Developmental Psychology Research Training
In addition to the formal academic training acquired in the process of coursework, the Developmental Psychology graduate program emphasizes research training and provides many opportunities for students to develop their research capabilities.
Research activity begins in the first semester through student participation in an on-going project of their adviser or a research team. The ideas generated from this initial involvement often result in the development of a project which could become the student's first-year research project or master's thesis. Much of the research activity occurs through teams which faculty members lead. Collaborative research activities among students and faculty occur frequently.
The research labs for the core Developmental Psychology faculty are listed below.
Adolescent Development Lab
Director: Dawn M. Gondoli
Adult Development & Aging Lab
Director: Cindy S. Bergeman
Attention and Attention Disorders Lab
Director: Bradley S. Gibson
Cognition, Learning, and Development Lab
Director: Nicole McNeil
Development & Psychopathology Laboratory
Director: Kristin Valentino
Evolutionary Developmental Moral Psychology Lab
Director: Darcia F. Narvaez
Family Studies Center
Director: E. Mark Cummings
Infant Studies Lab
Director: Jill Lany
Moral and Adolescent Psychology (MAP) Lab
Director: Daniel Lapsley
Notre Dame Socio-Emotional Development Lab
Director: Julie M. Braungart-Rieker
William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families
Director: Julie M. Braungart-Rieker