HDFS Colloquium

DAC Colloquium Brown Bag: HDFS Colloquium: Dr. Sarah Douglas (SEDEs) and Jiayi Liu (DYAD)

• When: 12:00-1:00
• Where: HE Room 9, Zoom optional
• Who: All HDFS Community
• What to expect: Presentations by Dr. Sarah Douglas (SEDEs) and Jiayi Liu (DYAD)

• Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/96114015617 
• Meeting ID: 961 1401 5617
• Passcode: HDFS

Speaker 1: Sarah Douglas

Sensor Technology to Measure Social Interactions of Young Children with Autism and Their Peers

Sarah N. Douglas, PhD is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Dr. Douglas started her career as a special education teacher for children with disabilities and complex communication needs, and continued on to academia obtaining a degree in Special Education from Penn State University. Her research focuses on autism, developmental disabilities, paraeducators, and interventions and technologies to support social and communication skill development for children with disabilities.

Speaker 2: Jiayi Liu

Socialization Goals and Expectations among Rural Chinese Parents: An Indigenous Perspective.

Jiayi Liu is a PhD candidate in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Diversity, Youth and Family Development. Her research focuses on cultural processes and differences in parenting and youth mental health. The goals of her work are to generate indigenous theories about parenting and youth development and to develop culturally appropriate family intervention programs for non-Western populations.