Call for Speakers – ISDP DEI Committee Symposium Proposal

Call for Symposium Submissions for ISDP 2025: Deadline March 31, 2025

Please submit a 250-word abstract, CV, and complete this cover sheet by Wednesday, March 26th!

The International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is seeking early-career (undergraduate – assistant professor level) investigators from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities and/or doing work on historically marginalized and underrepresented communities to apply for consideration to be part of our second annual committee-sponsored symposium submission for the 2025 Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA Nov. 12th-14th). Topics may vary broadly across the spectrum of developmental psychobiology and represent cellular, animal, and/or human models. We welcome submissions related to:

  • Intergenerational transmission of trauma 
  • Intergenerational transmission of the biopsychosocial impacts of racism and discrimination
  • Intergenerational transmission of resilience
  • Caregiver behaviors and impact on child development / mental health
  • Community-level factors influencing child development / mental health from a historical lens

To apply, please submit a 250-word abstract, CV, and complete this cover sheet by Wednesday, March 26th. Selected individuals will be notified by Friday, March 28th. Selection does not guarantee presentation at the annual meeting; we will submit the symposium application on Monday, March 31st

Please direct submissions to:

  • Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Ph.D., DEI Committee Chair, Email
  • Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo, Ph.D., DEI Committee Liaison, Email
  • Manessa Riser, ISDP Member, Email

For more information on the annual meeting, please see here: https://isdp.org/current/

For more information on symposia submissions, please see here: https://isdp.org/call-for-symposium-submissions-for-isdp-2025/