{"id":219,"date":"2025-04-07T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:38:25","slug":"developmental-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-ph-d-in-developmental-psychology\">Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Developmental Psychology Submenu\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Careers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull split-background-75 has-darker-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/developmental-psychology-hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Budwig working with students on class work\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" 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id=\"h-why-apply-to-clark-s-developmental-psychology-doctoral-program\">Why apply to Clark\u2019s developmental psychology doctoral program?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro is-style-intro\">Clark University\u2019s developmental psychology doctoral program at the nationally-renowned Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology is dedicated to studying human development in societal and cultural contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program has a long and distinguished history, including the work of developmentalists such as G. Stanley Hall, the first president of the University and founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Psychological Association<\/a> at Clark in 1892.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing in a tradition of innovative theory and research pertaining to the study of human development, our faculty examine issues like bilingualism, racial experiences, and factors influencing learning and achievement \u2014 all with a focus on how the topics intersect with development and well-being. &nbsp;Designed to help students join an ongoing program of research, our program emphasizes scholarship at the forefront of interdisciplinary theory and practice linking human development to other disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program\u2019s intimate size, as well as its setting at a small urban research university, allow for close student-faculty relationships while providing opportunities for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates to collaborate within the department and across the campus and Worcester communities. All full-time graduate students are guaranteed tuition remission and graduate assistantships are available. This arrangement fosters a collegial, supportive intellectual community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-deep-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/graduate-education\/admissions\/how-to-apply-graduate-admissions-requirements\/\">How to apply<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-true-black-color has-gray-200-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gradapply.clarku.edu\/register\/?id=a0e3ebff-aa23-4ec1-8a10-12293eee1eba&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_campaign=as_web_inquiries&amp;utm_content=clinicalpsychologyphd&amp;_gl=1*wcjupf*_gcl_au*MTg0MzczOTA4OC4xNzM2NTMxMDM3*_ga*MTA1MDI0MDUzNS4xNzE4NzM2MjU0*_ga_8T1G50QTBE*https:\/\/gradapply.clarku.edu\/register\/?id=a0e3ebff-aa23-4ec1-8a10-12293eee1eba&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_campaign=as_web_inquiries&amp;utm_content=devpsychologyphd&amp;_gl=1*1smwbe4*_gcl_au*MTg0MzczOTA4OC4xNzM2NTMxMDM3*_ga*MTA1MDI0MDUzNS4xNzE4NzM2MjU0*_ga_8T1G50QTBE*MTc0NDEyMDY4NS4xNzguMS4xNzQ0MTIzOTkzLjI4LjAuNDc1MTE4ODUx\">request information<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-true-black-color has-gray-200-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate\/general-requirements\/\">General requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element triple-bottom-margin has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/psychology-our-community.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Budwig with group of students\" class=\"wp-image-888 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/psychology-our-community.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/psychology-our-community-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/psychology-our-community-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/psychology-our-community-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-982ec413 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-community\">Our community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many different methodological approaches are represented, and it\u2019s common for graduate students across the three specializations represented in our department (social, developmental, and clinical) to share ideas in the classroom, research groups, and laboratories. Our department is collaborative by design and intentionally structures classes, practicum experiences, and research activities to support collaboration among peers, rather than competition. The clinical program is committed to the inclusion of marginalized populations and to enhancing diversity within the field of clinical psychology as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/people\/faculty\/\">Meet our faculty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-marginx is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-areas-of-study-and-training\">Areas of study and training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unifying interests across Clark\u2019s developmental program are a focus on the inclusion of underrepresented populations and studying the development of psychological processes in societal and cultural contexts. To achieve this, we provide a strong foundation in general psychology, theory, and research, as well as specialist training in developmental psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Training exists through student participation in foundational psychology seminars on theory and methods, as well as topical graduate seminars in areas of developmental psychology (for example, cognitive, social-emotional, and cultural). Developmental students typically register for the developmental forum (a seminar-style meeting of all members of the developmental program and others) while in residence. In addition, consistent with our developmental framework, students complete an individual portfolio instead of the traditional qualifying examinations. Under the guidance of a three-member faculty portfolio committee, students gain professional skills that prepare them for a range of research, teaching, and mentoring opportunities, skills that will be necessary and position the students competitively for their future careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Our expertise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Specific faculty interests include topics such as bilingualism, pretend play, racial experiences, and narrative. We also study socio-emotional factors as predictors and outcomes, as well as malleable factors influencing learning and subsequent academic achievement in schooling and college populations. With expertise in a wide range of developmental phenomena, faculty all examine the links between intra-individual and inter-individual change over time.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-yellow-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Our connections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Not limited to the classroom or lab, our program\u2019s size and partnerships provide opportunities for interdisciplinary training and experiences through Clark\u2019s research centers, such as the Hiatt Center for Urban Education and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise. In addition, research takes place with and among our partners in the Worcester community such as the Worcester Public Schools. Faculty members also have national and international affiliations that link the developmental students to broader networks and opportunities around the globe.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why apply to Clark\u2019s developmental psychology doctoral program? Clark University\u2019s developmental psychology doctoral program at the nationally-renowned Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology is dedicated to studying human development in societal and cultural contexts. The program has a long and distinguished history, including the work of developmentalists such as G. 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