Fall 2025 Kendon Smith Lecture Series: Out of the Lab and into the “Wild”: Understanding the real-world contexts and interactions that shape early development

UNCG’s Department of Psychology will host its second event in the 2025 Kendon Smith Lecture Series in the School of Education building, room 120.

9:00-10:15: First Talk

• Dr. Kathryn L. Humphreys
• Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
• Title: How Early Environments Shape the Developing Brain 

10:15-10:35: Break

10:35-11:50: Second Talk

• Dr. Barbara Rogoff
• UCSC Foundation Distinguished Professor, Psychology Department, UC Santa Cruz
• Title: Collaborative Interactions in Early Childhood in Families and Communities

The Kendon Smith Lectures are free and open to the public. For disability accommodations or other information, please contact Kelsey Hewitt at kemckinn@uncg.edu or 336.334.5480. Please allow at least 72 hours’ advance notice if you need accommodations, so we have time to book services for the event.