Child Psychology Faculty
| Name | Research Interests and Research Labs | Contact Information |
| Carlson, Stephanie M |
Cognitive development, executive function, theory of mind, symbolism/pretend play, culture. |
612/625-6127 smc@umn.edu |
| Cicchetti, Dante |
Developmental psychopathology, developmental neuroscience, molecular genetics, child maltreatment, mood disorders, personality disorders. |
cicchett@umn.edu |
| Collins, W Andrew |
Social development, family and peer relationships, significance of close relationships. |
612/624-1551 wcollins@umn.edu |
| Crick, Nicki R |
Relational and overt aggression, peer victimization, social information processing, gender, culture. |
612/625-8879 crick001@umn.edu |
| Georgieff, Michael K |
Effects of fetal/neonatal nutrition on brain development and neurocognitive function |
612/626-2971 georg001@umn.edu |
| Gewirtz, Abigail |
Current Projects: |
612/624-1475 agewirtz@umn.edu |
| Gunnar, Megan R |
Effects of early adverse care on brain and behavioral development; Stress neurobiology and development |
612/624-2713 gunnar@umn.edu |
| Karatekin, Canan |
Clinical child neuropsychology and child welfare |
612/626-9891 karat004@umn.edu |
| Koenig, Melissa |
Language acquisition, cognitive development, pragmatics and social cognition, word learning. |
612/625-6251 mkoenig@umn.edu |
| Maratsos, Michael P Director of Graduate Studies |
Economy, power, culture and development |
612/624-1027 marat001@umn.edu |
| Masten, Ann S. |
Competence, risk, and resilience in development. |
612/624-0215 amasten@umn.edu |
| Reynolds, Arthur J. |
Early educational interventions, early childhood development, evaluation research, prevention science, and school & family influences on development. |
612/625-4321 ajr@umn.edu |
| Roisman, Glenn I |
Early experience, social development, close relationships, biologically informed studies of development. |
roism001@umn.edu |
| Sera, Maria D |
Cognitive and linguistic development. |
612/624-2856 sera@umn.edu |
| Thomas, Kathleen M |
Cognitive development, attention, implicit learning, early experience, pediatric neuroimaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging |
612/625-3389 thoma114@umn.edu |
| Yonas, Albert |
Perceptual development, the study of space and object representation in infants, the measurement of and treatment of prosopagnosia (face blindness) in 7 to 14 year old children |
612/624-6805 yonas@umn.edu |
| Yussen, Steve Director of Undergraduate Studies |
Cognitive development, reading processes, schooling, and development. |
612/626-9844 syussen@umn.edu |
| Zelazo, Philip David |
Developmental cognitive neuroscience; executive function; consciousness; rule use; self and social understanding; EEG/ERP; neuroimaging; affective decision making; problem solving; cultural differences in cognitive development; thought and language. |
612/625-5957 zelazo@umn.edu |
Early Childhood Education Faculty
| Ann Ruhl Carlson | MEd, 1994, Early Childhood Education, University of Minnesota | 612-626-7878 ruhlc001@umn.edu 110 Child Development |
| LaVonne Carlson | PhD, 1995, University of Minnesota | 612-624-7826 carls017@umn.edu 124 Child Development |
| Barbara A. Murphy | MS, 1979, Child Development, Northern Illinois University | 612-624-9035 murph028@umn.edu 125 Child Development |
Child Psychology Emeriti Faculty
| William R. Charlesworth | PhD, 1962, Cornell University Ethology, cognition, motivation |
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| Byron Egeland | Developmental psychopathology, abuse and maltreatment Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
612-624-5273 egela001@umn.edu |
| Willard W. Hartup | EdD, 1955, Harvard University Social behavior and personality development |
hartup@umn.edu |
| Shirley G. Moore | PhD, 1960, State University of Iowa Social behavior and personality development, preschool education |
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| Anne D. Pick | Perceptual development and cognitive processes | 612-624-2070 annepick@umn.edu |
| Herbert L. Pick, Jr. | Perceptual development, learning and cognition | 612-624-2062 herbpick@umn.edu |
| L. Alan Sroufe | Socioemotional development, developmental
psychopathology Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
srouf001@umn.edu |
| Richard A. Weinberg | Behavior genetics, assessment, preschool education | weinb002@umn.edu |
Child Psychology Adjunct Faculty
Dale Blyth,
Minnesota 4-H Youth Development
Adolescent development in school and community context; policy
and practice
around youth development.
Sandra
Christenson, Department of Educational Psychology
Development of effective interventions for students with
learning and behavior problems and on facilitation of
home-school-community collaboration in education of students
with and without disabilities.
Susan Hupp,
Department of Educational Psychology
Development of mastery motivation in young children with
developmental disabilities.
William G. Iacono, Department of Psychology
Clinical, psychophysiology, behavior genetics, biological makers
of
schizophrenia, drug abuse, alcoholism, the course and
development of
psychopathology, lie detection.
Monica Luciana, Department of Psychology
Neurochemical (dopamine and serotonin) substrates of human
cognition and
affect, neurobehavioral assessment of prefrontally-guided
behaviors in
adults and adolescents, working memory, drug abuse, affective
disorders.
Scott
McConnell, Department of Educational Psychology
Children's development of necessary skills for social
interaction and school adjustment, including intervention
procedures.
Elsa Shapiro,
Department of Pediatrics
Neuropsychological characteristics of dementia in childhood and
response to new treatments; effects of lead overburden on the
neuropsychological development of attention, memory, and
aggressive behavior; and the neuropsychology of emotional
recognition and expression.
Jeffry Simpson,
Department of Psychology
Director of Graduate Studies for the
Doctoral Minor in Interpersonal Relationships (IREL)
Close relationships and interpersonal processes, adult attachment.
Maureen Weiss, Department of Kinesiology
Psychological and social development of children and adolescents through participation in sport and physical activity,
with particular interests in the areas of self-perceptions, motivation, observational learning, moral development,
and the influence of significant others (parents, peers, coaches) on youth participation.
Child Psychology Affiliated Graduate Faculty
Elizabeth Carlson, Institute of Child Development and Center for Early Education and Development
Director of Harris Programs within CEED and Co-Director of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program.
Effects of early experience and development, attachment and infant mental health.
Michelle Englund, Institute of Child Development
Substance use and abuse; family, peer, and school relationships; school adjustment and success.
Maria Kroupina,
Department of Pediatrics
Early assessment of high-risk children, developmental assessment of internationally adopted children.
Amy Susman-Stillman,
Center for Early Education and Development
Acting Co-Director of CEED and director of applied research and training,
focusing on better understanding and improving the quality of early care and education.