{"id":662,"date":"2025-06-10T14:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=662"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:34:33","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"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\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"menu-title\">Developmental Psychology Submenu<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\" id=\"modal-1\" data-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\" data-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/developmental-psychology\/research\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Research<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Research<\/h2>\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-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">A core part of graduate training in developmental psychology involves participation in one of the active labs or areas of research described below. Students join one or more of these groups and remain active throughout their graduate studies. Click on the individual labs or research groups to learn more about the topical focus and students, postdocs, and visitors involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note as well that the developmental forum provides an opportunity for all members of these groups (as well as other interested individuals) to regularly come together to discuss current research and salient issues pertaining to developmental psychology of interest to all in the program.<\/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%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recent-dissertations\">Recent dissertations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query faculty-research is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e1d1349e wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-637 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research-student\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-teal-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-rational-number-understanding-across-development-and-mathematical-achievement\">Rational Number Understanding Across Development and Mathematical Achievement<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-gray-900)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Sangmi Park; Advisor \u2013 Alena Esposito<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-639 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research-student\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-teal-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-examining-experiences-of-caregivers-with-neurodiverse-children-during-periods-of-adversity\">Examining Experiences of Caregivers with Neurodiverse Children During Periods of Adversity<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-gray-900)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Nicole O&#8217;dea; Advisor \u2013 Ana Marcelo<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-641 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research-student\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-teal-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-a-discursive-approach-to-young-women-s-identity-construction-in-the-workplace\">A Discursive Approach to Young Women\u2019s Identity Construction in the Workplace<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-gray-900)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Felicia Wolontis; Advisor \u2013 Michael Bamberg<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-643 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research-student\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-teal-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-emerging-adulthood-in-india\">Emerging Adulthood in India<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-gray-900)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Deeya Mitra; Advisor \u2013 Jeffrey Arnett<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-faculty-research-areas\">Faculty research areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query faculty-research is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e1d1349e wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-683 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading clear has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7aec11ae76f0debc6ee67a221863d9d6\" id=\"h-learning-language-and-cognition-lab\">Learning, Language, and Cognition Lab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aesposito\/\">Our research group<\/a> examines cognitive development, particularly in school-aged children in school contexts. We examine the malleable factors influencing learning and subsequent academic achievement, especially for minority race and language students as well as those growing up in poverty. A context of focus is bilingual education. Within these contexts, we examine how children organize semantic knowledge and build a knowledge base both within and across lessons with the long-term goal of informing educational policy and practice. This investigation entails examining the encoding and manipulation of semantic memory as well as conceptual representation across languages. The work is inherently interdisciplinary and we work with others in the departments of education and language and culture. We use a variety of methods, including experimental behavioral studies, observation, and eye-tracking. Our work takes place in the laboratory, in the community, and in collaborating classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-679 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading clear has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-16f5d89eef066c8174060a779a359bf8\" id=\"h-research-in-child-development-across-context\">Research in Child Development Across Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Our research, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ana-kamille-marcelo\/\">Ana Marcelo<\/a>, examines the influence of risk and protective factors on child development across diverse ecological contexts with particular emphases on culture and adversity. Our first line of research examines children\u2019s pretend play, creativity, and emotional expressiveness as related to their socioemotional and academic adjustment in different contexts (e.g., school, peers, home). Our second line of research focuses on children\u2019s experiences related to their ethnicity, race, and culture. We are interested in examining ethnic-racial identity in early childhood and its influence on children\u2019s encounters with bias and discrimination and if and how these experiences may vary across different contexts. We use different methods, such as behavior observation, quantitative measures, and