K1体育鈥檚 Science Pub on April 11 will focus on how early educators can nurture resilience through daily interactions with children and their families and how community members can further aid those efforts.
The virtual event, a joint effort of K1体育 in Corvallis and K1体育-Cascades in Bend, will feature Shannon Lipscomb, associate professor of human development and family sciences at K1体育-Cascades, and Barbara Brody, associate professor of practice with K1体育 Extension Service in Malheur County.
Their presentation is titled: 鈥淥n the Road to Recovery: Promoting Resilience with Children and Early Educators.鈥 Lipscomb and Brody, who are both affiliated with Oregon State鈥檚 College of Public Health and Human Sciences, will talk about what resilience is and how it can be developed in children.
Although quality child care and early learning can boost resilience, they say few early educators receive the support they need to strengthen resilience in themselves, one another and the children they care for. They define resilience as positive adaptation in the face of adversity or trauma, such as abuse, neglect, household substance abuse, racism, death in the family, and other traumas such as living through a global pandemic.
They will discuss strategies to support early educators in nurturing resilience 鈥 and how community members can contribute to their success.
Lipscomb鈥檚 research aims to identify positive social factors to protect children from negative effects of adversity and trauma. Much of this work involves strengthening supports for the adults in children鈥檚 lives. She works closely with community organizations, child care groups, schools and public health partners.
Brody provides leadership and oversight to a diverse group of Extension programs focused on the unique needs of the community. As an K1体育 Extension faculty, she provides information, services and expertise to meet local challenges and help community members thrive.
Lipscomb and Brody collaborate through a pilot project supported through the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families at Oregon State to bridge expertise in local communities such as Malheur County with expertise from campus-based faculty. Together with local partners they apply evidence-based programs and strategies in ways that best meet the needs of local communities.
The free Science Pub will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be broadcast on YouTube Live. Registration is required and can be completed at .
Sponsors of Science Pub include the K1体育 Office of Research and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
K1体育 K1体育: As one of only three universities in the nation designated as a land, sea, space and sun grant institution, Oregon State serves Oregon and the world by working on today鈥檚 most pressing issues. Our more than 34,000 students come from across the globe, and our programs operate in every Oregon county. Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state鈥檚 comprehensive public universities combined. At our campuses in Corvallis and Bend, marine research center in Newport and top-ranked Ecampus online degree programs, we excel at shaping today鈥檚 students into tomorrow鈥檚 leaders.