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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Original Committee Membership and Charge." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2012. From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13119.
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Appendix A

Original Committee Membership and Charge

COMMITTEE ON INTEGRATING THE SCIENCE
OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. (Chair), Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor in Child Health and Development, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University

Greg J. Duncan, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine

Felton J. (Tony) Earls, M.D., Professor of Human Behavior and Development, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University

Robert N. Emde, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of Colorado

Yolanda Garcia, M.A., M.S., Director, E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education, WestEd, San Jose, California

Susan Gelman, Ph.D., Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan

Susan J. Goldin-Meadow, Ph.D., Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago

William T. Greenough, Ph.D., Swanlund Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Study, Department of Psychology and Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Megan Gunnar, Ph.D., Professor of Child Development, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Original Committee Membership and Charge." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2012. From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13119.
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Michael J. Guralnick, Ph.D., Director, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington

Alicia F. Lieberman, Ph.D., Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco

Betsy Lozoff, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan

Ruth W. Massinga, M.S., Former President and CEO, Casey Family Programs, Seattle

Stephen W. Raudenbush, Ed.D., Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Sociology, The University of Chicago

Ross Allen Thompson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis

Deborah L. Vietz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York

COMMITTEE CHARGE

The Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development was established by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to update scientific knowledge about the nature of early development and the role of early experiences, to disentangle such knowledge from erroneous popular beliefs or misunderstandings, and to discuss the implications of this knowledge base for early childhood policy, practice, professional development, and research.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Original Committee Membership and Charge." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2012. From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13119.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Original Committee Membership and Charge." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2012. From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13119.
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From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Development, which released in October of 2000. From the time of the original publication's release, much has occurred to cause a fundamental reexamination of the nation's response to the needs of young children and families, drawing upon a wealth of scientific knowledge that has emerged in recent decades. The study shaped policy agendas and intervention efforts at national, state, and local levels. It captured a gratifying level of attention in the United States and around the world and has helped to foster a highly dynamic and increasingly visible science of early childhood development. It contributed to a growing public understanding of the foundational importance of the early childhood years and has stimulated a global conversation about the unmet needs of millions of young children.

Ten years later, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) held a 2-day workshop in Washington, D.C., to review and commemorate a decade of advances related to the mission of the report. The workshop began with a series of highly interactive breakout sessions in which experts in early childhood development examined the four organizing themes of the original report and identified both measurable progress and remaining challenges. The second day of the workshop, speakers chosen for their diverse perspectives on early childhood research and policy issues discussed how to build on the accomplishments of the past decade and to launch the next era in early childhood science, policy, and practice.

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary emphasizes that there is a single, integrated science of early childhood development despite the extent to which it is carved up and divided among a diversity of professional disciplines, policy sectors, and service delivery systems. While much work still remains to be done to reach this goal, the 2010 workshop demonstrated both the promise of this integrated science and the rich diversity of contributions to that science.

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