Telli Davoodi

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.

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As bombs and missiles fall in Iran, Isfahan's architectural treasures face an uncertain fate Isfahan, one of three cities targeted in American military strikes, is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a mosque that dates to the year 841.

"Bombs and missiles fall"...

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If you think the US should not get involved in this war, make your voice heard! Another war will not bring a better future for anyone; there will be more destruction, more misery, and more suffering for all sides and even for those who are not directly involved. #NoToWar

If you are in #academia and have Iranian students who are stuck, think of alternative ways to support them. If you can organize and make your voice heard, propose an exception for students in the travel ban. We can help each other, and it is our duty to do so when a group is vulnerable.

These are young people with brilliant minds and hopeful hearts who were a flight ticket away from a drastically different future, but now they are stuck between insane powers who sacrifice life for power and ideology.

Many #Iranian #students, with offers from US universities to start graduate programs, were banned from entering the US as part of the #travelban, and now they are in the midst of a #war that no one wants.

She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!

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This is a photo of Rumeysa. She is wearing glasses, a dark red headscarf, and a grey sweater. She is in front of a brick wall.

This is the profile of Rumeysa Ozturk that her Department at Tufts University has written. as.tufts.edu/epcshd/news-...
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Statement from SRCD President Vonnie C. McLoyd on SRCD Member Rümeysa Öztürk’s Detainment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) The United States (U.S.) has proudly built an international reputation for upholding fundamental freedoms, including speech, press, and religion—principles that are not only protected by the U.S. Constitution but are also essential to a strong and thriving democracy. Academic freedom, derived from these core liberties, is a fundamental pillar of higher education in the U.S. The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is deeply concerned when these principles are violated, as in the recent detention of SRCD member Rümeysa Öztürk, a Fulbright scholar and doctoral student at Tufts University. Öztürk held an F-1 student visa, which allows international students to pursue education in the U.S. Öztürk, like many members of SRCD and other scientific societies, legally migrated to the U.S. with the intention of experiencing the freedom to explore, express, and contribute to the scientific community. As a doctoral student in child and human development, Öztürk is one of many emerging scholars poised to make crucial contributions to research, ultimately helping to ensure that children and families thrive.1 Research consistently demonstrates the significant contributions of international students to the U.S. economy and the advancement of the scientific enterprise.2,3 SRCD stands with science and the scientific workforce, ensuring that our members have the freedom and opportunity to engage with their peers, challenge prevailing ideas, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge. This is the engine of the research enterprise—the freedom and opportunity to conduct excellent science and be a force of change for good. An important part of rigorous science is the exchange of ideas across national borders. Actions that threaten this exchange can ultimately disrupt international research collaborations that are essential to expand…

Thank you @srcdorg.bsky.social for issuing this statement concerning Rumeysa Ozturk from Tufts University. I am hoping that other scholarly societies will provide statements. To read the statement in whole: contentsharing.net/actions/emai...
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2. the insight that although different practices and behaviors may feed into establishing a good relationship between parent and child among different groups, it's the quality of that relationship, as perceived by the child and the parent, that predicts child wellbeing.

1. the centering of cultural experiences in understanding parenting behaviors, and

We defined culture-specific constructs of parenting, and took a bottom-up approach to understanding parenting behaviors among a diverse group of dyads in the U.S. In my opinion, the unique value of this work is in the following:

Published together with Jonathan Rothwell, in the Journal of Family Psychology: doi.org/10.1037/fam0...

Jonathan T. Rothwell and I document the role of perceived parent-child relationship quality in wellbeing and mental health around the world. Just published in Nature Communications Psychology.
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