Mark your calendar! Youth-Nex, the University of Virginia’s Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, is sponsoring the following upcoming events:

Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 12 to 1:30 p.m. | Free Webinar
The Impact of Poverty and Violence on Children’s Social-Emotional Development
Dana Charles McCoy, Ph.D., Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Thursday, January 26, 2017
The Impact of Teaching Yoga on Student Behavior
Julia Taylor, Ph.D.

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Investigating Diversity in Early Adolescence
Joanna Williams, Ph.D.

Friday, February 24, 2017 | Invited Presentation
The Science of Hope and Why it Matters for Children and Families in Poverty
Valerie Maholmes, Ph.D., CAS

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Youth Adult Relationships as Ecological Assets
Nancy Deutsch, Ph.D., and Mimi Arbeit, Ph.D.

Friday-Saturday, March 17-18, 2017
UVA Global History of Black Girlhood Conference

Thursday, April 20, 2017
Peer and Teacher Interactions as Developmental Opportunities in Linguistically Diverse Middle School Classrooms
Amanda Kibler, Ph.D., Lauren Molloy Elreda, Ph.D., and Mimi Arbeit, Ph.D.

Thursday, May 4, 2017
Preventing Adolescent Dating Abuse Using An Interactive Smartphone Application
Katrina Debnam, Ph.D., School of Nursing

Youth-Nex is a transdisciplinary center promoting healthy youth development, educational attainment and learning. Working across the University, Youth-Nex focuses on the assets of young people and works in a wide variety of areas including health management, civic engagement and education. Youth-Nex also aims to prevent youth problems such as violence, physical and mental health issues, substance abuse and school failure.