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Gail Ferguson, a professor of human development and family studies at the\u00a0University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,\u00a0will\u00a0discuss her research Wednesday on the culture and adjustment of Jamaican youth and parents in the United States, and the implication for Jamaican families in Canada.<\/p>\n

Ferguson\u2019s talk will take place Oct. 24, from noon to 2pm, at 163 Behavioural Science Building, Keele campus. \"GailThe event, sponsored by the LaMarsh Centre for Child & Youth Research, is open to everyone, but an RSVP is requested.<\/p>\n

A Jamaican-born psychologist who researches the identity and well-being of Caribbean youth, a major aim of\u00a0Ferguson<\/a>\u2019s research is to identify protective factors for the positive development of Caribbean youth and families across the diaspora.<\/p>\n

Ferguson, a professor in the Department of Human\u00a0& Community Development, will share findings from her most recent research project, The Culture and Family Life ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, which investigated the culture and adjustment of Jamaican immigrant adolescents and parents living in the United States, compared with Jamaican families on the island and native-born American families in the US.<\/p>\n

Her work has been published in leading regional and international journals including the Caribbean Journal of Psychology<\/em>, Child Development<\/em> and the International Journal of Behavioral Development<\/em>. In 2007, Ferguson was invited by the Ottawa television program \u201cCaribbean Calendar\u201d to deliver a seminar on youth well-being to the local Jamaican community, an event which was later broadcast.<\/p>\n

To RSVP, e-mail lamarsh@yorku.ca<\/a>. For more information, visit the LaMarsh Centre for Child & Youth Research<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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