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Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan. [1] Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling ...
David C. Geary. David Cyril Geary (born June 7, 1957, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychologist with interests in mathematical learning and sex differences. He is currently a Curators’ Professor and Thomas Jefferson Fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences and Interdisciplinary ...
Robert Kegan (born August 24, 1946) is an American developmental psychologist.He is a licensed psychologist and practicing therapist, lectures to professional and lay audiences, and consults in the area of professional development and organization development.
Ross A. Thompson is an American author and research psychologist. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and is director of the Social & Emotional Development Lab. [1] Thompson is known for his work on the psychological development of young children. His influences on developmental research ...
Michael Lewis (psychologist) Michael Lewis (born January 10, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York) is University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, and director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is also professor of psychology, education, and biomedical engineering ...
Developmental Psychology. Cynthia García Coll is an American developmental psychologist, and the former editor-in-chief of Child Development. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Pediatrics Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. [1] She has authored more than a hundred publications, including several books.
Rachel Barr. Rachel Barr is a professor at Georgetown University. She is currently the co-director of graduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University. [1] Her research focuses on understanding the learning and memory mechanisms that develop during infancy.
University of Minnesota, University of Rochester. Doctoral advisor. Paul E. Meehl and L. Alan Sroufe. Dante Cicchetti is a developmental psychologist and developmental psychopathology scientist specializing in high-risk and disenfranchised populations, including maltreated children and offspring of depressed parents. [1]