HDFS research places attention on many aspects of diversity and culture, including the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals’ environments, differences in how diverse groups of individuals shape and are shaped by these environments and variations in these processes across diverse geographic regions, both nationally and internationally.
Maria Arredondo
- Assistant Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Arrendondo will not be reviewing doctoral applications for admission in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Aprile Benner
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Benner is reviewing applications for doctoral students for academic year 26-27.
Mateo Farina
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Farina is reviewing applications for doctoral students for academic year 26-27.
Karen Fingerman
- Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human 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
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Amy Johnson McLaughlin Centennial Professorship in Home Economics
Deborah Jacobvitz
- Professor
- Phyllis L. Richards Endowed Professor in Child Development
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Su Yeong Kim
- Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
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.
Jeffrey J. Lockman
- Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Accepting new Ph.D.students to start in Fall 2026.
Application deadline is Dec 1, 2025.
Elma Lorenzo-Blanco
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
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.
Elizabeth Muñoz
- Associate Professor
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Muñoz is not accepting new Ph.D. students.
Gabriela Livas
- Professor
- Department Chair for Human Development and Family Sciences
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professors in Child Development
Fatima Varner
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences
I am not recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026.
Hannah Williamson
- Associate Professor
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences