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The subprogram in Developmental Psychology is one
of the three subprograms housed at the Graduate Center at 365 Fifth
Avenue. The central focus of the program is on development as a
process embedded in socio-cultural contexts. This means, for example,
that we strive to practice research in a way that reflects how interactions
between individuals as well as their experiences/activities within
real life settings matter in the development of their cognition,
language, moral reasoning, self, and gender identity. In addition,
as a scan of faculty interests will show, we have a strong representation
in infancy and memory research as well as health, environmental,
and social personality development.
Faculty and student research is broad and interdisciplinary,
encompassing both qualitative and quantitative approaches in basic
and applied domains of inquiry. Our training is directed toward
research and theory, and our students have entered both academic
and applied research settings. Our graduates move to academic careers,
research institutes, hospitals and clinics (as researchers) etc.
Each of the subprograms of psychology is autonomous
in terms of admission standards, curricula, and qualifying examinations,
but there is overlap of interests across programs, and many of our
students take courses and work with faculty in other programs. Because
our program focuses solely on doctoral education, we are able to
offer a special environment for students pursuing scholarship in
this field. Our seminars, for the most part, are small and allow
for intensive discussions, and faculty closely mentor doctoral students.
Much of the learning takes place outside the formal context of courses
and seminars and in more informal contexts of faculty-student and
student-student interactions around research and shared scholarly
interests.
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