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Research paper thumbnail of Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology

Feminism & Psychology, 2015

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ‘‘well-oiled’’ machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Research paper thumbnail of Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology

Feminism & Psychology, 2015

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ‘‘well-oiled’’ machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Research paper thumbnail of Muresan, T., Reel, H., Hansen, M., & Athan, A. (2015). Mothers, daughters, blame and the body. In V. Reimer & S. Sahagian (Eds.), The Mother-Blame Game. Toronto: Demeter Press

Muresan, T., Reel, H., Hansen, M., & Athan, A. (2015). Mothers, daughters, blame and the body. In V. Reimer & S. Sahagian (Eds.), The Mother-Blame Game. Toronto: Demeter Press

Research paper thumbnail of Athan, A., & Reel, H. L. (2015). Maternal psychology: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology. Feminism & Psychology.

Research paper thumbnail of Reel, H. L., & Athan, A. (2015). Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology. Feminism & Psychology.

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ''well-oiled'' machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Books of Abstracts by Heather L Reel

Research paper thumbnail of "Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning" -- Book of Abstracts

Book of Abstracts (ed by S. Stano and A. Bentley) International Conference "Food for Thought: No... more Book of Abstracts (ed by S. Stano and A. Bentley)
International Conference "Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning" (New York University, Oct 14-15, 2019)

Research paper thumbnail of Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology

Feminism & Psychology, 2015

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ‘‘well-oiled’’ machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Research paper thumbnail of Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology

Feminism & Psychology, 2015

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ‘‘well-oiled’’ machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Research paper thumbnail of Muresan, T., Reel, H., Hansen, M., & Athan, A. (2015). Mothers, daughters, blame and the body. In V. Reimer & S. Sahagian (Eds.), The Mother-Blame Game. Toronto: Demeter Press

Muresan, T., Reel, H., Hansen, M., & Athan, A. (2015). Mothers, daughters, blame and the body. In V. Reimer & S. Sahagian (Eds.), The Mother-Blame Game. Toronto: Demeter Press

Research paper thumbnail of Athan, A., & Reel, H. L. (2015). Maternal psychology: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology. Feminism & Psychology.

Research paper thumbnail of Reel, H. L., & Athan, A. (2015). Dispatch from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on the 20th anniversary of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology. Feminism & Psychology.

While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, ot... more While some scholars cling fiercely to the mainstay conceptual models of developmental science, others seek not just revisions to these old models but entirely new orientations. Somewhere on this spectrum, between the extremes of new and old, critical and acritical, Erica Burman has issued a call to the field—an appeal to re-engineer the traditional substructures of developmental psychology. Twenty years later, this call has been only inconsistently heeded and, in the realm of academia, has fallen squarely in the margins. In what follows, speaking from our respective positions as a current graduate student and a professor of psychology, we will consider three kinds of challenges that present themselves in the face of a critical woman-centered post-structural reading of developmental psychology. There is first the challenge that historical and political context produce; second, the challenge of what new directions past knowledge makes possible; and, finally, there is the challenge of questioning the oft regarded ''well-oiled'' machine that is science within the academy. Considering these challenges will serve to answer the pulsating question at the very heart of this special edition: what has happened in the field since the first publication of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP)? As a student of developmental psychology and as a professor of clinical psychology at a large American research university, the present authors have yet to

Research paper thumbnail of "Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning" -- Book of Abstracts

Book of Abstracts (ed by S. Stano and A. Bentley) International Conference "Food for Thought: No... more Book of Abstracts (ed by S. Stano and A. Bentley)
International Conference "Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning" (New York University, Oct 14-15, 2019)