Faculty
| Name | Research Interests and Research Labs | Contact Information |
| Stephanie Carlson | Cognitive development, executive function, theory of mind, symbolism/pretend
play, culture Carlson Lab |
612-625-6127 smc@umn.edu |
| Dante Cicchetti | Developmental psychopathology, developmental neuroscience, molecular genetics, child maltreatment, mood disorders, personality disorders | 612-625-4455 cicchett@umn.edu |
| W. Andrew Collins | Socialization, social cognition, family relations Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
612-624-1551 wcollins@umn.edu |
| Nicki Crick Department chair, Director of the Institute |
Relational and overt aggression, peer
victimization, social information processing, gender The Crick Social Development Lab |
612-625-8879 crick001@umn.edu |
| Byron Egeland | Developmental psychopathology, abuse and maltreatment Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
612-624-5273 egela001@umn.edu |
| Michael K. Georgieff, M.D. | Department of Neonatology, Pediatrics Effect of fetal and neonatal iron deficiency on brain development and neurocognitive outcome; the effect of prenatal stress and intrauterine growth retardation on the developing memory system. |
612-626-2971 georg001@umn.edu |
| Abigail Gewirtz | Children's exposure to traumatic events, parenting, prevention research (dissemination and implementation) | 612-624-1475 agewirtz@umn.edu |
| Megan R. Gunnar | Social and biological aspects of development The Gunnar Lab |
612-624-2846 gunnar@umn.edu |
| Canan Karatekin | Clinical child neuropsychology, information processing,
working memory, attention, executive functions The Karatekin Lab |
612-626-9891 karat004@umn.edu |
| Melissa Koenig | Language acquisition, cognitive development, pragmatics
and social cognition, word learning Early Language and Learning Lab |
612-625-6251 mkoenig@umn.edu |
| Michael P. Maratsos Director of Graduate Studies |
Language development, psycholinguistics | 612-624-1027 marat001@umn.edu |
| Ann S. Masten | Developmental psychopathology, stress and coping, humor | 612-624-0215 amasten@umn.edu |
| Herbert L. Pick, Jr. | Perceptual development, learning | 612-624-2062 herbpick@umn.edu |
| Arthur J. Reynolds | Early educational interventions, early childhood
development, evaluation research, prevention science,
and school and family influences on development Chicago Longitudinal Study |
612-625-4321 ajr@umn.edu |
| Maria D. Sera | Cognitive and linguistic development Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory |
612-624-2856 sera@umn.edu |
| L. Alan Sroufe | Socioemotional development, developmental
psychopathology Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
612-624-1035 srouf001@umn.edu |
| Kathleen Thomas | Cognitive development, implicit learning, pediatric
neuroimaging, functional MRI Cognitive Developmental Neuroimaging Lab |
612-624-0526 thoma114@umn.edu |
| Richard A. Weinberg | Behavior genetics, assessment, preschool education | 612-624-3575 weinb002@umn.edu |
| Albert Yonas | Perceptual development The Yonas Lab |
612-624-6805 yonas@umn.edu |
| Steven R. Yussen Director of Undergraduate Studies |
Cognitive development, reading processes, schooling, development | 612-626-9844 syussen@umn.edu |
| Philip David Zelazo | Cognitive development and developmental cognitive neuroscience The Zelazo Lab |
612-625-5957 zelazo@umn.edu |
Emeriti faculty
| William R. Charlesworth | PhD, 1962, Cornell University Ethology, cognition, motivation |
|
| 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 |
|
| Anne D. Pick | Perceptual development and cognitive processes | 612-624-2070 annepick@umn.edu |
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.
Jeffrey Long, Department of Educational
Psychology
Applied statistics and psychometrics in education and psychology, especially applications in development and
psychopathology. Longitudinal data analysis, especially measurement issues and applications of mixed models.
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.
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
Early relationship factors and their effect on children's learning and school 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.