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Fatherhood-Ross D. Parke
8:15 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ross D. Parke is the distinguished Professor of Psychology, Presidential Chair, and Director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of California, Riverside. In addition to many publications, he is the author of Fatherhood; the co-author of child Psychology: A contemporary Viewpoint; and the co-editor A Century of Developmental Psychology and children in Time and Place: Developmental and Historical

Reinventing Childhood - David Elkind
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. David Elkind is Professor of child Study at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and is probably best known for his books, The Hurried child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon, All Grown Up and No Place to Go, Miseducation, and the Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance. His newest book is Reinventing Childhood Raising and Educating Children in a Changing World. Part of the National Affairs Series

Saturday Night Live, Etc. - Ana Gasteyer
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Ana Gasteyer is a Saturday Night Live performer and is best known for her characterizations of Martha Stewart, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Katherine Harris.

Family Diversity - Vonnie C. McLoyd
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Vonnie C. McLoyd is a professor of psychology and African American Studies, and Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan. She is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on the impact of economic hardship on family processes and children's mental health. She is the co-editor of studying minority Adolescents: Conceptual, methodological, and Theoretical Issues. Part of the National Affairs Series

Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction - Jean Kilbourne
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jean Kilbourne is a nationally recognized expert on addictions, gender issues, and the media, who has served as an adviser to former Surgeons General C. Everett Koop and Antonia Novello. She is the author of Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising. Her first film "Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women" are among the most popular educational films of all time. Part of the National Affairs Series

Emerging Families: How Family Relationships Develop Across Generations - Rand Conger
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Rand conger was director of the Institute for Social and Behavioral Research at Iowa State University and professor of sociology and psychology. his books include Children of the Land: Adversity and Success in Rural America, part of the john D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on mental Health and Development; and Families in troubled Times: Adapting to Change in rural America. Part of the National Affairs Series

Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America - Stephen Bloom
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Stephen bloom's book Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America focuses on fundamental changes confronting a small, predominately Lutheran, Iowa town after 150 Lubavitcher Jews settle there, buy the local slaughterhouse, and become the community's new power brokers. Bloom, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Iowa, has been an award-winning journalist form more than 20 years. Part of the National Affairs Series

The Vagina Monologues
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Author Eve Ensler wrote a series monologues after talking to hundreds of women from all ages and ethnicities. Her subjects included a Long Island, N.Y., antiques dealer and a Bosnian refugee. "The Vagina Monologues" has had a lengthy run in New York City, where it has been performed by revolving trios of actresses and other famous women. The New York Times called it "a bona fide phenomenon," while Entertainment Weekly dubbed it " alternately funny, poetic and provocative." The Iowa State performance of "The Vagina Monologues" will feature Shirley Dunlap, associate professor of theater and director of ISU World Theatre Workshop; Sine Anahita, graduate student in sociology; LaTia McPherson, a freshman in psychology; M. Evelina Galang, assistant professor of English; Abby Hansen, a junior in liberal studies (curriculum); Fern Kupfer, associate professor of english; Carlie Tartakov, professor of curriculum and instruction; Vika Russell, a senior in biology; and Alissa Stoehr, a senior in political science.

Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them - James Garbarino
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - James Garbarino is director fo the Family Life Development Center and professor of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. he is the author of Raising Children in a Socially toxic Environment and Lost Boys: why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them. Part of the National Affairs Series

The Impact of Mandatory Sentencing on Families - Connie Cohen
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Connie Cohen is an associate judge in the Polk County Juvenile court. Part of the National Affairs Series