Ph.D. Program in Developmental Psychology
Developmental Website
Emphasis
- Children’s peer relations
- Development of basic and higher order cognitive processes
- Parent-infant interactions
- Social and communicative behavior in infants
- Language acquisition across languages and cultures
- Lateralization of cognitive abilities and developmental disorders
- Development of instinctive behavior in nonhuman organisms
Brochures
- Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology (PDF)
- Additional divisional requirements (PDF)
Core Faculty
- Heather Bortfeld
- Marie Coppola
- Kimberly Cuevas
- James A. Green
- Nicole Landi
- Elena Levy (Stamford)
- David Miller
- Letitia R. Naigles (Division Head)
- Adam Sheya
- Rhiannon Smith
Affiliated Faculty
- Gwen Gustafson
Research Labs
Division Contact
Dr. Letitia Naigles
E-mail: letitia.naigles@uconn.edu