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  2. Year: 2010
  3. Month: August

Month: August 2010

Waisman Center Board of Visitors’ member Winslow Sargeant appointed to Obama administration post

Posted on August 23, 2010

Winslow Sargeant is currently a Managing Director in the technology practice at Venture Investors, where he works with entrepreneurs to create innovative companies in underserved communities.

Posted in 2010, Awards and Honors, NewsTagged Board of Visitors, Winslow Sargeant

Research by Julie Poehlmann, PhD, examines the price of prison for children

Posted on August 9, 2010

It comes as no surprise that many children suffer when a parent is behind bars. But as rates of incarceration grew over the past 30 years, researchers were slow to focus on the collateral damage to children.

Posted in 2010, News, ResearchTagged Children of incarcerated parents

Study by Hartley and Mailick Seltzer details autism’s heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages

Posted on August 3, 2010

The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with autism.

Posted in 2010, Autism, NewsTagged Autism, Marital Relations, Marsha Mailick, Sigan Hartley

Whitney Witt study finds women’s mental health during pregnancy impacted by their history

Posted on August 2, 2010

A woman with a history of poor mental health is eight times more likely to have the problem occur during pregnancy, a new study shows.

Posted in 2010, Mental Health, NewsTagged Mental Health, Pregnancy

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