The deadline for applications for admission in Fall 2014 to the Applied Developmental Science program is January 2, by which date we must have in hand the completed university and department applications, Graduate Record Examination scores, and official transcripts from previous undergraduate and graduate coursework. Focus of the Ph.D. Program in Applied Developmental Science (ADS) Many social and public health problems of the 21st century – family poverty; children with disabilities; effective parenting in the face of changing family structures; youth violence, substance abuse, and high-risk behavior; optimizing human and social capital; the “graying of society” – call for the involvement of specialists who have knowledge about the basic processes and contexts of human development, and how behavior can be modified to optimize long-term developmental outcomes. Such problems are usually addressed by different professional disciplines with little cross-disciplinary collaboration, and without the input of specialists trained in human development. The aim of our ADS Ph.D. program is to prepare students in the basic and applied aspects of human development across the lifespan so that they can become integral members of teams and task forces that address social and societal problems from a multidisciplinary and integrative perspective.

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