The multidisciplinary research training program in development emphasizes the integrative study of processes of change in human and nonhuman animals.
This program focuses on the interactional processes of normal and non-normal development from a broad perspective. The goal of training is to produce scientists able to cut across existing disciplines to conduct research on the basic science of development, and to design and implement theoretically and empirically sound programs of diagnosis and intervention.
Pre- and postdoctoral trainees will conduct research into normal and atypical development in infants, young children and animal models. They will gain general knowledge in the developmental process as it relates to a variety of areas including, but not limited to language and social development at multiple levels of analyses: from molecular neuroscience to group behavior in humans and animals.
In addition to direct research experience, trainees take required core and specialized courses, attend weekly Developmental Process Seminars designed to implement common training goals, and Research Seminars where research plans and results are presented to the training group as a whole.
The program's twenty core faculty members are from the areas of Psychology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Optometry and Computer Science. All have a strong commitment to development research that is biologically sound, integrative and creative. Many collaborative projects are currently in progress based on these mutual goals. Trainees will be strongly encouraged to move among laboratories to learn a wide range of new skills. The twenty core faculty members and/or their laboratories are briefly described below.
Linda Smith - Cognitive Development Laboratory
Raquel Anderson - Bilingual Developmental Laboratory
John Bates - Social Development Laboratory
Bennett Bertenthal - The Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Geoffrey Bingham - Perception and Action Laboratory
Thomas Busey - Laboratory
Rowan Candy - Visual Development Laboratory
Brian D'Onofrio - Developmental Psychopathology Laboratory
Karen Forrest - Speech Acoustics Laboratory
Lisa Gershkoff-Stowe - IU Baby Language Laboratory
Robert Goldstone - Percepts and Concepts Laboratory
Rachael Holt - Developmental Speech Perception Laboratory
Karin Harmon James - The Cognition and Action Neuroimaging Laboratory
Michael Jones - Computational Language and Cognition Laboratory
Susan Jones - Infant Social Communication Laboratory
William Kronenberger, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, IUPUI
Sharlene Newman - The Cognitive NeuroImaging Lab
Matthias Scheutz - Human Robot Interaction Laboratory
Olaf Sporns - Computational Cognitive Neuralscience Laboratory
Barbara Walker
Meredith West - Vocal and Communicative Development Laboratory
Chen Yu - Computational Cognition and Learning Laboratory
To apply for a predoctoral position, contact your "home" department for an application to their Ph.D. program. When completing your application, be sure that you state that you are interested in the Multidisciplinary Training in Developmental Process, c/o Charlotte Wozniak, Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405.
To apply for a postdoctoral position, send a vitae, statement of research interests, preprints or publications and three letters of recommendation to the address above. Please indicate at least two laboratories of interest.
Please note that both the pre- and postdoctoral positions are only available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. If you have additional questions feel free to contact Charlotte Wozniak, chwoznia@indiana.edu or call 812-855-8256.