Faculty Affiliates

The Child Study Center has collaborators from a variety of departments and with diverse interests participating in generative discussion and research.  Here are the salient research interests of some of the Penn State faculty affiliated with our major initiatives.

Laureen Teti
Acting and Assistant Director, Child Study Center
Initiatives:  Early Pathways to Competence, Parenting At Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Karen Bierman
Distinguished Professor, Psychology
Associate Director, Prevention Research Center
*Lead Faculty: School Readiness Research Initiative
Initiatives:   School Readiness, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Pamela Cole
Professor, Psychology
Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Training Grant
*Lead Faculty: Early Pathways to Competence Research Initiative
Initiatives:   Early Pathways to Competence, Parenting At Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Rick Gilmore
Associate Professor, Psychology
*Lead Faculty: Developmental Neuroscience Research Initiative
Initiatives: Developmental Neuroscience, Early Pathways to Competence

Doug Teti
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Professor-in-Charge, Human Development and Family Studies Graduate Program
*Lead Faculty: Parenting At Risk Research Initiative
Initiatives:   Early Pathways to Competence, Parenting At Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Sandy Azar
Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:   Parenting At Risk

David Baker
Professor, College of Education
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Sheri Berenbaum
Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Clancy Blair
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, School Readiness, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Kristin Buss
Associate Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Ann Crouter
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     Parenting At Risk

Jim DiPerna
Assistant Professor, Educational and School Psychology and Special Education
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Celene Domitrovich
Assistant Director, Prevention Research Center
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Paul Eslinger
Professor, Neuropsychology, College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Mark Feinberg
Senior Research Associate, Prevention Research Center
Initiatives:     Parenting At Risk

Scott Gest
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Mark Greenberg
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Director, Prevention Research Center
Co-Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Integrative Research Training Program
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, Parenting At Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Frank Hillary
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:   Human Developmental Neuroscience

Cynthia Huang-Pollock
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Byron Jones
Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Judith Kroll
Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Lynn Liben
Distinguished Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, School Readiness

Jeffrey Lorberbaum
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Initiatives:    Parenting at Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Susan McHale
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     Parenting At Risk

Carol Miller
Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence

Maya Misra
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Peter Molenaar
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Ginger Moore
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:  Early Pathways to Competence, Parenting At Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Toby Mordkoff
Associate Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:  Human Developmental Neuroscience

Keith Nelson
Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, School Readiness

Rob Nix
Research Associate, Prevention Research Center
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, School Readiness

Robert Sainburg
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Steven Schiff
Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Elizabeth Skowron
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology
Initiatives:     Parenting At Risk

Rayne Sperling
Associate Professor, Educational and School Psychology and Special Education
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Bob Stevens
Associate Professor, Educational and School Psychology and Special Education
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Cindy Stifter
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence, Human Developmental Neuroscience

Hoben Thomas
Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Early Pathways to Competence

Dan Weiss
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:     Human Developmental Neuroscience

Janet Welsh
Research Associate, Prevention Research Center
Initiatives:     School Readiness

Michael Wenger
Associate Professor, Psychology
Initiatives:  Human Developmental Neuroscience

Susan Woodhouse
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology
Initiatives:    Parenting at Risk, Human Developmental Neuroscience