Invited Symposia
Weipeng Yang
Affiliation:
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Title:
Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Associate Editor, Journal for the Study of Education and Development
Research Keywords:
Educational Robotics; AI-Enhanced Learning; Sustainable STEAM Education; Early Childhood Learning Sciences; Computational Thinking
Tina Kretschmer
Affiliation:
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg, Germany
Title:
Professor, Developmental and Educational Psychology, FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg
Co‑Editor, Social Development journal
Research Keywords:
Gene Environment Interplay; Peer Relations; Aggression; Personality
Lab Website:
https://www.rug.nl/staff/t.kretschmer/
Marlies Maes
Affiliation:
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Title:
Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University
Research Keywords:
Adolescent Loneliness Dynamics; Measurement & Psychometrics; Cross-Cultural Youth Research
Lab Website:
https://nl.marliesmaes.com/
Amanda Morris
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma, USA
Title:
Regents Professor & George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair, Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Joint Appointment in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, OSU–Tulsa & Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity (CIRCA)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Research on Adolescence; Associate Editor, Adversity and Resilience Science
Research Keywords:
Parenting; Socio-Emotional Development; Early Life Adversity; Risk and Resilience;
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes
Lab Website:
https://www.acesandpaces.com/
Tatiana Plata Caviedes
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Title:
Professor, Department of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Research Keywords:
Early Self-Regulation in Children; Compliance Behaviors; Psychometric Assessment; Parent–Child Interaction
Joanna Peplak
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Title:
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Director, Grow to Care Lab
Research Keywords:
Moral and Immoral Emotions; Prosocial Behavior; Parent–Child Moral Socialization; Intergroup Moral Development
Pilyoung Kim
Affiliation:
University of Denver, USA
Title:
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Denver
Director, Brain, Artificial Intelligence, and Child (BAIC) Center
Research Keywords:
Parenting Neurobiology; Child Brain Development; Generative AI Impact; Human AI Interaction
Jennifer Lansford
Affiliation:
Duke University, USA
Title:
President, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) — term 2025–2027
S. Malcolm Gillis Distinguished Research Professor of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Behavioral Development
Research Keywords:
Aggression; Behavior Problems; Families and Parenting; Risk and Resilience; Cross-Cultural Research
Lab Website:
https://scholars.duke.edu/person/lansford
Peter Titzmann
Affiliation:
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Title:
President-Elect, European Association for Developmental Psychology (EADP)
Professor of Developmental Psychology, Leibniz University Hannover
Research Keywords:
Migration Adaptation; Cultural Diversity; Adolescent Stress and Delinquency; Peer and Family Interaction; Longitudinal Developmental Research
Lab Website:
https://www.petertitzmann.com/
Nary Shin
Affiliation:
Chungbuk National University, South Korea
Title:
Professor, Department of Child Welfare, Chungbuk National University
Research Keywords:
Social and Emotional Development; Play and Interaction; Early Childhood Education and Care Policy; Professional Development of Kindergarten and Childcare Teachers
Juyoung Song
Affiliation:
Penn State Schuylkill, United States
Title:
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, Penn State Schuylkill
Research Keywords:
Big data, Machine learning; Comparative criminal justice/Criminology; Juvenile delinquency; Cyberbullying
Lab Website:
https://schuylkill.psu.edu/person/juyoung-song
Annette Henderson
Affiliation:
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Title:
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Auckland
Director, Early Learning Laboratory (ELLA)
Past President, Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA)
Research Keywords:
Cooperation in Early Childhood; Social and Cognitive Development; Innovative Research Methods; Parent-Child Interactions
Lab Website:
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/a-henderson
Leoandra
Onnie Rogers
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, USA
Title:
President-Elect, Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University
Principal Investigator , DICE Lab (Development of Identities in Cultural Environments)
Associate Editor, Journal of Adolescent Research
Research Keywords:
Human development; Diversity and equity; Social and educational inequities; Identities and relationships
Ingrid Schoon
Affiliation:
University College London, UK
Title:
Past President, European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA)
Past President, Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS)
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy, UCL Institute of Education
Chair, Social Policy, UCL Social Research Institute
Research Keywords:
Risk and resilience; Social inequalities; Health and wellbeing; Youth transitions; Gender equality
Lab Website:
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/48149
Additional invited speakers will be announced in the coming months,
with full session titles and presentation details to follow by the end of the year.