Continuing Education for the Professions

New Directions in Research on Close Relationships: Integrating Across Disciplines and Theoretical Approaches

Thursday–Saturday • November 5–7, 2009

Kansas Union, Lawrence, Kan.

Sponsored by The American Psychology Association;
University of Kansas Office of the Provost and departments of Psychology and Communication Studies. Coordinated by KU Continuing Education.

The New Directions in Research on Close Relationships: Integrating Across Disciplines and Theoretical Approaches conference will examine new directions in the research of close relationships, from cultural, neuroscientific, evolutionary, and health perspectives. Topics will include cross-cultural differences and similarities in close relationships such as social networks, genetic and neural substrates of love, and implications for health and well-being.