qualitative interviews, and examine across different informants, such as teachers, caregivers, and children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-687 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading clear has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d24f19438a8e9392db04bb54bc0d486d\" id=\"h-developmental-forum\">Developmental Forum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The developmental forum meets regularly during the academic year to examine theory and research in developmental psychology. All members of the developmental program (including all developmental graduate students and faculty in residence) and others (graduate students, faculty, and visitors from other programs and institutions) gather to discuss current theoretical and methodological issues, share updates on ongoing and upcoming projects, present and receive feedback on future talks, grant proposals, and manuscripts. The goal of the developmental forum is to collectively learn from one another and provide a support network to help strengthen the work of all members of the Clark community interested in developmental inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-685 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading clear has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e57a6ed76ee56cee279e6dcfd7376100\" id=\"h-narrative-practices-in-identity\">Narrative Practices in Identity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Our research group focuses on theoretical issues central to identity research such as agency, difference, and change. We approach them from a qualitative (narrative) perspective, and we apply them to empirical phenomena such as adolescent and post-adolescent identity formation, close friendship, transition into work (for college students and refugees), fatherhood (including incarcerated fathers), and elderly women\u2019s encore careers. Our investigations explore how these phenomena are understood from the perspective of those who experience and live through them. Current projects include a Handbook on Identity, as well as volumes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/michael-bamberg\/\">Bamberg<\/a>\u2019s book series, Studies in Narrative. Students are invited to join the editing process to gain professional experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-681 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-research\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading clear has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-83171635578bf52bc84d31f134b964e2\" id=\"h-higher-education-research-group\">Higher Education Research Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Our research group, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/nancy-budwig\/\">Nancy Budwig<\/a>, examines learning and development in both formal and informal learning contexts, with a focus on ways engagement in communities of practice contributes to the gradual construction of meaning systems. Prior work of the group studied the role of language in the construction of culturally relevant meaning systems as well as how different cultural meaning systems impacted successful entry into school. More recently, focus has shifted to examining ways that higher education also can make better use of socio-cultural approaches to learning and development. We study college student and faculty perspectives on designing environments to foster better learning and well-being, and the implementation of curricula that aim to prepare students to successfully transition into college, as well as successfully transition into the world of work and civic life. We also create tools to evaluate and improve learning and development on college campuses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recent-publications\">Recent publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-745 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chakraborty J.,<\/strong>\u00a0&amp; Esposito A.G. (2024). Adult learners self-derive new knowledge through integration of novel information and prior knowledge and are more successful with reactivation. Mind, Brain, and Education\u00a0(in press).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-749 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elsharnouby, E.<\/strong>, Dost-G\u00f6zkan, A. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10964-020-01246-6\">Adolescents\u2019 Well-Being with Respect to the Patterns of Disclosure to and Secrecy from Parents and the Best Friend: A Person-Centered Examination<\/a>. J Youth Adolescence 49, 1687\u20131701 (2020).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-751 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ashdown, B. K., and\u00a0<strong>Faherty, A. N.<\/strong>\u00a0(In press).\u00a0<em>Creating culture: Parenting and childcare practices<\/em>. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-747 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Budwig, N.,\u00a0<strong>Han, H.<\/strong>, Fernandes, R.J.,\u00a0Lee, J.,\u00a0<strong>Wang, S.<\/strong>,\u00a0and Wolff, B.\u00a0(2023). Eugenics, prejudice, and human development revisited: The\u00a0role of structural racism.\u00a0Human Development,\u00a067 (3), 170\u2013172.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-753 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lee, J.<\/strong>, &amp; Budwig, N. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajqr.org\/article\/how-students-make-sense-of-mentorship-experiences-during-the-transition-from-high-school-to-college-14894\">How students make sense of mentorship experiences during the transition from high school to college: A positioning analysis<\/a>.\u00a0American Journal of Qualitative Research, 8(3), 167-192.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-755 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Budwig, N.,\u00a0<strong>Lee, J.<\/strong>\u00a0&amp; Fernandes, R.J. (Dec. 2023). A developmental and sociocultural\u00a0approach to the transition from high school to college: The Importance of\u00a0understanding student meaning-making.\u00a0Human Arenas of Development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-757 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-developmental-psychology-publications\">\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Park, S.<\/strong>,\u00a0&amp; Esposito. A. G., (2024).\u00a0Rational number representation, math anxiety, and algebra performance in college students. Cognitive Development, 69, 101417.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A core part of graduate training in developmental psychology involves participation in one of the active labs or areas of research described below. 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