Students who are interested in applying to the graduate program in Developmental Psychology can find information on the Department of Psychology web page.
Maryland Child & Family Development Lab
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Maryland Child and Family Development Laboratory
Dr. Cassidy with the graduate students. From left to right: David, Bonnie, Dr. Cassidy, Jessie, Jackie
LAB RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence, with an emphasis on attachment and family relationships
- Social, cognitive, and regulatory mechanisms through which children’s early family experiences come to influence later well-being and relationships
- Links among adolescent peer and family relationships, social information-processing, and socioemotional functioning
- Early interventions with parents and teachers designed to reduce the risk of insecure attachment and mental disorders and to support children’s regulatory capacities and positive relationships with peers.
Undergraduate students interested
in becoming Research Assistants during the semester or for a summer internship can fill out an online application.
Maryland Child and Family
Development Laboratory
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
301-405-0009
mdchildfamilylab@umd.edu