TOPIC NETWORKS
Topic Networks
The goal of the Topic
Networks is to bring together SSEA members
who have common interests in a specific area
of emerging adulthood research or practice.
The activities of the Topic Networks will
depend on the ideas of the members, but may
include, for example, sharing draft
manuscripts for comments and suggestions;
collaborating on papers and grants; sharing
best practices for direct work with emerging
adults; letting members know about important
recent articles; collaborating on symposia
to submit to an SSEA conference; or working
together to organize a preconference
session.
If you would like to join any of the Topic
Networks below, please contact the SSEA
Coordinator,
coordinator@ssea.org. You may join as
many as you like. We also welcome your ideas
for more Topic Networks. Please note that
YOU MUST BE AN SSEA MEMBER
to join a Topic Network.
| Topic Network | Chair | Affiliation | Emerging Scholar Co-Chair | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Issues | Joe Schwab | Bridgewater State University | Johanna Carlsson | Gothenburg University, Sweden |
| Parents and Family | Cliff McKinney | Mississippi State University | Melanie Stearns | Mississippi State University |
| Mental Health | Larry Forthun | University of Florida | TBD | TBD |
| Work, Career, and Finance | Jinhee Kim | University of Maryland | Ashley LeBaron | University of Arizona |
| Study Abroad | Claire Lyons | James Madison University | Itzel Eguiliz | TBD |
| Media Uses | Chia-Chen Yang | University of Memphis | TBD | TBD |
| Substance Use and Abuse | Laura Holt; Adam Rogers | Trinity College; BYU | Olivia Diggs | Iowa State University |
| Sexuality | Spencer Olmstead | University at Tennessee, Knoxville | Kristin Anders | Kansas State University |
| Prevention and Intervention | Michael J. Cleveland | Washington State University | Ina Koning | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Romantic Relationships | Brian Willoughby | Brigham Young University | Scott Sibley | Northern Illinois University |
| Aging Out of Care | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Religion and Spirituality | Ofra Mayseless | University of Haifa |
Meredith Hope | University of Michigan |
| Student Affairs/College Student Development | Joseph Murray | Bucknell University | Jarrett Warshaw | University of Georgia |
| Health Promotion | Joe Malone | Middle Tennessee State University | Amber Dorsey | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Emerging Scholar | Shannon Claxton | Morningside College | Angela Sorgente | Catholic University |
| Friendships | Meliksah Demir | Northern Arizona University | Ayça Özen | TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey |
Topic Network News
December 2017
Substance Use
The Substance Use network collaborated with the Prevention Network to
present a a pre-conference Prevention Intervention Workshop at SSEA and to
present a roundtable at SPR's annual meeting. Members of the topic network
presented a symposium at the 2017 meeting of the SSEA, and we got together in a
informal gathering at the meeting. The big news is that we have a new chair,
Laura Holt, who is an associate professor at Trinity College.
