for Conducting
Research that Makes a Difference”
Melissa Roderick, PhD
University of Chicago

Presidential Plenary and Awards Presentation
Friday, January 13, 2012, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Introduction
Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin

Presidential Plenary
“Promoting Social and Emotional Well-Being
for Vulnerable Children and Youth: What We
Know and Where We Are Going”
Bryan Samuels, MS
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth, and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2012 Awards Presentation

Rowena Fong, EdD
SSWR President
University of Texas at Austin
Distinguished Career Achievement Award

Wendy Auslander, PhD
SSWR Awards Co-Chair
Washington University in St. Louis
Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Award
Doctoral Fellows Award

Jeff Jenson, PhD
SSWR Awards Co-Chair
University of Denver
Excellence in Research Award
Outstanding Social Work Dissertation Award

Aaron Rosen Lecture
Friday, January 13, 2012, 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
"Transforming An Aging Society"
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis

Invited Symposium
Friday, January 13, 2012, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
“Promoting Positive Development in Children,
Youth, and Families”

Jeff Jenson, PhD (Moderator)
University of Denver

Richard Catalano, PhD
University of Washington

Neil Guterman, PhD
University of Chicago

Mary McKay, PhD
New York University

Invited Symposium
Friday, January 13, 2012, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
“Race and Ethnicity in Research and Practice:
What Difference Have We Made?”

Rowena Fong, EdD (Moderator)
University of Texas at Austin

Karina Walters, PhD
University of Washington

Sean Joe, PhD
University of Michigan

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD
New York University

Invited Symposium
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
“Shaping Public Policy: Poverty and Low
Income Families”

Roberta Iversen, PhD (Moderator)
University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Meyer, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Susan Lambert, PhD
University of Chicago

Yolanda Padilla, PhD
University of Texas at Austin

Invited Symposium
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
“Research and Career Development to Make A
Difference: Stories from Mid-Career Scholars”

Yoonsun Choi, PhD (Moderator)
University of Chicago

Taryn Lindhorst, PhD
University of Washington

Seana Golder, PhD
University of Louisville

Yoosun Park, PhD
Smith College

Kristen Shook Slack, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Doctoral Student Panel and Reception
Saturday, January 14, 2011, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
“Influencing Change: Using Research to
Impact Social Policy”

Congressman Edolphus Towns, MSW
U.S. Representative (D), New York 10th District

Michael Sherraden, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis

Randy Capps, PhD
Urban Institute and Migration Policy Institute

   
 

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