October 2021 Spotlight, Rufan Luo, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Rufan Luo (rufan.luo@rutgers.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. Luo is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University – Camden. Her research focuses on understanding the complex connections between children’s home learning experiences and parent-child interactions influence and support early language and Read more about October 2021 Spotlight, Rufan Luo, Ph.D[…]

September 2021 Spotlight, Patty Kuo, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Patty Kuo (Pkuo2@unl.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Dr. Kuo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.  1)      Can you write a couple sentences on some aspect of your career development: feel free Read more about September 2021 Spotlight, Patty Kuo, Ph.D[…]

July 2021 Spotlight, Maria S. Wong

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Maria S. Wong (mwong2@stevenson.edu) as our member in the spotlight. Maria is currently a Professor of Psychology at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. She also serves as the Director of the Leadership Scholars Program and Faculty Fellow of the Zirkin Center for Excellence in Teaching and Read more about July 2021 Spotlight, Maria S. Wong[…]

May 2021 Spotlight, Shelley Xiuli Tong, Ph.D

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Shelley Xiuli Tong (xltong@hku.hk) as our member in the spotlight. Shelley is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong and Director of the Speech, Language, and Reading Lab.  For the past decade, she has addressed educational and clinical issues regarding reading Read more about May 2021 Spotlight, Shelley Xiuli Tong, Ph.D[…]

August 2019 Spotlight, Jessica McKenzie, Ph.D.

This month, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Jessica McKenzie (jmckenzie@csufresno.edu) as our member in spotlight. Dr. McKenzie is currently an Associate Professor of Child and Family Science at California State University, Fresno. Jessica bridges developmental and cultural perspectives to examine how people make sense of themselves across the life course, and the role of culture and Read more about August 2019 Spotlight, Jessica McKenzie, Ph.D.[…]

Tri-Caucus Webinar on March 1, 2019: Innovative and Mixed Methods in Understanding Development

Webinar Description: Tri-Caucus scholars will be presenting on innovative research methods to study developmental processes of underrepresented or marginalized groups. Specifically, Drs. Bámaca-Colbert, Neblett, and Subrahmanyam will share their perspectives on the following questions: What are the different research questions that can be asked using this method that cannot be answered using traditional methods (i.e., what Read more about Tri-Caucus Webinar on March 1, 2019: Innovative and Mixed Methods in Understanding Development[…]

Call for papers: special issue on immigration for Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Call for Papers for a Special Issue in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Collaborative and Participatory Research to Promote Engagement, Empowerment, and Resilience for Immigrant and Refugee Youth, Families, and Communities Guest Editors: Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, & Linda Juang, Ph.D., University of Potsdam, An unprecedented number of migrants (over 68 Read more about Call for papers: special issue on immigration for Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology[…]

Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program Webinar Series | Register Now for Jan 23rd!

Young Scholars Program 2019 Children of Immigrants Webinar Series In 2017, the Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program (YSP) launched its inaugural Children of Immigrants Webinar series, a three-part webinar series highlighting issues related to children of immigrant families/immigrant children, presented by former YSP grantees. For over 10 years, YSP focused on the early learning Read more about Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program Webinar Series | Register Now for Jan 23rd![…]

Letter to Our Members

Dear Members of SRCD Asian Caucus, We write to you to address the questions and concerns that we have heard and witnessed from our members in response to SRCD’s initial statement regarding family separation and the narrow interpretation of the organization’s 501 (c)(3) status that is seen as prohibitive of supporting child/family/human rights advocacy. We Read more about Letter to Our Members[…]

COSSA Action: Protect the 2020 Census

SRCD wanted to share the following news with you that COSSA (of which SRCD is a governing member) has found a way to protest the action of the Census including a question on citizenship on scientific grounds.   Dear COSSA Member: On Monday, the Department of Commerce announced that it is directing the Census Bureau to include a question Read more about COSSA Action: Protect the 2020 Census[…]