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News
March 11, 2008
For immediate release
Faculty and graduate students from the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara present at the 2008 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting
Faculty and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School took part in seven events at the 2008 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting in Chicago, IL, March 6-9. The scholars, researchers, and teachers discussed the latest findings on topics as diverse as AIDS/HIV education, the influence of parents and peers on aspirations for higher education, and participatory photography with refugee and immigrant young adolescents.
Established in 1984, the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) is a rapidly growing, dynamic society focused on the theoretical, empirical, and policy research issues of adolescence. Through its biennial meetings and publishing efforts, SRA promotes the dissemination of research on adolescents and serves as a network and forum for its members. SRA publishes both the Journal of Research on Adolescence and a biannual Newsletter.
The Mission of the Society is to: foster high quality scholarship on adolescence; encourage and foster global exchange and collaboration among adolescent researchers from diverse disciplines; foster development of scholars and leaders in and entry into the study of adolescence; provide professional development, networking opportunities, and leadership experience; support research on underrepresented groups and research that encompasses the diverse contexts of adolescent development; and, promote the effective use of research to enhance adolescent well being. SRA currently serves over 1,200 members representing 30 countries throughout the world.
Gevirtz School faculty and graduate students took part in the following:
Thursday March 6, 2008
“Positive Messages about Sexuality in Videotaped Conversations between Latina Mothers and Daughters”
Magali Bravo
Laura F. Romo
Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Expectations and Goals among Diverse Groups of Adolescents
Chair: Cynthia Hudley
“Armenian Adolescents’ Choices to Negotiate, Comply, or Challenge Parental Academic Expectations”
Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Laura F. Romo
“Educational Expectations of Immigrant and Long Term Resident Adolescents of African Descent”
Cynthia Hudley
Friday, March 7, 2008
“Evaluating a Community-Based Intervention Program through Conversational Analysis: Latina Communication about AIDS/HIV”
Maria Elena Cruz
Laura F. Romo
Rachel C. Wood
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Understanding the Role of Adolescent Development in Higher Education Outcomes
Chair: Cynthia Hudley
“The Dual Influences of Parents and Peers on Aspirations for Higher Education”
Cynthia Hudley
Looking Behind the Lens: Participatory Photography in Research and Intervention with Diverse Youth
Chair: Maryam Kia-Keating
“Visualizing the Narrative of Displacement: Participatory Photography with Refugee and Immigrant Young Adolescents”
Maryam Kia-Keating
Sunday, March 9, 2008
“Social Capital among First-Generation and Non-First Generation Working-Class White Male College Students”
Roxanne Venus Moschetti
Cynthia Hudley
[Presenters from the Gevirtz School are available for interviews; contact George Yatchisin at 805 893 5789]
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