The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools’ first Signature Event of the 2018-19 academic year will feature Nancy Gonzales, foundation professor of psychology and dean of natural sciences at Arizona State University.
The event is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Nebraska Union’s Regency Suite. The talk is free and open to the public.
Gonzales’ presentation, “Culture, Context and Positive Adaptation of U.S. Latinx Youth,” will examine how contextual and cultural experiences provide unique challenges and opportunities for positive development. She will also discuss how culturally informed research can enhance interventions, policies and practices to reduce educational inequalities and improve lives.
The Signature Event series is designed to share research that advances learning and development on campus. Each Signature Event will feature a research presentation aimed at cross-disciplinary audiences.
Gonzales’ research focuses on culturally informed models of family and youth resilience in low-income communities. During the past 20 years, her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Helios Education Foundation and the Institute for Educational Sciences.
