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 27-28.
Karen Fingerman
- Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Director, Texas Institute on Dementia, Aging and Longevity
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 will not be reviewing doctoral applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Nicole Perry
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Perry will not be reviewing doctoral applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Gabriela Livas
- Professor
- Department Chair for Human Development and Family Sciences
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professors in Child Development.
Dr. Livas is reviewing applications for doctoral students for academic year 27-28.
Fatima Varner
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair for Graduate Education
Dr. Varner will not be reviewing doctoral applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.