MPI Colloquium Dr. Elsje van Bergen
22 March 2022 15:45 - 17:00
Max Planck Institute
Auditorium 163
Colloquium
Dr Elsje van Bergen studies causes and consequences of individual differences in learning. In her research on educational skills, like reading, she integrates theories and methods from educational sciences, psychology, and genetics. She is particularly intrigued by the interplay between genetic and environmental influences.
Van Bergen is Associate Professor in Biological Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before taking up this position she was a postdoctoral researcher in developmental psychology, University of Oxford. She obtained her PhD in educational sciences, University of Amsterdam. For more, see www.evanbergen.com or @drElsje.
Van Bergen is Associate Professor in Biological Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before taking up this position she was a postdoctoral researcher in developmental psychology, University of Oxford. She obtained her PhD in educational sciences, University of Amsterdam. For more, see www.evanbergen.com or @drElsje.
Decoding the Gene-Environment Interplay of Reading Ability
In this talk, I will discuss what heritability means and how heritability information can help us to study causality between children's reading ability and voluntary reading practices. That is, does reading a lot lead to better reading skills or does reading a lot follow from high initial reading skills? Next, I will argue that heritability can cause confounds in studying the effect of the home learning environment. I will illustrate how we can deal with this, highlighting research in which we measured the DNA sequence of children and their parents to study 'genetic nurturing'.
Open to public, drinks afterwards.
Location: Auditorium MPI, room 163
Zoom link -https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86161026576
Passcode: 705081
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