Primary Faculty
Burnell, Kaitlyn
Research Assistant Professor
243A Davie Hall
(919) 843-8150
burnellk@unc.edu
Dr. Burnell studies how adolescents and emerging adults use digital technologies, with a special focus on how this use parallels their developmental tasks and challenges.
Dr. Burnell will not be recruiting a student to start Fall 2024.
Cheatham, Carol
Associate Professor
216 Davie Hall
(919) 843-5020 | (704) 250-5010
carol_cheatham@unc.edu
Dr. Cheatham studies individual differences in cognitive development as they relate to nutrition and nutrigenomics, utilizing both electrophysiological (ERP) and behavioral methodology. Her research spans preconception to senescence. Visit her online: Cheatham Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory
Dr. Cheatham is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Cohen, Jessica
Assistant Professor
335A Davie Hall
919-843-2664
jrcohen@unc.edu
Dr. Cohen studies how functional brain networks interact and reconfigure when confronted with changing cognitive demands, when experiencing transformations across development, and when facing disruptions in healthy functioning due to disease. Visit her online: Cohen Lab.
Dr. Cohen is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Cooper, Shauna
Professor | Developmental Psychology Program Director
214 Davie Hall
(919) 962-7468
shauna_cooper@unc.edu
Dr. Cooper studies the cultural and contextual factors that contribute to positive youth development, with a specific focus on African American adolescents and families. Her work spans multiple areas, including 1) family processes; 2) ethnic-racial socialization practices; 3) father engagement and involvement; 4) gender-related processes and 5) youth community involvement. Visit her online: Strength, Assets, and Resilience (StAR) Research Lab.
Dr. Cooper is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Lindquist, Kristen
Associate Professor
321 Davie Hall
kristen.lindquist@unc.edu
Dr. Lindquist studies emotions and affective neuroscience. Visit her online: Carolina Affective Science Lab
Dr. Lindquist is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Maheux, Anne
Assistant Professor
227 Davie Hall
amaheux@unc.edu
Dr. Maheux studies sociocultural and technological influences on adolescent development, with a focus on gender, mental health, sexuality, and academics. Visit her online: annemaheux.com.
Dr. Maheux is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Prinstein, Mitch
Seters Distinguished Professor
240 Davie Hall
(919) 962-3988
mitch.prinstein@unc.edu
Dr. Prinstein studies cognitive-interpersonal models of adolescent depression and self-injury/suicidality, peer influence, and adolescent risk behavior. Visit him online: Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP.
Dr. Prinstein will not be recruiting a student to start Fall 2024.
Safa, Dalal
Assistant Professor
221 Davie Hall
dalal.safa@unc.edu
Dr. Safa’s program of research seeks to understand the development of bicultural identities and competencies, broadly focusing on the intersection of culture, ethnicity-race, and development. Visit her online: BRIDGES Lab.
Dr. Safa is potentially admitting new students to start in Fall 2024.
Sheridan, Margaret
Associate Professor
248 Davie Hall
(919) 843-3182
sheridan.margaret@unc.edu
Dr. Sheridan studies the neural mechanisms through which adversity affects brain development and risk for externalizing disorders; diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder in early childhood; and typical and atypical development of the prefrontal cortex. Visit her online: Child Imaging Research on Cognition and Life Experiences.
Dr. Sheridan will not be recruiting a student to start Fall 2024.
Telzer, Eva
Associate Professor
218 Davie Hall
ehtelzer@unc.edu
Dr. Telzer’s research examines how social and cultural processes shape adolescent brain development, with a focus on both prosocial and antisocial behaviors, family and peer relationships, and long-term psychological well-being. Visit her online: Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab.
Dr. Telzer will not be recruiting a student to start Fall 2024.
Associated Faculty
Associated Faculty are faculty members in other graduate programs in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience who collaborate closely with faculty and students in the Developmental Psychology Program. These faculty members may recruit Developmental doctoral students through our graduate admissions process.
Arnold, Jennifer
Associated Faculty | Professor in Cognitive Psychology
337B Davie Hall
jarnold@email.unc.edu
Dr. Arnold studies the cognitive mechanisms underlying language comprehension and production in adults and children. Visit her online: UNC Language Processing Lab..
Bauer, Daniel
Associated Faculty | Professor in Quantitative Psychology
362A Davie Hall
dbauer@email.unc.edu
Dr. Bauer studies psychometrics, statistical models for developmental data, multi-level and non-linear models, structural equation modeling, cluster analysis, and finite mixture models. Visit him online: Daniel J. Bauer, Ph.D.
