Research Colloquium

The Implications of Children's Contributions to the Family for their Well-being & Education

Dr. Armstrong-Carter will discuss how children are involved in helping their families by household chores, caregiving for siblings and family with health needs, and other types of support like emotional support and translating. She will explain how these experiences are associated with developmental outcomes such as well-being and education, cross-sectionally and longitudinally. She will also present applied work she has done with partners from the Rhode Island Department of Education trying to translate preliminary evidence into programs to support middle and high school children with high levels of family responsibilities.

Dr. Armstrong-Carter's research has shown that youths' experiences supporting the family can either exacerbate or mitigate academic challenges in homes with different family circumstances (e.g., disability, chronic illness), socioeconomic backgrounds, and cultural backgrounds.

Presented By:

Emma Armstrong-Carter, PhD

Eliot-Pearson Dept of Child Study & Human Development

Tufts University

Student introduction by Jocie Osika

12 - 1pm

Followed by meetin with MPSI Fellows and Trainees 1 - 2pm

Zoom

https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/99801867404?pwd=Ve2CODcKYKS09LNT6jLhvzyWgVL6hg.1

Meeting ID: 998 0186 7404

Passcode: 788152