Population & Family Health

Faith Lamb-Parker, Scientific Director for Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference

In June of 2008, Faith Lamb-Parker, PhD, assistant clinical professor of Population and Family Health, was the scientific director for Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference, Creating Connections: Linking Policy, Practice and Research across Early Childhood Development, Care, and Education. The conference, held last summer in Washington, DC, attracted about 1,000 participants from a variety of disciplines including pediatricians, public health professionals, psychologists, and education specialists.

Head Start’s National Research Conferences serve to identify and disseminate research relevant to low-income children and their families - Head Start’s service population. In addition, these conferences aim to foster partnerships among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.

The Ninth Conference presented the latest research and evidence-based practices, including questions regarding environments, populations, and cultures, highlighting links among early childhood development, care, and education, and how these fields, in turn, inform policy and practice.

Learn more about the Conference.