Curran, Patrick
Associated Faculty | Professor in Quantitative Psychology
356 Davie Hall
(919) 962-5235
curran@unc.edu
Dr. Curran studies structural equation and multi-level modeling of longitudinal data, integrative data analysis and the fitting of models to data pooled over multiple independent data sources, and the risk and protective factors associated with the onset and escalation of alcohol and drug use in children and adolescents. Visit him online: Patrick J. Curran, Ph.D.
Gates, Kathleen
Associated Faculty | Associate Professor in Quantitative Psychology
344A Davie Hall
(919) 962-4947
gateskm@email.unc.edu
Dr. Gates studies time series analysis, structural equation modeling, Fourier analysis, graph theory, and develops, tests, and disseminates programs for use with intensive longitudinal data such as psychophysiological and dyadic interaction. Visit her online: Katie Gates, Ph.D.
Hussong, Andrea
Associated Faculty | Professor in Clinical Psychology
262 Davie Hall
(919) 962-6593
hussong@unc.edu
Dr. Hussong studies social and familial influences associated with adolescent substance abuse and comorbid disorders among high-risk youth. Visit her online: Developmental Risk and Resilience Lab.
Jones, Deborah
Associated Faculty | Professor in Clinical Psychology
267 Davie Hall
(919) 843-2351
djjones@email.unc.edu
Dr. Jones studies the mental and physical health and well-being in the family context; the mechanisms by which families transmit risk and resilience; and, most recently, the development and enhancement of prevention and intervention programs to meet the unique needs of at-risk and under-served families. Visit her online: Deborah J. Jones, Ph.D..
Miller, Adam
Associated Faculty | Research Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology
259 Davie Hall
adam.miller@unc.edu
Dr. Miller studies neural mechanisms of the link between childhood adversity and risk for adolescent health risk behaviors, especially suicide. Visit him online: Miller Lab.
Muscatell, Keely
Associated Faculty | Assistant Professor in Social Psychology
328 Davie Hall
kmuscatell@unc.edu
Dr. Muscatell studies how social experiences (e.g., stress, social status, inequality, discrimination, loneliness, social support) influence physical health and emotional well-being, incorporating techniques from social neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology to identify pathways linking the social environment and health outcomes. Visit her online: Social Neuroscience and Health Lab.
Youngstrom, Eric
Associated Faculty | Professor in Clinical Psychology
257 Davie Hall
(919) 843-7265
eay@unc.edu
Dr. Youngstrom studies bipolar disorder in children and adolescents; evidence-based approaches to assessment; and emotions in developmental psychopathology. Visit him online: Eric A. Youngstrom, Ph.D..
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty have official appointments with the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and assist the Department by collaborating with faculty, mentoring doctoral students, or teaching undergraduates.
Belger, Aysenil
Adjunct Professor | Department of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
(919) 843-7368
abelger@med.unc.edu
Coffman, Jennifer
Adjunct Associate Professor | University of North Carolina Greensboro
Human Development and Family Studies
(336) 334-5307
jlcoffma@uncg.edu
Else-Quest, Nicole
Adjunct Associate Professor | Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
(919) 962-3380
neq@email.unc.edu
Goldman, Barbara
Adjunct Professor | Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
330 Bypass Building
(919) 966-7169
barbara_goldman@unc.edu
Harrop, Clare
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Department of Allied Health Sciences
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
(919) 966-9796
clare_harrop@med.unc.edu
Mills-Koonce, W. Roger
Adjunct Associate Professor | Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of North Carolina Greensboro
(336) 334-5307
r_millsk@uncg.edu
Propper, Cathi
Adjunct Associate Professor | Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
100 East Franklin Street
(919) 843-2400
propper@email.unc.edu
Dr. Propper’s research focuses on the development of infant and child self-regulation. She investigates child behavioral, emotional, and cognitive outcomes as the result of associations across levels (behavioral, physiological, genetic, environmental) and over time, from the prenatal period to early childhood.
Willoughby, Michael
Adjunct Professor | RTI International
(919) 541-6622
mwilloughby@rti.org
Emeritus Faculty
Kurtz-Costes, Beth
Professor Emeritus
bkcostes@email.unc.edu
Ornstein, Peter
Professor Emeritus
229 Davie Hall
pao@unc.edu
Peter Ornstein, Ph.D.
Gariepy, Jean-Louis
Professor Emeritus
lgariepy@email.unc.edu