Ruth McRoy

Ruth McRoy

Professor, School of Social Work, Boston College School of Social Work

10:30 am Cartier I TUE July 10, 2018

Paper session: Internet / social media

The Role of Tech-Mediated and Traditional Modes of Communication in Adult Adoptees' Contact with Birth Mothers and Birth Fathers

— By Krystal Cashen, Ruth McRoy, Harold Grotevant, Addie Wyman Battalen, Christina Sellers

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10:30 am International I TUE July 10, 2018

Symposium: Achieving Authenticity in Cultural Ethnic Racial Socialization: Factors Related to Parents' Socialization Choices for their Adopted Children

Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents' Attitudes Towards Racial Socialization Self-efficacy

— By Addie Wyman Battalen, David Brodzinsky, Ruth McRoy

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10:30 am International II TUE July 10, 2018

Symposium: An examination of post-adoption experiences of children, young adults, and families in the U.S.

Factors Associated with Successful Adoptions from Foster Care

— By Ruth McRoy, Susan Ayers-Lopez

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3:30 pm Cartier I TUE July 10, 2018

Symposium: Letters to a Young Scientist: Dialogue on Nurturing the Future of Adoption Research

Round-table with adoption scholars

— By Hollee McGinnis, Harold Grotevant, Ruth McRoy, Jesús Palacios, JaeRan Kim, Louise Sims

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5:00 pm Foyer Mont-Royal MON July 9, 2018

Présentations par affiche / Poster session

How is the Birth Father Relationship (or Lack Thereof) Related to Adoptees’ Positive Affect towards & Negative Experiences with Adoption?

— By Christine Howard, Jessica Matthews, Harold Grotevant, Ruth McRoy, Dominique Altamari, Tahlee Yichye, Sabrina Seeley
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