Developmental Science Across the Lifespan

The Developmental Science Across the Lifespan is a collaborative effort by faculty in the Departments of Human Development and Psychology. Our goal is to facilitate innovative, cross-disciplinary research activities, including scholarly publications, external research funding, and graduate student and post-doctoral training, in the human developmental sciences.

New developmental science faculty members hold joint academic appointments in psychology and human development; they may also have primary appointments in university or department centers involved with the Program. The Program encompasses the research, graduate, and undergraduate education initiatives of Psychology, Human Development, and a number of centers, including the Center for Gerontology, Child Study Center, Center for Research in Health Behavior, Child Development Center for Learning and Research, and Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families.

Our program uses a cluster hire approach, which allow a greater growth for the Developmental Science Across the Lifespan Initiative than isolated hires within either department alone would allow. These new faculty members are viewed as key members of the new developmental science initiative. This program, with its focus on developmental science across the lifespan, is a unique program in the Commonwealth of Virginia and will afford Virginia Tech an opportunity to achieve national research prominence in developmental science.

Current Events

The Developmental Science Across the Lifespan is committed both to providing opportunities for scholars to share their work with audiences and to disseminating information to others. The Colloquium Series is one way we are currently meeting both goals. Several speakers will present at Virginia Tech this semester on a range of topics.