Symposium Schedule
Location: McKenna Hall Auditorium (unless otherwise noted)
Please note that all times are listed using Eastern Daylight Time.
Thursday, October 4
6:45 pm Welcome
Mark Schurr, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters
7:00-8:00 pm The Prosocial Side of Animal Behavior and the Role of Empathy
Frans de Waal, Emory University
8:00-8:30 pm General discussion
8:30-9:30 pm Opening reception
Friday, October 5
8:45 am Welcome and Introduction
Julia Braungart-Rieker, Director, Center for Children and Families and Department of Psychology
9:00-10:00 am Socialization for Trust and Giving: Allomaternal Nursing and Cosleeping among Aka Hunter-Gatherers
Barry Hewlett, Washington State University, Vancouver
10:00-10:10 am Break
10:15-11:15 am Mother’s Milk & Organization of the Infant’s Behavioral Phenotype
Katherine Hinde, Harvard University
11:15-11:30 am Break
11:30-12:30 pm Socioendocrinology and Models of Allocare in Human Evolution
Lee Gettler, Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
12:30-1:45 pm LUNCH
Book display 12:30-3:30 pm
2:00-3:00 pm Epigenetic Pathways Linking Parental Effects to Offspring Development
Frances Champagne, Columbia University
3:00-3:15 pm Break
3:15-4:15 pm Violations of Evolved, Expected Care
Darcia Narvaez, Psychology Department, University of Notre Dame
4:15-5:15 pm General discussion led by James McKenna, University of Notre Dame
5:00-6:30 pm Poster session and dinner reception (Lobby)
Saturday, October 6
9:00-10:00 am The Role of Play in the Development of Social and Emotional Competence: Hunter-Gatherers, 1950s America, and Now
Peter Gray, Boston College
10:00-10:10 am Break
10:15-11:15 am Child Maltreatment and Early Mother-Child Interactions
Kristin Valentino, Psychology Department, University of Notre Dame
11:15-11:30 am Break
11:30-12:30 pm From the Emergent Drama of Interpretation to Enscreenment
Eugene Halton, Sociology Department, University of Notre Dame
12:30-1:45 pm LUNCH
Book display 12:30-3:30 pm
2:00-3:00 pm When Love Goes Awry: Maternal Investment and Child Adaptation in Disorganized Attachment Relationships
Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Harvard Medical School
3:00-3:15 pm Break
3:30-4:30 pm Childhood Trauma and the Development of the Self: Clinical and Neuroimaging Perspectives
Ruth Lanius, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario
4:30-5:30 pm General Discussion led by Darcia Narvaez, University of Notre Dame
Sunday, October 7
9:00-11:30 am How can we apply what we know about optimal child-rearing to improve today’s parenting practices?
Panel and group discussion Co-directed By Lillian Cannon and Darcia Narvaez
11:30 am Adjourn
