Professional Resource
Annual Conference 2019 Live!: Beach Party
Our Annual Conference is jam-packed with key experts covering a range of issues impacting the lives of babies. Grab your snorkel and DIVE IN behind the scenes with us as we interview conference speakers on the latest research and innovations in early childhood.
Becoming a Diversity Ally
Nikki Darling-Kuria, M.A., M.Ed., ZERO TO THREE
Supporting Resilience and Well-Being Through Mindfulness
Maria Gehl, MSW, ZERO TO THREE
New Education Pathways for Spanish-Speaking Family Child Care Providers
Susan Marie Zoll, Ph.D., Rhode Island College
Game Changers and Life Changers
Matthew Melmed, J.D., ZERO TO THREE;
Lynette Aytch, Psy.D., ZERO TO THREE
DIVE IN with ZTT Membership
Maria Spriggs, ZERO TO THREE
New Research Revelations On The Susceptibility And Resilience To Early Life Adversity
Pat Levitt, Ph.D. Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Rahil Briggs, Psy.D., HealthySteps, ZERO TO THREE
Tackling The Opioid And Substance Crisis Using The Science Of Attachment, Trauma, And Infant Mental Health
Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou, Esq., J.D., Ph.D., University Of Central Florida And Author Of The Opioid Fix: America’s Opioid Crisis And The Solution They Don’t Want You To Have)
Janie Huddleston & Darisheia Bell (ZERO TO THREE Safe Baby Court Team),
Kathryn Shea, MSW, LCSW, (Sarasota’s Community Multi-Prong Response To Opioid Crisis)
Judge Hope Bristol (Florida’s Drug Court And Ft. Laud Early Childhood Court), & Parent In Recovery)
Mimi Graham, Ed.D., (Florida’s Early Childhood Court Clinical Piece)
Shelter from the Storm
Julia Yeary, IMH-E, LCSW, ZERO TO THREE
Karen Harrison, M.Ed., Save The Children
Jennifer Novak, MSW, ZERO TO THREE
Finding Quality and Growing Equity in Unexpected Places
Junlei Li, Ph.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education
Wrestling with Dads: What We've Learned on the Floor and in Interviews
Kevin V. Gruenberg, Psy.D., University of South California
Richard Cohen, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Strategies For Starting Conversations About Early Mental Health
Lisa Jansen Thompson, LPC, M.A., Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County
All in the Family: Understanding the Role Grandparents Play in Caring for Children Under 5
Rebecca Parlakian, M.Ed., ZERO TO THREE
Kathy Kinsner, M.Ed., ZERO TO THREE
Digital Adults: Technology Use by Parents and its Effects on Child Outcomes
Sarah Lytle, Ph.D., Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington
Inequity in Infancy: Racial Disparities and African American Infants
Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D. (Presenter), University Of Maryland
Cathy Costa, Baltimore City Health Department
Reiko Boyd, Ph.D., University Of Houston
Iheoma Iruka, Ph.D., HighScope
Living Through The Triumphs And Challenges Of Raising A Child With Autism
Doreen Oliver