Peer relations research expert to lead two presentations Sept. 15–16
Amanda Rose, an internationally recognized expert in peer relations research and a leader in women’s professional development in academia, will be on campus Sept. 15–16 to lead two public presentations.
Rose will lead a workshop, “Women’s professional development: A lifespan perspective,” focusing on the strategies to address the professional development challenges faced by women in academia from 3–5 p.m. Sept. 15, in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107, offered by the Department of Psychology in partnership with the NSF ADVANCE Rising Tide Center.
She also will speak on “Co-rumination in the friendships of boys and girls” from 3–5 p.m. Sept. 16, in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building, as part of the Department of Psychology Research Colloquium Series.
Rose is a professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, whose research focuses on peer relationships and the ways in which social experiences impact developmental and emotional outcomes. She is best known for developing the construct of co-rumination and for her work on co-rumination and gender differences in the peer experiences of children and adolescents.