Poverty and the Long Term Effects of Early Life Experiences
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Poverty is inextricably linked with low levels of economic resources and high levels of family stress. Emerging research indicates that children may be particularly affected by these conditions.
This interdisciplinary conference will explore the myriad effects of early life poverty and the pathways by which it impacts later life outcomes.
Session Titles Include:
The Long Term Impact of Welfare: Evidence from the Mother’s Pension Program, 1913-1930; Anna Aizer, Associate Professor of Economics & Public Policy, Brown University
Stress, Poverty, and Self-Regulation: Evidence for the Experiential Canalization of Development; Clancy Blair, Professor of Applied Psychology, New York University
Prenatal Programming of Child Health & Development; Elysia Davis, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Denver
Early Life Stress Sets the Stage: Socioemotional & Neurobiological Pathways to Health Problems from Childhood through Adolescence; Marilyn Essex, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Effect of Poor Neonatal Health on Cognitive Development: Evidence from a Large New Population of Twins; Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development & Social Policy, Northwestern University
School Quality & the Long-Run Effects of Head Start; Rucker Johnson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Early Life Stress and Epigenetic Development; Erin Kinnally, Assistant Project Scientist, CA National Primate Center, UC Davis
A New Generation of Two-Generation Programs for Children in Poverty; Hiro Yoshikawa, Professor of Education, Harvard University
Do the Effects of Early Childhood Education Programs Differ by Gender: A Meta-Analysis; Katherine Magnuson, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussants:
Jay Belsky, University of California, Davis; Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Davis; Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago
