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Professor Oscar Barbarin
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1975
Early socioemotional and academic development; underachievement in ethnic
minority children; development of culturally sensitive screening methods
Professor Martha Cox
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1975
Family processes and child socio-emotional development; transition to parenthood;
development of children in rural poverty; paternal influences on child development
Associate Professor Patrick Curran
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1994
Longitudinal data analysis; structural equation modeling; statistical models for testing
ethnic group differences; developmental psychopathology
Associate Professor J. Louis Gariepy
Ph.D., University of Quebec in Montreal, 1986
Development and evolution of social behavior; early social development in children;
quantification of social networks
Professor Karen M. Gil
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1985
Chronic illness (e.g., sickle cell disease); stress and coping; pain management
Associate Professor Andrea Hussong
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1996
Adolescent substance use; models of peer, family and affective risk
Assistant Professor Deborah Jones
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2000
Family transmission of health and well-being; nontraditional co-parent relationships and adolescent adjustmen
Associate Professor Beth Kurtz-Costes
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1984
Development of cognitive competence and self concept; family and cultural influences on development
Professor Vonnie C. McLoyd
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1975
Economic stress, family processes, and children's mental health; cultural influences
on disciplinary practices and child socialization; neighborhood influences
Professor Peter A. Ornstein
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1968
Cognitive development; development of learning and memory
Professor J. Steven Reznick
Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1982
Infant memory and cognition; early language development; parenting, developmental disorders
Assistant Professor Lorraine Taylor
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1997
Parenting and parent-child relationships; emotional development; cultural and
socioeconomic influences on child development
Professor Lynn Vernon-Feagans
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975
Early language and emergent literacy skills in poor and ethnic minority children;
early intervention
Core Faculty and Research Areas
Predoctoral Program
Postdoctoral Program
Current Trainees
Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Information
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