Ph.D. Program in Developmental Psychology

Emphasis:

Children's peer relations
Development of basic and higher order cognitive processes
Language comprehension and computational models of cognitive development
Parent-infant interactions
Social and communicative behavior in infants
Language acquisition across languages and cultures
Lateralization of cognitive abilities and developmental disorders
Development of instinctive behavior in nonhuman organisms

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Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology

Core Faculty

Marie Coppola
Heather Bortfeld
Kimberly Cuevas
James A. Green
Elena Levy (Stamford)
David B. Miller
Letitia R. Naigles (Division Head)
Rhiannon Smith

Affiliated Faculty

Gwen Gustafson
Jacqueline Sachs (Emeritus)
Barbara Sanders (Emeritus)
Sam L. Witryol

Contact Information:

Letitia Naigles
Department of Psychology
University of Connecticut
406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020
Storrs, CT 06269-1020

Phone: (860) 486-3521
E-mail: letitia.naigles@uconn.edu