Developmental Psychology
The Developmental Psychology program specializes in research on the development of social and interpersonal processes as they exist in real-world contexts from infancy through late adulthood.

Career Ideas from Developmental Taken from examples of our graduate students

1. Work as professors in settings varying from community colleges to major research universities.
   
2. Work in public policy and other applied settings, using their understanding of lifespan development and research methods to help develop, test, and promote solutions to real world problems.
3. Work in industry (including television) to help companies develop products for people that are specific to developmental needs (i.e., simpler cell-phones, better toys).
4. Work for the federal and state governments on issues relevant to people in particular age groups, or on the allocation of research funds to developmental research.
5. Work for survey research companies. Several social psych phds work for a local survey company.
6. Go on to use their expertise in a variety of research settings in the health industry.