DEI / Meeting / News

ISDP 2026 Poster Networking Program

We are excited to invite ISDP attendees to a new poster networking initiative at the 2026 annual meeting. This networking initiative is sponsored by the ISDP DEI Committee. Through this program, poster presenters will have the opportunity to invite 3-5 attendees to their posters to facilitate scientific discussion and professional networking. This will take place during the two poster sessions: Wednesday, November 11th, from 6:00-7:30 pm and Thursday, November 12th, from 6:00-7:30 pm.

DEI / Meeting / News

Affinity Breakfast: Fostering Community and Belonging at ISDP

Join us for an engaging, open discussion designed to foster community, connection, inclusivity, and belonging within the ISDP community on Wednesday, November 11, from 7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza St. Charles Ballroom. Over a complimentary continental breakfast, we plan to provide an opportunity for members to connect across career stages, backgrounds, and experiences; share perspectives and experiences related to navigating our field; and identify ways we can build a more supportive and inclusive scientific community.

Rather than separate affinity-group tables, this year’s breakfast will bring ISDP members together for a shared conversation. The discussion will create space to consider how different aspects of identity and lived experiences both intersect and shape our academic and professional settings as well as future lived experiences. All ISDP members are welcome and encouraged to participate, listen, and contribute to the discussion.

Awards / News

Congratulations Natalie Brito and Jamie Hanson! Winners of the Newly Established ISDP Bethany Reeb-Sutherland Mid-Career Award

We have two winners of the NEW Mid-Career Award: ISDP Bethany Reeb-Sutherland Mid-Career Award. This award is given to honor the memory of Bethany Reeb-Sutherland, a promising mid-career investigator in the field of Developmental Psychobiology who was Treasurer of the ISDP at the time of her passing in November of 2020. Congratulations to Natalie Brito and Jamie Hanson!

Rachel Barr, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University and the Director of the Georgetown Early Learning Project. Barr is interested in how young children learn so rapidly from the world around them, including learning in the digital world and multilingual environments. She has used media content as part of an early intervention parenting program. Currently she is working on a manybabies project to examine family media ecology globally. She has worked with Zerotothree to disseminate the knowledge via’s Screensense resources.
Awards / News

2026 ISDP Senior Investigator Award – Rachel Barr, PhD

Rachel Barr, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University and the Director of the Georgetown Early Learning Project. Barr is interested in how young children learn so rapidly from the world around them, including learning in the digital world and multilingual environments. She has used media content as part of an early intervention parenting program. Currently she is working on a manybabies project to examine family media ecology globally. She has worked with Zerotothree to disseminate the knowledge via’s Screensense resources.