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The Human Development Undergraduate Program was established in Fall 2020. Our program strives to support students' growth and development during their time at UMD both academically and on a holistic level. By providing multidimensional support, we help prepare students to make meaningful contributions to society in the future.
We provide this support by offering a student-centered approach, which includes a built-in internship program and flexible program requirements that allow students to tailor their undergraduate learning experience to fit their individual interests and goals. In addition to our Major Program, we also offer a robust Human Development Minor Program.
Program Leadership
Program Leadership
Dr. Jennie Lee-Kim
Dr. Jennie Lee-Kim
Director of the Human Development
Undergraduate Major
jleekim@umd.edu
Dr. Olga Walker
Dr. Olga Walker
Human Development Internship Program Coordinator
owalker@umd.edu
Dr. Melanie Killen
Dr. Melanie Killen
Honors Program Director
hdhonors@umd.edu
Jessica Chew
Jessica Chew
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
jmoats@umd.edu
Andrea Torres Negron
Andrea Torres Negron
Academic Advisor
atorresn@umd.edu
Meet Our Faculty
Meet Our Faculty
To learn more about faculty members' research areas, click their names and explore their lab websites.
Students interested in joining a research lab should contact faculty members directly through email.
Faculty NOT accepting research assistants for Fall 2026: Kelly Mix.
Distinguished University Professor
Research Areas: Domain-specific learning; text-based learning; relational reasoning.
Associate Professor
Research Areas: How the brain learns to read; language ability and disability.
Associate Professor
Research Areas: Social learning; social cognition in early childhood.
Professor
Research Areas: Parenting and children's cognitive development; low-income families.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas: Home math environments; dual language assessments; Latine learner contexts.
Distinguished University Professor
Research Areas: Temperament; developmental neuroscience; emotion regulation.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas: Racial socialization; parental contributions to mental health and academic outcomes.
Professor Emerita
Research Areas: Early childhood policy; parenting interventions; preventing maladaptive outcomes.
Distinguished University Professor
Research Areas: Social and moral reasoning; origins of prejudice and bias in childhood.
Professor
Research Areas: Facilitating thinking and reasoning in classrooms; scientific literacy.
Professor
Research Areas: Development of mathematics and number concepts; spatial skills.
Associate Professor
Research Areas: Early numerical cognition; computational models; context and cognition.
Professor
Research Areas: Learning through play and activities; early mathematical skills.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas: SES variation; language and literacy; brain development.
Clinical Professor
Research Areas: Childhood adversity; early learning; program and policy evaluation.
Affiliate Faculty: CHSE Associate Professor
Research Areas: Bullying prevention; youth mental health; Asian American families.
Professor
Research Areas: Language and literacy acquisition; bilingual literacy development.
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