Jennifer M. Grossman Audio

• "We Talked About Sex," "No We Didn't"
  

  May 5, 2016

  For both teens and parents, talking about sex can be uncomfortable, but often teens and parents disagree about whether or not they have talked about sex at all.
• Communications about Sex in the Nuclear Family and Beyond: How Extended Families Support Teens' Sexual Health
  

  April 16, 2015

  Talking with family about sex can protect teens from risky sexual behavior. Parents play a critical role in family sexuality communication, but today’s adolescents often rely on nontraditional communities for support, including extended family and “fictive kin,” who can serve as core parts of the family unit, particularly among African American and Latino families.
• Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D.: "The Talk": How Teen Parents Talk About Sex with the Next Generation
  

  Lunchtime Seminar October 25, 2012 (37:09 min.)
  
  This presentation looked at the qualitative interviews from 32 parents/guardians whose 7th grade children were part of the “Get Real” evaluation program, a three-year comprehensive sex education program for grades 6, 7, and 8.

   
• Jennifer M. Grossman, Ph.D., Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., Ineke Ceder, B.A., Sumru Erkut, Ph.D: Snapshots-from-the-Evaluation-of-a-Comprehensive-Sex-Education-Program
  

  Lunchtime Seminar November 10, 2011 (58:51 min.)
  Jennifer M. Grossman, Ph.D., Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., Ineke Ceder, B.A., Sumru Erkut, Ph.D, provide an overview of their mixed-method, longitudinal evaluation which uses a randomized control design to assess the impact of a middle school sex education curriculum.
• Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D. and Michelle Porche, Ed. D. : Girls' Engagement with STEM Career Options: A Path toward Gender Equity
  

  Lunchtime Seminar April 7, 2011 (55:00 min.)

  In this talk, Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), and Michelle Porche, Ed.D., senior research scientist at WCW, will present mixed-method data on girls’ aspirations for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) work, what draws girls to STEM careers, and their perceptions of career and family roles.
• Symposium: Exploring Differences: A Cornerstone of Good Research
  

  35th Anniversary Symposium: Reflections, Conversations, New DirectionsAllison Tracy, Ph.D., Alice Frye, Ph.D., Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
  Moderator: Robin Cook-Nobles, Ph.D.
  November 13, 2010
• Linda Charmaraman and Jennifer Grossman: Racial Identity Among European American Adolescents: A Developmental Look at White Privilege
  

  In this talk, Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., and Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellows at the Wellesley Centers for Women, discussed the importance of race for White adolescents and how it differs across school and class contexts.