Developmental Science at FIU

Developmental Psychology Program

Department of Psychology

Florida International University

Miami, Florida 33199

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The Developmental Science Program provides an extraordinarily rich and diverse setting for research and scholarly activities. Program faculty take the lead in knowledge development that addresses emerging basic developmental issues as well as pressing social problems. Their research productivity is outstanding, and their success in attracting grant funding for knowledge development is exceptional.

• Lorraine Bahrick, Cornell University, Professor, Developmental/Experimental

• Joan Erber, St. Louis University, Professor, Aging/Cognitive Processes

• Gordon Finley, Harvard University, Professor, Fatherhood/Adoption/Cross-Cultural Comparisons

• Jacob Gewirtz, University of Iowa, Professor, Development/Behavior Modification/Learning Processes

• James Jaccard, University of Illinois, Professor, Adolescent risk, Parenting , Quantitative methodology

• William Kurtines, Johns Hopkins University, Professor, Social/Personality/Developmental

• Robert Lickliter, University of California, Davis, Professor, Developmental Psychobiology, Perceptual Development,

• Mary Levitt, Syracuse University, Professor, Lifespan Development

• Wendy Silverman, Case Western Reserve University, Professor, Developmental Psychopathology, Prevention and Intervention (particularly of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents), Behavior Analysis/Developmental/Clinical

• Dionne Stephens, The University of Georgia- Athens, Assistant Professor, Identity development, Race and Gender Identity, Sexual risk

• Jonathan Tubman, The Pennsylvania State University, Professor, Lifespan Development/Development of Risky and Problem Behaviors

Affiliated Faculty

• Marilyn Montgomery, Texas Tech University, Associate Professor (School of Education), Social and Emotional Aspects of Close Relationships and Identity Development