NDSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Science is set to host the eighth annual Gertrude Weigum Hinsz Lecture Friday, March 3, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the NDSU Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center atrium, with a reception to follow.
The event is free and open to the public. NDSU students, faculty and staff are invited.
Jeffrey Parker, associate professor at the University of Alabama, is set to present “How Perceived Inequalities in Popularity or Physical Attractiveness Between Partners Contribute to Negative Friendship Experiences.”
Parker is the author of numerous articles on the development of social competence in children and adolescents, with a particular focus on how children’s friendships form and how they contribute to children’s adjustment. His most recent research concentrates on children’s jealousy and envy surrounding their friendships and the role that insecurities play in children’s aggression, gossip and social exclusion. He is a past recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the Boyd McCandless Young Scientist Award from Division 7 (Developmental) of the American Psychological Association.
Parker also has been extensively involved in developing community-based, service learning experiences for undergraduate students. His work involves developing bullying prevention and reduction efforts in middle schools and promoting high-schoolers’ civic involvement and community engagement. His efforts with youth has been featured in several television broadcasts, including ABC’s “20/20” and NBC’s “Dateline,” and it was recognized with the 2013 Outstanding Faculty-Initiated Community Engagement Effort and the 2010 Outstanding Community Partner-Initiated Engagement Effort awards from the University of Alabama.
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