The Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) held its biennial meeting  March 20 through 22 in Austin, TX where several graduate students from the Department of Family Social Science presented.

The SRA selected Jennifer Doty as one of its mentors for the SRA Young Scholars program, which is dedicated to encouraging and supporting undergraduates from underrepresented groups to pursue graduate work in adolescence though strong mentoring relationships.

SRA members elected Jessica Rudi to be the next Emerging Scholar Representative to the Executive Council for the organization. At the meeting Rudi chaired the Invited Keynote Address by Dr. Laurence Steinberg, as well as facilitated the Emerging Scholar Q&A session following the keynote.

The following graduate students and faculty also presented at the SRA meeting:

Jennifer Doty, Professor Jodi Dworkin, and Kirsten Lind Seal
Effects of Family Structure on Trajectories of Closeness with Fathers from Adolescence to Adulthood.

Amy Walkner-Spaan and Professor Martha Rueter
Adoption Impact on Adoptive Family Relationships in Emerging Adulthood.

Yaliu He and Professor Jodi Dworkin
Posttraumatic Growth Among Adolescent Sichuan Earthquake Survivors.