HDFS faculty are interested in all facets of adolescents’ and young adults’ development, and they pay particular attention to how environmental settings shape young people’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth.
Aprile Benner
- Professor
Dr. Benner is reviewing applications for doctoral students for academic year 26-27.
Karen Fingerman
- Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Co-Director, Center on Aging and Population Sciences
Sonia Wolf Wilson Regents Administrative Professorship, Holder
Elizabeth Gershoff
- Professor
- Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Amy Johnson McLaughlin Centennial Professorship in Home Economics
Deborah Jacobvitz
- Professor
- Phyllis L. Richards Endowed Professor in Child Development
Su Yeong Kim
- Professor
Dr. Kim is reviewing applications for new Ph.D. students to start in Fall 2028. Application will open in August 2027, and deadline is December 1, 2027.
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco
- Associate Professor
Seeking undergraduate student research assistants for course credit or on a volunteer basis. See profile for more details.
Dr. Lorenzo-Blanco is not admitting a graduate student for the 2026/2027 admissions cycle. Applications are due on Dec 1st.
Nicole Perry
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Perry is not accepting doctoral students for academic year 27-28.
Gabriela Livas
- Professor
- Department Chair for Human Development and Family Sciences
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professors in Child Development
Fatima Varner
- Associate Professor
I am not recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026.