BLOG: BECOMING ADULT
At weddings, ask twentysomethings--how is life going?
Well-meaning grown-up types are advised not to ask twentysomethings...what are you doing, rather, how is life going? I joke with my husband that weddings are my opportunity to sequester unsuspecting twentysomethings to talk about the transition to adulthood. But it's not a joke; I do it.
YELLOWBRICK JOURNAL
Dr. Tanner is an editor of the The Yellowbrick Journal, a publication of the Yellowbrick Foundation that explores the challenges emerging adults experience throughout their transition into adulthood, focusing on the groundbreaking research and innovative treatments that are enhancing outcomes and changing lives.
FOCAL POINT ARTICLE
Community mental health for emerging adults
Developmental theory of emerging adulthood offers a new framework for thinking about and responding to the mental health needs of 18 to 29 year-olds.
GROUPS, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Group Hopes To Aid Emerging Adults by Noah Adams
Becoming an adult isn't easy, but Jennifer Tanner wants to help. Tanner, a psychologist who researches and specializes in working with young adults, is cohosting a support group aimed at reaching out to 20-somethings in the village and surrounding areas.
PODCAST
World View Forum: Getting a Life: the Emerging Adult and the Culture of Extended Adolescence
A debate at Malone University with Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D.; Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D.; and Christian Smith. Moderated by Bill Quigley.
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EMERGING ADULTHOOD
Jennifer Tanner is the Co-Chair of the
Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA)
Established in 2003, the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) is a network of international, multidisciplinary professionals focused on theoretical, empirical, and policy research issues of emerging adulthood, ages 18 to 29. Through education, research, applied services, and advocacy activities, the SSEA strives to enhance professional and public awareness of emerging adulthood as a unique stage of human development.
Announcing the 5th SSEA Conference, scheduled for 2011 in Providence, RI.
