Theoretical and practical training in child, adolescent, and family assessment and intervention skills is provided. For more information about the Clinical-Developmental Area, contact the Acting Area Coordinator, Dr. Fredric Weizmann . A list of Clinical-Developmental faculty members and their research interests is also available. It is intended that students will become competent both in the broad area of developmental psychology and explore one or more areas of specialization in some depth. The research carried out in the area takes the approach of cognitive science and applies it to issues of normal development from infancy to adulthood.
Students gain experience both through course work research, and supervised practica.
A list of Developmental and Cognitive faculty members and their research interests is also available. This training is relevant to both basic and applied science. Research and teaching practica are an integral part of the learning experience. For additional information about the General Experimental Area, contact the Area Coordinator, Dr. Laurie Wilcox . A list of General Experimental faculty members and their research interests is also available.