Laurel Raffington | Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (US/Pacific Time)
Zoom: Link emailed to guests
Bio: Dr. Laurel Raffington is a German-American developmental psychologist. She leads the independent Max Planck Research Group Biosocial – Biology, Social Disparities, and Development at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany. This group consists of an interdisciplinary team of psychologists, gerontologists, sociologists, and biologists interested in gene-environment interplay and the unfolding of human development in socially stratified environments. Laurel has lived in several countries, which has highlighted the importance of culture and social systems in development, and has two children, whom provide a daily reminder of the importance of genetics in behavior.