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NICHD Appoints a Neuropsychologist as Deputy Director, OSTP Releases Budget Priorities for FY21
September 11, 2019
Credit: National Institutes of Health
Alison Cernich, Ph.D., has been selected as deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Cernich will assist the NICHD Director in overseeing the institute’s research programs in biological, behavioral and clinical research related to conception and pregnancy, typical and atypical development in childhood, reproductive health, and medical
read moreFABBS Scientists Meet with Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)
September 11, 2019
On Wednesday, August 28, FABBS scientists had the honor of meeting with Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) in her district office in Malden, MA. Rep. Clark serves on the House Appropriations Committee and on the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Institute of Education Sciences. Rep. Clark is a strong champion for NIH, with a particular interest in behavioral science.
FABBS immediate past-president Jeremy Wolfe,
read moreFABBS Honors Linda B. Smith
August 21, 2019
Linda B. Smith is an internationally recognized leader in developmental psychology and cognitive science. She is well known for her ground-breaking theoretical and empirical work on cognitive development, including comprehensive theories based on dynamic systems, and how the infant’s natural predispositions and visual world interact to guide object name learning. Taking a complex systems view, she seeks to understand the developmental process and, in particular, the
read moreImportance of Behavioral Factors and Social Determinants Highlighted
August 21, 2019
Social and behavioral factors affect life-course development and are a topic of interest in Washington DC.
A report, “The Promise of Adolescence; Realizing Opportunity for All Youth,” was recently released by the National Academies Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a division of the National Academies of Science. This document on the adolescent brain outlines key changes in brain structure and the impact of social factors on young people’s development during
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