The
faculty of the Center for Developmental Science consists primarily of
scientists from Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Meredith College, North Carolina State University, University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, and North Carolina Central University.
Selected researchers from other institutions collaborate in research
initiated by the Center. Center faculty specialize in anthropology,
behavioral genetics, developmental psychology, developmental
psychobiology, education, epidemiology, experimental psychology,
internal medicine, behavioral neurobiology, nursing, pediatrics,
psychiatry, public health, and sociology. The Center has three
branches: the Carolina Consortium on Human Development, the Behavioral
Science Research Division, and the Social Development Research
Division. There is considerable overlap across organizational divisions
in the sharing of resources, ideas, and personnel.
Carolina Consortium on Human Development
A
multidisciplinary group of developmental researchers from Duke
University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North
Carolina State University, and the University of North
Carolina-Greensboro that conducts a weekly seminar series, hosts
visiting developmental scholars, facilitates collaborative research,
and administers a pre- and post-doctoral training grant in
developmental psychology.
UNC-Duke Graduate Certificate Program in Developmental Psychology
The
faculties in developmental psychology at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University offer a collaborative
approach to graduate training in developmental psychology: the UNC-Duke
Collaborative Graduate Certificate Program in Developmental Psychology.
Graduate students at Duke in either the Department of Psychology:
Social and Health Sciences or the Department of Psychological and Brain
Sciences and students in UNC's Department of Psychology can apply to
this program that offers training opportunities in addition to those of
their home department. Students in the certificate program attend
developmental talks at both universities and have opportunities to take
developmental seminars or engage in supplemental research training with
the faculty of their non-home university. Among the research emphases
of the participating faculty are cognitive development, social
development, applied development, and developmental psychobiology.
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
A
multidisciplinary research and training center located in the Medical
Center, with a major focus on gerontology. It facilitates collaborative
research across behavioral, biological, and economic domains and trains
postdoctoral fellows.
Housing the largest living
collection of prosimian primates in the world, the DLC, is devoted to
research and preservation of prosimian primates. Opportunities exist
for studying cognitive and social development in semi-free-ranging
primates.
Duke University Medical Center
A
major medical research center located immediately adjacent to the
Psychology building offers opportunities for collaborative research and
access to clinical and chronically ill populations.
Spencer Interdisciplinary Educational Training Program
Program in Education
Faculty
and graduate students in developmental psychology who are interested in
the application of developmental theories to educational practice have
opportunities to interact and collaborate with faculty and
undergraduates in the Program in Education. The Program in Education
provides undergraduates the opportunity to obtain teacher
certification, at either the elementary or high school level. The
program also trains undergraduates and administers programs to provide
tutoring assistance for students throughout the Durham Public Schools.
Finally, the program teaches numerous courses on critical issues
related to schools, children, and communities. The PiE faculty is very
receptive to research collaborations meant to improve classroom
teaching, close the achievement gap, and help every child reach their
full potential.
Talent Identification Program
Identifies
academically talented youth and offers a variety of programs, including
summer residential programs and a pre-college program. Research
opportunities are available to graduate students interested in
socio-emotional and cognitive variables associated with highly able
youth.
