Articles

Junior Zainab Ahmad shares the origin of her interest in her major, developmental psychology, and reveals her favorite class so far. She also talks about her work as a research assistant on a project studying adverse childhood experiences.

Junior Mirka Zhagui talks about life experiences that led her to choose the early and elementary education track in ICD’s early childhood BS program and about her career goals.

A behavioral interventionist currently enrolled in the online MA in applied child and adolescent development, Jenna DeBruin was inspired to pursue graduate education when she volunteered in a children's hospital.

Two ICD faculty members and a recent PhD graduate were recipients of 2025 Biennial Awards from the Society for Research in Child Development.

Laura Zumbrunnen enjoyed a multifaceted career in healthcare and engineering. In retirement, she wanted to continue to learn new things, and she wanted to find a new way to contribute to social justice causes. She chose to pursue an online MA in applied child and adolescent development.

Krystle Holliday completed a master's degree in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health track at ICD so she could pursue her goals of becoming a Black mental health professional and working to support young children and parents.

Three ICD undergraduate developmental psychology students were selected to be participants in the Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program in the Office of Undergraduate Education.

The College of Education and Human Development recently celebrated its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards with a ceremony to recognize the achievements of 13 alumni, including ICD alumni Maureen O'Brien (PhD '91) and Jamie Ostrov (PhD '04).

ICD Senior Academic Advisor Meghan Allen Eliason visited study abroad site Montpellier, France to see how Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood students are taking advantage of unique offerings for ICD students.

ICD PhD student Norwood Glaspie shares how doctoral fellowships and scholarships have boosted his academic journey and supported his research into how children learn about social inequality.