European Society for Research in Adult Development
Executive Board
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President
Dr. Oliver Robinson, University of Greenwich I am the author of "Development through Adulthood: An integrative sourcebook", published by Palgrave Macmillan. My own empirical research focuses on how major life transitions and crises affect emotional development, ego development and identity development, and how adult development concepts can be applied in various contexts. I use qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods, and write on the philosophy of methodology. My most recent book came out in 2018 on how science and spirituality relate in the context of dialectical thinking and adult development >>> |
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Vice President
Teresa Maria Sgaramella Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology. University of Padova, Italy. My research career has developed along several lines and in different research contexts giving me the opportunity to study and develop expertise in neuropsychology, cognitive and psychosocial functioning, as well as career issues across life span. My main interests deal with executive functioning and psychological resources (namely resilience and future time perspective) and contextual determinants on Positive Development, with a particular attention to Adult Development. Research and study interests are then tailored to develop preventive programs fostering school, social and work participation, as well as Personal and social future life designing and goals. These themes are addressed with both quantitative and qualitative methods such as qualitative interview and storytelling. I’ve been actively involved in several European projects aimed at university teaching and professionals continuing education. Currently I coordinate the International GRES (Group for Research in Executive Skills). |
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Honorary President
Dr. Eeva Kallio, University of Jyväskylä Eeva K. Kallio, in her research career in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has primarily studied the development of adult thinking and wisdom. In addition, she has participated in several development projects of university teaching and worked also more generally as an instructor, counsellor and lecturer in the field of adult education. Her main research interests relate to the concepts used in psychology and educational science, including their meta-theoretical and historical consideration. She is a founding member and the first president (2011-2016) of European Society for Research on Adult Development and also a member of the respective editorial board of Journal of Adult Development. She is mentioned in the large reference edition Oxford University Online Bibliographies as one of the pioneers in the research of the development of adult thinking. She has edited lately book of adult cognitive development in Finnish (Ajattelun kehitys aikuisuudessa), which has been success (5 editions in 12months time after launching plus electronic edition). Currently she is coordinator of the Sophia & Phronesis European wisdom network. Modified and updated book in English is in preparation. Her long-term interests include the history of cultural cosmology, Chinese metaphysics and active practice of taiji and qigong. |
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Treasurer
Nick Shannon, MA, MBA, MSc, C Psychol, AFBPsS Nick Shannon is the founder and principal of Management Psychology Limited, a UK based practice specializing in organizational and management development. Nick is a Chartered Psychologist, a member of the British Psychological Society and a founding member of the Association of Business Psychologists. Nick’s varied career has involved working variously as a commodity and derivatives trader, a director of a foreign exchange business, and a restaurateur. Working as a consultant to organisations in the private and public sectors for the last 20 years, Nick believes passionately in the value of a combination of philosophical inquiry and rigorous scientific methodology. He has a particular interest in the cognitive and emotional transitions that managers must make in order to work effectively at successively higher levels of complexity and hierarchy. His work with clients involves coaching and facilitation to develop more effective management teams with a focus on improving organisational performance and providing a better environment for their staff. |
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Secretary
Daryl Dugas is an assistant professor of educational psychology at Northern Illinois University. His research concerns the transition to adulthood, identity, self-authorship, and their impact on the work of new teachers. His current focus is developing experiences for undergraduate students to promote their growth toward self-authorship. |
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Board Member
Dr. Marc Lucas (PhD in Psychology, MBA), HMKW University Marc Lucas is professor of economic and business psychology at University for Media, Communication and Economics (HMKW) in Cologne, Germany as well as founder of Lucoco Lucas Consulting & Counseling. His main interests are in the integration of such diverse fields as adult development in leadership, education and organization, neuro-leadership, organizational trauma prevention, crisis-management, and arts-inspired qualitative research as well as integrative and integral meta-theorizing. |
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Board Member
Dr. Natalia Waechter is a Tenure Track Professor in Social Pedagogy at the University of Graz, Austria, Department of Educational Studies. My research focuses on generations, young people and young adults, digitalization und social inequalities, media education, identity and development, migration and ethnic minorities, and international comparative quantitative and qualitative studies. I am German partner and project leader (at the LMU Munich) in the ongoing EU research project “ySKILLS” (2020-2023) investigating digital skills of young people. My most recent book “The Construction of European Identity among Ethnic Minorities. ‘Euro-Minorities’ in Generational Perspective” was released in 2019. I am editorial board member of the Austrian Journal of Sociology (Springer), Emerging Adulthood (Sage), and Youth and Globalization (Brill). |
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Board Member
Dr. Salla Ahola holds a PhD in Social Psychology from The University of Helsinki. Her longstanding research interests include personal values and knowledge-related issues such as epistemic cognition and stances towards expert knowledge. She is currently affiliated with Tampere University, at the Faculty of Management and Business, where her research has focused on wellbeing at work among employees and entrepreneurs. |
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Board Member
Christof Harrich, MBA. Consultant, Lecturer of Applied Sciences Villach (A). I am a consultant working at the intersection of Marketing, Culture and Leadership. My interests are in communications and in the social and psychological conditions for change and development. As an educator I am learning about and applying interventions to foster growth and self-authorship with undergraduate students. |
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Vice Member
Garry Nicholson. I am an adult learning and skills manager for Newcastle City Council's adult learning service and a PhD research student and academic tutor with the Faculty of Education and Society at the University of Sunderland. Previously I have taught in the school sector in the United Kingdom and Middle East. My research focuses on educators’ practical wisdom, Socratic dialogues, and the philosophical concept of Bildung (self-formation). Vice Member Colleen B. Doyle Ph.D. (she/her/hers) is the Student Support Officer at Maynooth University, Ireland. Originally from Indiana, Colleen is a graduate of Butler University, University College Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin. Colleen’s research interests include students’ first year experiences, the transition to higher education, parents of university students and emerging adulthood. Colleen has served on the editorial review board of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (JSARP) and is currently on the review board for the Journal of the First Year Experience & Students in Transition. |
Other Roles
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Communications and Website Manager
Emily Wright, BSc Hons Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Undertaking an MSc in Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience at Goldsmiths University of London, 2022 - 2023. Emily also works planning and buying digital media for ecommerce brands. |
Founding Members
Jose Ferreira Alves, University of Minho, Portugal >>>
Michael Commons, Harvard Medical School, USA >>>
James M. Day, University of Louvain, Belgium >>>
Eeva K. Kallio, University of Jyväskylä, Finland >>>
Sofia Kjellström, University of Linköping, Sweden >>>
Helena Marchand, University of Lisbon, Portugal >>>
Kristian Stålne, University of Malmö, Sweden >>>
Michael Commons, Harvard Medical School, USA >>>
James M. Day, University of Louvain, Belgium >>>
Eeva K. Kallio, University of Jyväskylä, Finland >>>
Sofia Kjellström, University of Linköping, Sweden >>>
Helena Marchand, University of Lisbon, Portugal >>>
Kristian Stålne, University of Malmö, Sweden >>>
ESRAD, Official Rules of the Organization
| esrad_rules_june_2017.pdf |