The Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD) is a professional society formed by a group of scholars from multiple disciplines (e.g., medicine, biology, psychology, sociology, economics, and history). The central focus of SSHD is to provide an organization that moves beyond age-segmented scholarly organizations to take an integrative, interdisciplinary approach to ages/stages across the life span, generational and ecological contexts of human development, and research and applications to human development policies and programs. It was founded in 1998 when a group of scholars met at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Its first meeting was held in November 1999.[1][2] The current president of the society is Carolyn Aldwin (Oregon State University), and the president-elect is Lynn S. Liben (The Pennsylvania State University). The society's official journal is Research in Human Development.[3]
Past presidents
editFormer presidents of the SSHD include:[4]
- David Henry Feldman (Tufts University)
- Kristine Ajrouch (Eastern Michigan University)
- Willis Overton (Temple University)
- Cynthia García Coll (Brown University/University of Puerto Rico)
- Lawrence Schiamberg (Michigan State University)
- Toni Antonucci (University of Michigan)
- Susan Whitbourne (University of Massachusetts)
- Jacquelyn James (Boston College)
- Richard M. Lerner (Tufts University)
References
edit- ^ "History". Society for the Study of Human Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ Fisher, Celia B.; Lerner, Richard M. (2004-10-16). Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. SAGE Publications. p. 1036. ISBN 9781452265223.
- ^ "Research in Human Development". Society for Research in Child Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Presidents of SSHD". Society for the Study of Human Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
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