Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 13:09
Prof Melissa Hines, Dr Debra Spencer and PhD candidate Marta Beneda went to the Gender Development Research Conference, San Francisco. This event is held every two years in San Francisco and hosts many of the world’s leading researchers of gender development from interdisciplinary fields. Prof Hines gave a talk and the group also presented two posters.
At the Eighth Gender Development Research Conference Prof Hines gave a presentation on 'Prenatal testosterone and sex differences in human behavior and brain structure'.
The group also presented two posters:
'Prenatal androgens and gender-related play: Different results using different methods?' by Debra Spencer, Vickie Pasterski, Sharon Neufeld, Vivette Glover, Thomas G. O'Connor, Peter C. Hindmarsh, Ieuan A. Hughes, Carlo L. Acerini, Melissa Hines. (You can view the poster here.)
and
'Young children’s preferences for dolls and trucks: Does doll’s gender or child’s nationality play a role?' by Marta Beneda and Melissa Hines.
More information about the conference can be found here.