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Developmental Psychology.

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Anna Stetsenko
Subprogram Head
Cultural-historical and activity theory perspectives on the development of self, cognition, and gender; learning and development.
p: 212.817.8715
e: astetsenko@gc.cuny.edu

 

David Bearison
Social cognitive development, social interaction, intelligence and affectivity, children's understanding and adjustment to trauma, pediatric psychology, forensic psychology.
p: 212.817.8716
e: dbearison@gc.cuny.edu

Sarah Berger

 

Sarah Berger (College of Staten Island)
Cognitive development and motor development in infancy, the development of problem-solving skills in the context of locomotion
p: 718.982.4148
e: sberger@mail.csi.cuny.edu

 

 

 

Patricia Brooks(College of Staten Island)
Language acquisition, cognitive development, psycholinguistics
p: 718.982.4032
e: pbrooks@postbox.csi.cuny.edu

 

 


Colette Daiute

Colette Daiute
Development of literacy and knowledge in children, adolescents, and adults interacting in social contexts, electronic media as means of social interaction, discourse and the development of identity and knowledge.
p: 212.817.8711
e: cdaiute@gc.cuny.edu

 


Darlynne Devenny (College of Staten Island)
Individual differences over the life span; the relationship of the timing of developmental events to developmental plasticity; atypical infant development.
p: 718.494.5325
e: dadevenny@aol.com

Joseph Glick
Adult Development in the workplace, sociocultural analysis, Vygotskian, semiotic and activity theory approaches to development, developmental theory and method.
p: 212.817.8706
e: jglick@gc.cuny.edu

Louise Hainline (Brooklyn College)
Infant perceptual development; the development of vision and vision problems, particularly in infancy; the neural basis of reading disorders.
p: 718.951.5033
e: louiseh@brooklyn.cuny.edu

 

Laraine McDonough (Brooklyn College)
Concept development, memory, categorization, language acquisition (English and Korean), nonverbal thought, memory and aging.
p: 718.951.5601
e: larainem@brooklyn.cuny.edu

 





Katherine Nelson
Language and cognitive development, memory development, development in socio-cultural context, language and thought, conceptual development, evolution and development in psychology, time, self, and symbolic development.
p: 212.817.8718e: knelson@gc.cuny.edu






Martin D. Ruck
Cognitive socialization, young people's understanding of rights in social contexts, urban education, juvenile offenders' perceptions of the youth justice system.
p: 212.817.8720
e: mruck@gc.cuny.edu

 

 



Herb Saltzstein
Moral development and culture, children’s eyewitness testimony, and parent-child relations.
p: 212.817.8717
e: hsaltzstein@gc.cuny.edu

 

 

Arietta Slade (City College)
Early symbolization and play, the development of attachment and representational processes, the clinical implications of attachment theory and research.
p: 212.650.5658
e: aslade@snet.net

Ethel Tobach (American Museum of Natural History)
Integration of genetic and social/societal processes with developmental processes; genetic determinism in racism, sexism, and homophobia; concepts of integrative levels and activity theory.
p: 212.769.5487
e: tobach@amnh.org

Gerald Turkewitz (Hunter College)
Infant sensory processes and perception, hemispheric differentiation.
p: 212.772.5616
e: gturkewi@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

Deborah Vietze

Deborah Vietze
Research areas:Understanding and preventing racism and prejudice;cultural and ethnic identity; romantic experiences of young women; Service: Promoting the health and welfare of children and youth; Teaching and mentoring:Engaging students in diverse processes to strengthen the skills required to engage in scientific and logical scholarship that promotes their professional goals.(formerly Deborah L. Coates)
p: 212.817.8713
e: dvietze@ccny.cuny.edu or dvietze@verizon.net


Peter Vietze (Institute for Behavioral Research in Developmental Disabilities)
Deputy Director, IBR
Infant social behavior, infant motivation and cognition, child abuse, developmental disabilities, pediatric AIDS.
p: 718.494.5174
e: vietcoat@bellatlantic.net




Michelle Fine
Research on the production and contestation of social injustice, Participatory Action Research projects with youth in schools, communities, and prisons.
p: 212.817.8710
e: mfine@gc.cuny.edu



Roger Hart
Development of children’s cognition of their environments; ecological research on children’s out of door activities.
p: 212.817.1887
e: rhart@gc.cuny.edu

Cindi Katz
production and reproduction of space, place and nature, critical social theory, qualitative methodology and the politics of research, social reproduction and everyday life, children and the environment, political ecology.
p: 212.817.8728
e: ckatz@gc.cuny.edu

Suzanne Ouellette
Personality and social systems; stress, health, and personality; the psychological and social study of AIDS, systemic lupus erythematosus, and cancer.
p: 212.817.8708
e: souellette@gc.cuny.edu

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