Inaugurated in 2017, the annual Kessler-Freedheim lecture honors Dr. Jane Kessler, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former director of the Mental Development Center, and Dr. Donald Freedheim, Emeritus Professor of Psychology and former Director of the Schubert Center.
"The series helps us recognize the distinguished history of research and work with children on our campus," said Jill Korbin, the Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor of Anthropology and Senior Advisor to the Schubert Center.
The Science and Practice of Social and Emotional Learning [2020 Kessler-Freedheim Lecture]
Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Jones, Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Date: April 6, 2020 [POSTPONED]
Disparities in the Diagnosis and Care of Children with Autism [2019 Kessler-Freedheim Lecture]
Speaker: Dr. David Mandell, Kenneth E. Appel Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Date: February 26, 2019
Resource: Disparities in Diagnosing and Caring for Children with Autism
Finding a Path to Equity: Media’s Role in Advocating for Cleveland’s Youth [2018 Kessler-Freedheim Keynote Forum]
Co-hosted by The City Club of Cleveland
Panelists:
- Leila Atassi, Reporter, Cleveland.com
- Margaret Bernstein, Director of Advocacy and Community Initiatives, WKYC
- Rachel Dissell, Reporter, The Plain Dealer
- This conversation will be moderated by City Club Youth Forum Council Chair, TiOlu Oresanya
Date: May 4, 2018
Making the Slow Transition to Adulthood: Lessons in Experience, Identity and Inequality [2017 Kessler-Freedheim Lecture]
Speaker: Dr. Richard Settersten, Jr., Director of Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children & Families at Oregon State University
Date: March 7, 2017