Research Areas in Developmental Psychology
Faculty within the Department of Psychology who focuses on human development are engaged in high-profile research on topics central to healthy development, risk, and resilience. Developmental psychology at 麻豆精品视频embraces international, interdisciplinary collaboration with laboratories throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. We proudly host graduate students from all backgrounds, from all corners of the globe. The US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the US National Science Foundation fund ongoing research projects. Members of our faculty serve as Editors of two leading developmental journals: the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and the International Journal of Behavioral Development. We are known for methodological diversity, with facilities for behavioral observation, eye tracking, EEG, fMRI, and fNIRS. Unique opportunities are available to conduct research in university-affiliated preschools, primary schools, middle schools, and high schools.
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Gizelle Anzures,
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Developmental changes in face perception, own- and other-race face perception (e.g., visual scanning, identity recognition, etc.),
development of the brain's face-processing network - David F. Bjorklund, 听Children鈥檚 cognitive development; evolutionary developmental psychology
- Erika Hoff, 听Language and literacy development of children from Spanish-speaking U.S. households
- Irem Korucu Children鈥檚 cognitive and social-emotional development; risk and protective factors in early contexts; intervention programs for at-risk children
- Nancy Aaron Jones, 听Brain and socio-emotional development of at-risk infants and children
- Brett Laursen, 听Parent-child and peer relationships; developmental methodology
- Didem Pehlivanoglu, Cognitive and affective neuroscience of aging; cognition and emotion interactions; social decision-making; vulnerability to misinformation, phishing, and deepfakes; computational听modeling of age-related changes in behavior; the neuropeptide oxytocin and its role in social cognition in aging.
- Teresa Wilcox, 听Infant perception and cognition; knowledge acquisition; functional brain development