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The PhD in Family and Human Development offers a training specialization for students interested in the study of social and emotional development (SED) across the life span. Students choosing the SED specialization will learn about contemporary theories, methodologies, and bodies of empirical research pertaining to a range of issues in broadly defined adaptive and maladaptive processes in social and emotional development. Students may also become involved in research in other disciplines that informs the understanding of aspects of social-emotional development. Examples of such disciplines include family dynamics, intervention research, social networks, neuroscience, psychophysiology, and developmental psychopathology.
The SED specialization requires 18 hours total:
REQUIRED = 6 hours
ELECTIVES = 12 hours
For additional information, please contact:
Gary Ladd, SED Coordinator
Email: Gary.Ladd@asu.edu
(480) 727‐6621