With the Age 30 interviews a few years behind us, we are focused on presenting our results at National conferences and in scientific publications. In addition, we have interviewed some study participants about their parenting experiences as part of the SLS Young Families Study. We enjoyed catching up with these participants and learning more about their experiences forming families of their own!
Recent Project Papers and Presentations
- In October 2006, Helen Reinherz, SLS Project Director, and Abbie Frost, Associate Professor at the Simmons School of Social Work, presented a workshop at the School Social Work Conference of the NASW MA. The presentation, "Tracing Risk and Protective Factors from Pre-School to Adolescence: Implications for Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health and Alcohol Problems," was based on the work of the SLS.
- In March 2006 at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in San Francisco, CA, SLS Research Assistant Professor, Jennifer Tanner, presented the paper, "Trajectories of Mental Health in a Community Sample from Ages 15 to 30." Paper authors are Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D., Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D., Helen Reinherz, Sc.D., and Julie Leis, B.A.
- Also at the Society for Research on Adolescence meeting, SLS Senior Research Assistant, Julie Leis, presented a poster on the influence of family background on development. Poster authors are Julie Leis, B.A., Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D. & Helen Reinherz, Sc.D.
- In September 2005, SLS Project Director Helen Reinherz presented at the Society for Life History Research Conference in Portland, OR. Her talk highlighted SLS project findings in the area of intergenerational influences on mental health outcomes. SLS also presented a poster on the impact of mental health issues across generations. The poster was developed by Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D., Helen Reinherz, Sc.D., Julie Leis, B.A., and Christa Labouliere, M.A.
November 2006 Publications Update
Five new articles and chapters by SLS researchers have been published in 2006. These articles span a wide variety of topics related to mental health and human development. Click here for more information about SLS publications.
