Prof. Dr. Cynthia Garcia Coll at Our University

Cynthia Garcia Coll, who holds the title of "Robinson and Barstow Professor" at the Brown University School of Education as well as professor of education, psychology and pediatrics, will give seminars on various topics at our university as a guest of the Department of Psychology. These seminars, to be held on 2, 9, 12 and 19 April 2010, will be open to all interested.

Prof. Garcia Coll, who has been the editor for six years of one of the most respected journals in developmental psychology, Developmental Psychology , specializes in the role of socio-cultural factors in development, high-risk populations, infant development in minority groups and mother-infant interaction. Researching the effect of race and ethnicity on child development, Prof. Garcia Coll is particularly interested in culture, adaptation to a new environment and various sources of oppression (e.g. poverty, racism, discrimination, etc.).