Life-span Developmental Psychology – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) & Master of Arts (MA)

About the program

Lifespan Developmental Psychology is a concentration within the Educational Psychology program. The LDP concentration offers a program of study that reflects the field’s increasingly interdisciplinary nature. The focus is on the application of scholarship in understanding real world challenges and the cultural nature of development. The target populations studied include children and adults within the contexts of families and schools. We follow an applied developmental science model, with the aim of using research to inform policies and programs that further the positive development of individuals. Faculty research interests include immigrant families' adaptations, family life and home-institution connections, aging and intergenerational relationships, family literacy, family-school relations, peer relations, and educational equity. Graduates of the program work in universities and community colleges, state and local departments of education, K-12 schools and community agencies.

Program faculty

Angela Arzubiaga, Kathryn Nakagawa, Robert Strom
Research activity includes critical thinking, social and moral development, social environment of schools, and intergenerational relationships.

Program brochures

• Master of Arts (MA) brochure
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) brochure

GRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (EdD)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)

MASTER OF ARTS (MA)

MASTER OF COUNSELING (MC)

MASTER OF EDUCATION (MEd)

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