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2011
Friday, April 8th
8:00 AM

Black and White Thinking? Negative Responses to Transracial Adoptive Families

Emily Doyle, SUNY Geneseo
Jennifer Katz, SUNY Geneseo

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Communication That Matters: How Salient is Adoption Communicative Openness to Adjustment?

Bibiana D. Koh, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ascan F. Koerner, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Martha A. Rueter, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Coparenting and Child Adjustment among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples and their Adopted Children

Rachel H. Farr, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Charlotte J. Patterson, University of Virginia - Main Campus

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Daughters of China: A Conceptual Framework for an Inquiry into the Experiences of Adolescent and Young Adult Chinese-American Adoptees

Marguerite Scaglione Aldrich, Western Connecticut State University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Early Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Foster-to-adopt Parents

Hannah B. Richardson, Clark University
April M. Mover, Clarkson University
Jordan B. Downing, Clark University
Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Emotion and Adjustment Outcomes in Domestic Infant Adoptees

Matthew Comeau Lyle, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Harold Grotevant, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Internationally Adopted Siblings: Emergent Themes Related to Siblinghood

Carly Turer, Tufts University
Jodi Wadell, Tufts University
Ellen Pinderhughes, Tufts University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Post Adoption Needs - A North American Survey of Adoptive Families

Kim Stevens

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Providing Vital Post Adoption Support to Families

Lisa Mintz, Adoption Journeys
Sharon Silvia, Director, Adoption Journeys

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Re-Envisioning Foster Care

Kerry Homestead, Treehouse Foundation
Judy Cockerton, Treehouse Foundation
Beth Coombs, Treehouse Foundation

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Revisiting Public Perceptions of Adoption: 50 Years Since

Sarah B. Dougherty, Cornell University
H. David Kirk, Cornell University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Self-Reported Risks and Strengths among Prospective Adoptive Couples: Findings from Home Studies

Thomas M. Crea, Boston College
Richard P. Barth, University of Maryland - Baltimore
Heather Moreno, University of Maryland - Baltimore

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Young Internationally Adopted Children

Linda G. Tirella, Tufts University
Laurie C. Miller, Tufts University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Strengths and Competencies in Adopted Adolescents: Links with Attachment to Parents and Problem Behavior

Christina Roth, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Holly Grant, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Harold Grotevant, University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Violated Expectations across the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood: A Mixed Methods Study of Age, Race, Sex, and Special Needs Preferences among Foster-to-adopt Parents

April M. Moyer, Clark University
Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University

UMass Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM