Alvin Thomas's guest appearances

Alvin Thomas

Poverty Research & Policy

TDN Radio Podcast

Strength in the Midst of a Pandemic

OwlTail

Noni Gaylord-Harden

Jocelyn Smith

Resilience

IRP recently hosted  Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden, Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee,  and Dr. Alvin Thomas for a webinar conversation on Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty. They discussed how a growing body of research has begun to change understandings of how toxic environments can affect young people, particularly African American boys and young men and how research, policy, and practice can incorporate these lessons. More information about the webinar can be found at  https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/youth-trauma-and-resilience-in-contexts-of-poverty/. 

<p>IRP recently hosted <a href="https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/profile/noni-gaylord-harden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden</a>, <a href="https://hhs.uncg.edu/hdf/people/smith-lee-jocelyn-r/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee</a>,  and <a href="https://humanecology.wisc.edu/staff/thomas-alvin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Alvin Thomas</a> for a webinar conversation on Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty. They discussed how a growing body of research has begun to change understandings of how toxic environments can affect young people, particularly African American boys and young men and how research, policy, and practice can incorporate these lessons.</p> <p>More information about the webinar can be found at <a href="https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/youth-trauma-and-resilience-in-contexts-of-poverty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/youth-trauma-and-resilience-in-contexts-of-poverty/</a>. </p>

Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty with Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Alvin Thomas, Assistant Professor at the School of Human Ecology, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the first male to ever receive a CEW+ scholarship. Dr. Thomas shares why he decided to pursue his work and research on the positive development of African-American boys and the role of father involvement. Make sure to listen to the end to hear his hope for those listening to this podcast today.

Looking Inward to Create Change featuring Alvin Thomas

02-15-2017 - Alvin Thomas former General Secretary of the DPSU and Marcellyne Edwards of the newly formed group "Dominicans For The Defense of Democracy" based in the United States with a view to help persevere democracy in Dominica, joins Anthony to discuss the political goings on taking place in Dominica lately.