Developmental Science Students and Alumni

Students receive the Ph.D. degree upon completion of their graduate work. Graduates of the specialization utilize the knowledge and research skills acquired in the specialization in such positions as teaching/research in colleges or universities, research in public or private organization, and service provision to children and adults in school and other agencies. Recent graduates of the specialization have found strong career options available to them upon their completion of the program. They have found positions at research universities and private colleges across the country, at research institutes and agencies in the Washington, D.C. and other areas.

Recent Alumni (2003-2008) and Their Current Institutions
Recent Alumni Current Institution
Carolyn Barber University of Missouri, Kansas City
Michelle Buehl George Mason University
Allison Buskirk-Cohen Delaware Valley College
Robert Caples Carroll County Public Schools
Jennifer Cromley Temple University
Marcia Davis Johns Hopkins University
John Denver University of Illinois, Chicago
Kathleen Dwyer Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Dale Epstein National Institute for Early Education Research
Helenrose Fives Montclair State University
Patricia Garett-Peters UNC ­ Chapel Hill
Melissa Ghera St. John-Edwards University
Cynthia Grandjean Catholic University
Jeffry Greene UNC ­ Chapel Hill
Fay Ellis Jones Antioch University
Kristie Jones Temple University
Amy Kennedy-Root West Virginia University
Janese Kerr-Daniels Towson State University
Patsy Kersteter Delaware Early Childhood Center
Susan (Lutz) Klauda University of Maryland ­ College Park
Steven Kohn Valdosta State University
Sonia Coleman Lawson Towson University
Lisa Cusick Looney California State University, San Bernadino
Nancy Margie Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Jennifer Martin McDermott University of Wisconsin, Madison
Allison (D'Amour) Meisch Westat
Stephanie Mitchell Children's National Medical Center
Daniel Moos Gustavus Adolphus College
Wonjung Oh University of Maryland, College Park
Yoonjung Park National Institutes of Health (NICHD)
Kathleen Cox Perencevich Catholic University
Stefanie Sinno Muhlenberg College
Christopher Spera Caliber Associates, VA
M. Kendra Sun-Alperin Norwood School ­ Bethesda, MD
Ana Taboada George Mason University
Robert Tomback Baltimore County Public Schools
Stephen Tonks Northern Illinois University
Jessica Vick Columbia University
T'Pring Westbrook U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (ACF)
Julie Wojslawowicz SUNY - Buffalo
Cynthia Yeager Towson University
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