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MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM

Barbara Fiese
(Syracuse University, psychology; Department chair; director of the Family Research Lab; associate editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

Family Stories

Wednesday, March 31, 4 - 6 p.m.

 The MARIAL Center

Emory West, 4th Floor, Room 415E

Barbara H. Fiese, Ph.D., is psychology professor and department chair at Syracuse University. She is director of the Family Research Lab and associate editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Her research focuses on family factors that promote well-being and reduce anxiety in pediatric chronic illness. She studies family routines, rituals, and stories, and has written about family stories and the life course.

With support from the National Institute of Health and various private foundations, she works with undergraduates, graduate students and colleagues across the country to identify family factors associated with academic achievement, identity, and mental health.

She received a doctorate in clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her master’s degree is in experimental psychology from Villanova University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New York.


DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER

The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road. There is ample parking close to the building. Alternatively, you may take the Emory shuttle (Route A). The Emory shuttle (Route A) provides transportation from the main campus to the MARIAL Center every 20 minutes (a 5-10 minute ride). For the shortest travel time, board the shuttle in front of the B. Jones Center or at the corner of Dowman and Fishburne (across from Glenn Memorial) at approximately 4, 24, and 44 minutes after each hour. A complete schedule and the route map are available on the web at http://www.epcs.emory.edu/AltTransp/route-a.htm

Please tell the receptionist at the front window that you are here for the
MARIAL Center lecture.

 


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