- APA Science Summer Fellows Come to EDHD 06/26/08
- EDHD is pleased to announce the hiring of three new tenure-track faculty: Dr. Donald J. Bolger, Dr. Nathan Hall, and Dr. Meredith Rowe. 06/10/08
- Dr. Min Wang and Dr. Natasha Cabrera were promoted to associate professor with tenure. 04/08/08
- Beginning in mid-March Dr. Brenda Jones Harden will be a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington School of Social Work. 03/13/08
- Professor Nathan Fox named Distinguished University Professor 01/08
- More news...
Developmental Science
The Developmental Sciences specialization at the doctoral level is designed to train students in the areas of social, cognitive, emotional, and biological aspects of human development. This specialization involves intensive research apprenticeships with faculty mentors, coursework in core courses and advanced seminars, and exposure to leaders in Developmental Science through the colloquia and professional development seminar organized by the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture, which is housed in the Department of Human Development.
The goal of the program is to train students for research careers in academic or applied areas of child development; graduates have obtained positions as university professors and research scientists. The program encourages engagement in collaborative research with faculty and students in a wide range of developmental science areas. In addition to coursework, students enroll in a one-credit weekly colloquia series and professional development seminar which hosts invited speakers from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan universities, institutes, and research "think tanks," as well as provides for professional development sessions on various topics such as conference preparations, dissertation projects, and career options. Opportunities exist for collaboration with neighboring institutions such as Georgetown University, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University, and Children's National Medical Center.
The Department of Human Development at the University of Maryland has an National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Training in Social Development award. This award provides financial support for predoctoral graduate students who train with faculty mentors in developmental science who conduct work in the area of social development. Research topics within developmental science supported by the training grant include peer relationships, parent-child relationships, attachment, emotional development, social-cognitive development, moral development, motivation, social goals, intergroup relationships, father involvement, early childhood policy, civic engagement, and cultural influences on development.
The Developmental Science area is also connected to the University-wide Developmental Science Field Committee which sponsors key note talks from prominent developmental scientists and hosts a range of professional development and community activities.
Students interested in the Developmental Science specialization should contact faculty members with whom they would like to work with, and to click on the Department of Human Development web page for application materials and the Doctoral Handbook. Students in the specialization receive the Ph.D. in Human Development.
