Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice

Wednesday, February 25 | 4-6 PM

Kilachand Center Colloquium Room (Room 101)
610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Healthcare, education, food assistance and housing support are all key pillars of healthy child development, but children in immigrant families often do not have full access to these essential support systems. When one in four children in the United States is from an immigrant family and, subsequently, is excluded from federal, state, and local social safety nets, how can we accurately measure and understand child well-being? What kind of impact do these exclusions have? When we also consider the compounding factors of mass deportations, family separation, and a climate of increasing hostility, racism and xenophobia, what kind of future can we imagine for these children?

This Research on Tap seeks to answer these questions through innovative, convergent and community-engaged research approaches. The BU Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being and the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development will bring together researchers from across Boston University to discuss the deep inequities children in immigrant families face, and highlight the policies and practices that support their healthy development.

Featuring

Hosts

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  Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  Professor, Human Behavior, Research and Policy
  Director, Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development (IECOHD)

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  Dina Castro

  Director, Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being
  Bahamdan Professor in Early Childhood Well-Being

Panelists

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  Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba

  Research Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management

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  Yasuko Kanno

  Professor, Language Education

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  Ruth Paris

  Professor, Clinical Practice

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  Zachary Rossetti

  Associate Professor, Special Education

About Research on Tap

The Research on Tap series, sponsored by the BU Office of Research, brings together groups of BU researchers around important topics. At each event, 10-12 researchers present a maximum of four slides and deliver a four-minute “elevator pitch” of their work. Research on Tap events are open to faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students. Each presentation is followed by refreshments and lively discussion with colleagues and potential collaborators.