Development
Papers on CDE Development for the NTRR Published in TSACO as the Repository Faces Closure – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Six manuscripts describing the process and results of CNTR’s work to identify and specify common data elements (CDEs) for studies in multiple environments of care are now published in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (TSACO). The work was conducted by groups of subject matter experts and data scientists and resulted in a set of […]
Social Development & Autism Signs
2-Year-Old Milestones: What Social Development Looks Like The CDC describes developmental milestones as skills most children can do by a certain age. At 2, social-emotional skills include noticing when others are hurt or upset and looking at a caregiver’s face to decide how to react in a new situation. These 2-year-old milestones matter because they […]
Eleanor Maccoby, PhD (1917-2018): Early Pioneer in Gender Studies and Child Development
Eleanor Maccoby was born in 1917 into a world in which biology was assumed to explain the differences between males and females and the effects of culture, parenting and gender roles on human development were poorly understood. She also had to overcome gender bias that made it difficult for women to be accepted into scientific […]
Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983): Pioneer Psychologist on Racial Identity, Child Development, and Systemic Racism
Mamie Phipps Clark was a pioneering psychologist whose work fundamentally shaped our understanding of racial identity, child development, and the psychological impacts of systemic racism. Her contributions were critical to the advancement of psychology and the civil rights movement, particularly through her groundbreaking research and dedication to community-based mental health services. Born in Hot Springs, […]