应用发展与教育心理学哲学博士

我们为研究生做好准备，以各种职业的身份为大学和大学的教师和研究人员以及应用环境（包括学校，政府机构以及卫生和公共服务组织）中的研究人员和领导人员提供服务，以服务于各种人群。教师将他们的工作安排在林奇学校的使命范围内，该使命是通过教学，研究和服务改善人类福祉。应用发展与教育心理学计划的重点是在社会文化背景下的发展与学习。在儿童发育和儿童功能研究中，计划专业知识领域包括从学龄前到青春期的认知和社会情感发展。我们还拥有在社区环境中成人活动的专业知识。在研究和课程中，跨多个交互式上下文或级别检查发展。
They prepare graduate students to serve diverse populations in a variety of professional roles as teachers and researchers in colleges and universities and as researchers and leaders in applied settings, including schools, government agencies, and health and human services organizations. Faculty situate their work within the mission of LSEHD, which is to improve human well-being through teaching, research, and service.<br><br>The program focuses on development and learning in sociocultural context. Areas of program expertise within the study of child development and child functioning include cognitive and socioemotional development from the preschool years through adolescence. We also have expertise in adult functioning in community settings. Development is examined, in both research and curriculum, across multiple, interactive contexts or levels.