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2025-26 SPEAKERS

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October 27, 2025
Brunelle Hall, 7 - 9 pm PDT
Tovah P. Klein, PhD

Developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and speaker

 

With research-backed strategies, relatable stories, and helpful conversation prompts, Dr. Klein will discuss:

  • How to instill the emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility and social know-how that our kids need to manage life’s challenges and create meaningful, fulfilling lives

  • How to find the relationship-centered, resilience-building strategies that work best for your family

  • How to build both our kids’ capacity and our own capacity for adapting to and flourishing in our ever-changing world

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January 8, 2026
Brunelle Hall, 7-9 pm PST
Jacob Ward

Award-winning technology journalist & author, former NBC News correspondent, and speaker

 

Drawing on decades of in-depth reporting on technology and extensive research into human behavior and decision-making, Jake will discuss:

  • The ways in which AI reinforces predictable and problematic patterns of human behavior 

  • The psychological, social, political and financial conditions that make us uniquely vulnerable to misusing AI

  • How to make informed decisions as parents about AI

  • What to embrace and what not to embrace about AI at different developmental stages 

  • The foundational skills that will equip our children to chart a path of meaning, purpose, and integrity in an increasingly automated world

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Our Moderator
Pamela Wu

Director of News and Media Relations for

UC Davis Health

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Our Mission

Davis Parent University (DPU) is a grassroots committee composed of volunteer representatives from the K-12 schools in the Davis Joint Unified School District and St. James.  DPU's mission is to provide high-caliber lectures and programming to our community's parents, caregivers, teachers, and administrators.  We strive to assist PTAs and PTOs in their mission of inspiring and educating parents and advocating for the well-being of every child.

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