Our research goal is to understand how the organism and its capabilities develop throughout the lifespan. Our interdisciplinary approach is multi-species, multi-system, and multidisciplinary in nature.
Areas of Specialty
The areas offered to students to specialize within the program include, but are not limited to:
- Change over time in cognitive
- Linguistic
- Social
- Emotional
- Natural Processes
Our Faculty members investigate numerous areas of development such as:
- Plasticity
- Change in sensory processes
- Cognitive capacities
- Language
- and more
Faculty
Faculty Members within the Department:
Affiliated Departments and Institutes
Beyond the Psychology department, we have close ties with the Institute of Human Development, whose members span numerous departments and schools on-campus.