Institute of Criminology's 14th Annual Nigel Walker Lecture: 'Origins, Development and Prevention of Chronic Physical Aggression: From Criminology to Obstetrics and Epigenetics'

Speaker: Professor Richard E. Tremblay

Richard E. Tremblay is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Montreal (Canada) and Professor of Child Development at University College Dublin (Ireland) School of Public Health and Population Science. For the past thirty years he has been conducting a program of longitudinal and experimental studies on physical, cognitive, emotional and social development from conception to adulthood. He coordinates the Marie Curie International Network for Early Childhood Health Development, is the director of the Center of Excellence on Early Childhood Development and the founding director of the Research Unit on children’s psychosocial maladjustment. A graduate of the University of London, he was elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, fellow of the Health Sciences Academy and made Grand Officer of Chile’s Gabriela Mistral Order by President Bachelet. He received the John Paul Scott career award from the International Society for Research on Aggression, the Joan McCord award from the Academy of Experimental Criminology, the Sellin-Glueck award from the American Society of Criminology, the International Research award from the Italian Societa Libera, and the Laufer prevention award from the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

Thursday 2nd June 2011, 6.00pm, Seminar Room, Institute of Criminology.

Booking essential

To book a seat please contact: Joanne Garner, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA Tel: 01223 335360, Email: jf225@cam.ac.uk

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