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Fellowships in Developmental Psychology

Childrens' Research Lab

Dr. Catharine Echols is the Chair of the Graduate Admissions Committee for the Developmental Psychology Program. If you have particular questions about admissions to the Developmental program you should write to her at:

Dept. of Psychology
University Station A8000
Austin, Texas 78712-0187
University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

or call her at (512) 471-6261. She will organize a "Graduate Admissions Weekend" sometime in the spring semester of each year. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to come to Austin that weekend to visit our campus, see the facilities, and meet the Developmental faculty and graduate students.

Becky BiglerRebecca S. Bigler, PhD

Research interests:

  • Social cognition
  • Gender roles
  • Stereotypic attitudes and attitude change
Judith LangloisJudith H. Langlois, PhD

Research interests:

  • Social and personality development
  • Social information processing in infants
  • The origins of social stereotypes
Leslie CohenLeslie B. Cohen, PhD

Research interests:

  • Infant perceptual and cognitive development
Jacqueline WoolleyJacqueline D. Woolley, PhD

Research interests:

  • Conceptual development in preschool and elementary school children
  • Concept of mind
Catherine EcholsCatharine H. Echols, PhD

Research interests:

  • Language development
  • Early cognitive development
Cristine H. Legare, PhD

Research interests:

  • Cognitive development
  • Conceptual development and causal reasoning
  • Knowledge acquisition and learning
  • Culture and cognition
Aletha HustonAletha C. Huston, PhD

Research interests:

  • Effects of public policies on children's development with a particular focus on children in poverty
  • Child care for young children and mass media
  • Educational uses of television for children
Richard MeierRichard P. Meier, , PhD

Research interests:

  • Language acquisition
  • American Sign Language

julie wallJulie Wall
Administrative Associate

Coordinator
Children's Research Lab
Updated 13 January 2009
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