HDFS faculty are interested in how contexts outside the family affect individual development, exploring both proximal contexts that individuals experience directly and distal contexts that affect individuals indirectly. In some instances, contexts are closely tied to the physical settings in which individuals spend their time, such as schools, neighborhoods or workplaces, while in other cases contexts are not defined by a particular physical space but instead are manifested in social trends and opportunities or societal stratification, including socioeconomic resources, the media, family or social policy.
Maria Arredondo
- Assistant Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
I am not recruiting graduate students at this time.
Aprile Benner
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Mateo Farina
- Assistant Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
I am recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025 (application deadline is Dec. 1).
Elizabeth Gershoff
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Amy Johnson McLaughlin Centennial Professorship in Home Economics
I am not currently accepting graduate students.
Deborah Jacobvitz
- Professor
- Phyllis L. Richards Endowed Professor in Child Development
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Su Yeong Kim
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
Dr. Kim is accepting new Ph.D. students for Fall 2028. Application deadline is December 1, 2027.
Jeffrey Lockman
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Seeking student research assistants for course credit or on a volunteer basis. See profile for more details.
Elizabeth Muñoz
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Dr. Muñoz is not accepting new Ph.D. students.
Lisa Neff
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Nicole Perry
- Assistant Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
I am not recruiting graduate students at this time.
Gabriela Livas
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Fatima Varner
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Hannah Williamson
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Accepting applications for Ph.D. students for the 2025/2026 academic year.