3001 Lake Austin Blvd. It now occupies approximately 11,000 sq. CRL's space includes waiting rooms for parents, numerous laboratory suites, offices for faculty and graduate researchers, a student lounge, two seminar rooms, and a Developmental Psychology library. Since its inception, CRL's purpose has been to facilitate training and research on a wide variety of topics relating to infant and child development. While most are affiliated with the Department of Psychology, research assistance also has been provided to faculty from the Linguistics Department, the Department of Human Ecology, and the College of Education as well.
Space is also available for visiting faculty and post-doctoral fellows.
CRL accommodates approximately 20 graduate students who are actively involved in research on some aspect of developmental psychology. These students work closely with both graduate students and faculty on specific research projects. Many undergraduates have found this training invaluable for later graduate work toward advanced degrees or other careers involving children. Research projects at CRL are funded primarily though federal grant and private foundation funds. The projects have examined a broad range of topics, including studies of infant vision and audition, the early development of cognitive and intellectual ability, the development of language, parent-infant interaction, social stereotypes by young children and adults, childhood hyperactivity, and the causes of parental abuse of children.