Schedule:

8.45am – 9.15am: Registration

9.15 – 9.40 am: Opening Comments:

- Prof. Colin Scott, Principal College of Social Sciences and Law; Prof Giuseppe de Vito, Head, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

- Dr Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

9.40 am – 10.30am: Keynote Address (Chair: Prof. Richard Tremblay)

- Prof. John Frank (University of Edinburgh) “Best Early Life Investments for Health Equity over the Life Course”

10.30am – 10.45am Coffee break

10.45am – 12.25pm Irish Longitudinal Studies from Birth (Chair: Dr Orla Doyle)

- Dr. Lisa Christine Girard Impact of breastfeeding on cognitive and behavioural development.

- Dr Michael Crowe Connecting diet, dental health and obesity in preschool children

- Prof. Richard Tremblay The contributions of twin studies to understanding bio-psycho-social development

- Dr Aifric O’Sullivan Can twins help untangle gut-brain linkages?

- Dr Celine Murrin Understanding cross-generational influences in the Lifeways Cohort study

12.25pm – 1.05pm Preventive interventions during pregnancy (Chair: Prof Dympna Devine)

- Prof. Fionnuala McAuliffe The ROLO Study

- Dr. Orla Doyle The Preparing For Life Study

1.05 – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 15.20pm Development, Learning, and Transitions (Chair: Dr Aifric O’Sullivan)

- Prof Dympna Devine Inter-generational Justice, Children's welfare and wellbeing

- Dr. Michelle Downes Executive Functioning Development and Assessment in the Early Years

- Dr Seaneen Sloan Learning, Development and Educational Wellbeing: 'What works' in improving outcomes for children?

- Dr Jennifer Symonds Well-being at the school-to-work transition: a montage of findings from national cohort data

15.20pm – 15.40pm Closing remarks Prof. Richard Tremblay