Elders, Gerontology Papers Presented
Dale Dannefer, professor, counseling and human development, co-organized "Tracking the Trek: Studying Culture Change," and co-presented, along with Craig Barclay, associate professor and associate dean, and Paul Stein, Warner doctoral student, "ARRIVE: A New Approach for Action Research with Elders" at the Pioneer Network 2002 conference in Chicago in August. Dale also was a co-organizer of the conference "Blurred Genres of Reflexive Theorizing in Social Gerontology," and presented "Toward a Global Geography of the Life Course" at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Boston in November.

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French Appointed Consulting Editor
Lucia French, associate professor, teaching and curriculum, was recently appointed consulting editor for Early Childhood Research Quarterly, the research-based publication of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. For additional information, visit www.udel.edu/ecrq/.

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Mackie Collaborates with Spencerport Family Support Center
Karen Mackie, outreach coordinator for counseling, Warner Center for Professional Development and Education Reform, is collaborating with the Spencerport School District to implement a newly funded initiative which brings comprehensive, community-based mental health support services to the students and families in the district.

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