Dr. Kristina Olson: "Childhood Gender Diversity: Latest Findings and Current Controversies"

Abstract:  Upon birth, doctors, midwives, and parents around the world declare 카지노 게임 컬렉션淚t카지노 게임 컬렉션檚 a boy카지노 게임 컬렉션� or 카지노 게임 컬렉션淚t카지노 게임 컬렉션檚 a girl카지노 게임 컬렉션�. Today, more and more children are defying these declarations, identifying as a gender that did not align with this pronouncement at their birth.  In this talk, Dr. Olson will present work exploring the gender development and well-being of this generation of transgender and gender nonconforming children, suggesting ways in which their lives are both remarkably unique and surprisingly similar to their more gender conforming peers. She will address questions about the continuity and discontinuity of identity, examine our own researcher biases in assessing gender, and discuss the implications of social support and transitioning on well-being in transgender and gender diverse youth. 

Biography:  Dr. Kristina Olson received her Bachelors degree from Washington 카지노게임사이트 in St Louis in 2003 and her PhD from Harvard 카지노게임사이트 in 2008. She began her faculty career at Yale 카지노게임사이트 before moving to the 카지노게임사이트 of Washington where she is now a professor of psychology. Dr. Olson studies early social cognition, with a recent focus on early gender development. Her work has been supported by the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, and the Arcus Foundation. She was a 2018 winner of the Alan T Waterman Award and is a current MacArthur Fellow.