Upcoming LIFE Academy


LIFE Spring Academy
May 11 - 15, 2004
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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MON., MAY 10 LOCATION
5:00pm Pre-academy LIFE steering committee meeting Zanzibar
     
TUES., MAY 11 All sessions will be held in School of Education, 615 East University
8:30 am Continental breakfast provided Whitney (Rm 1309)
9:00 Welcome: Jacque Eccles, University of Michigan Whitney (Rm 1309)
9:15 HLM Methods session Steve Raudenbush, University of Michigan Whitney (Rm 1309)
12:30pm Lunch Dean's Conf Rm (1211)
1:30 HLM Continued Whitney (Rm 1309)
4:30 Break
5:00 Break out/progress report session
Development of cooperation in groups: The role of selective reciprocity, Guido Biele Whitney (Rm 1309)
Social Integration among Widowed Older Adults: Compensation as a Coping Strategy, Jung-Hwa Ha Dean's Conf Rm (1211)
Lifespan differences in upper limits of episodic learning: Middle childhood to old age, Yvonne Brehmer Room 2334
6:30 Dinner Reservation at Gandy Dancer 401 Depot Street
     
WED., MAY 12 All sessions will be held in East Hall, 525 East University
9:00 am The Developmental Origins of Violence, Daniel Nagin, Carnegie Mellon University (Methods session)

Discussant: John Schulenberg
4448 East Hall
Noon Lunch 3rd Floor Terrace, East Hall
1:00 Adventures in Lifespan Psychology: On Wisdom and Life-Longings, Paul Baltes

Discussant: Toni Antonucci
4448 East Hall
2:30 Break
3:00 Changes in emotion and motivation across the life course: Why individuals tend to do what is good for their genes, Randy Nesse, University of Michigan

Life tasks, values and behavioral choices: a lifespan perspective, Jacque Eccles, University of Michigan

Discussant: Bobbi Low
4448 East Hall
6:00 Dinner Reservation at Palio's 347 S. Main Street
     
THUR., MAY 13 All sessions will be held in East Hall, 525 East University
9:00am The Endogeneity Problem in Developmental Studies, Greg Duncan, Northwestern University (Methods session)

Discussant: Kai S. Cortina
4448 East Hall
12:00 Walk to Zingerman's for lunch 422 Detroit Street
Afternoon Open schedule for faculty/fellow and collaborative research meetings
  • fMRI Center tour from 3:00-5:00pm (coordinated by Natalie Ebner)
     
FRI., MAY 14 All sessions will be held in School of Education, 615 East University
9:00 am Low Education: Skills, Relations, and Meanings, Heike Solga, MPI for Human Development, currently at Yale University

Discussant: Jürgen Baumert
Whitney (Rm 1309)
10:30 Break
11:00 Break out/progress report session
Simple rules for foraging in patchy environments, Andreas Wilke Whitney (Rm 1309)
Striving for gains and preventing losses: On the differences in goal orientation in early and late adulthood, Natalie Ebner Room 2328
Development of proficiency in German as a second language: The relationship between basic communication and academic language skills, Andrea G. Müller Room 2334
12:30pm Lunch Dean's Conf Rm (1211)
1:00 Mental Speed and Working Memory: One, a Few, or Many Possible Factors of Cognitive Age Differences, Oliver Wilhelm, Humboldt University Berlin

Discussant: Patti Reuter-Lorenz
Whitney (Rm 1309)
2:30 Break
3:00 Break out/progress report session
Gender aspects of stigma management among socially disadvantaged youth, Lisa Pfahl Room 2328
Game theory with children: The decisions of individuals and groups, Michaela Gummerum Dean's Conf Rm (1211)
Performing cognitive tasks while balancing: Age differences between children and young adults, Sabine Schäfer Room 2334
4:00 Break out/progress report session
Culture and friendship: A preliminary investigation, Sean Duffy Room 2328
Temporary employment: A gender perspective, Stefanie Gundert Room 2334
Children's understanding of illness, Liqi Zhu Dean's Conf Rm (1211)
5:30 Dinner at Zanzibar 216 S. State Street
     
SAT., MAY 15 All sessions will be held in East Hall, 525 East University
9:00 am Computational Approaches to Modeling Developmental Processes, Shu-Chen Li, Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Methods session)

Discussant: Rowell Huesmann
4448 East Hall
Noon Lunch/poster session 3rd Floor Terrace, East Hall
1:30 Contextual Determinants, Biodevelopmental Processes, and Pathways to Developmental Health, Dan Keating

Discussant: Jacque Eccles
4448 East Hall
3:00 Break out/progress report session
The coupling between self-concept, interests and ability/achievement in childhood and adolesence: Inter-individual differences in intra-individual change, Jaap J.A. Denissen and Nicole Zarrett Room 3048
Age-related cognitive decline and the use of simple heuristics, Rui Mata Room 4437
Feeling well and doing well: Age differences in the day-to-day coupling of well-being and cognitive performance, Christina Röcke Room 4448
4:00 Break out/progress report session
Ecological rationality: Do inferences from samples in memory reflect the world?, Thorsten Pachur Room 3048
Aging-related differences in measures of intraindividual variability in postural control and working memory, Oliver Huxhold Room 4437
Reproductive suppression: The critical process of embryonic implantation, Pablo Nepomnaschy Room 4448
5:00 Closing Statements