Michigan:
Graduate studies in the psychology of adult development and aging
Following are data on academic programs in the state that provide a specialization in adult development and aging. Data include titles of courses and seminars offered number of faculty with a specialization in adult development and aging, psychology specializations integrated with the study of adult development and aging, administrative organization of the program, availability of assistantships and traineeships in the program, practicum and internship placement opportunities and web addresses and contact persons for the program.
Central Michigan University (Department of Psychology)
Psychology Specializations Integrated with AD&A: Developmental, Experimental, Applied experimental
Courses and Specialized Seminars Offered: Lifespan Development, Late life family
Number of Faculty in AD&A: 3 Full Time, 0 Part Time
Availability of Assistantships in AD&A: Graduate Assistants from University
Availability of Postdoctoral Opportunities in AD&A: None
Practicum and Internship Placements: Our newly developed applied experimental Doctoral program will require internship placements. These will be developed with the help of the faculty.
Other Relevant Information and Comments: We have a life-span development research center, which includes faculty from other departments.
Contact:
Renee Babcock PhD
Central Michigan University
Dept of Psychology’
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Telephone: (517) 774-6469
Email
Website
University of Michigan (Department of Psychology)
State/country: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Courses and Specialized Seminars Offered:
The programs offered at the University of Michigan take a lifespan and contextual perspective on aging. Graduate students interested in adulthood and aging are primarily affiliated with one of two programs:
The primary area of affiliation depends on substantive research focus. Courses may be taken across both program areas. There are many opportunities for collaborative research internships and joint mentorship across areas.
Core courses include:
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Developmental Prosem (a) — Theories about Development and Change.
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Developmental Prosem (b) — Lifespan Cognition.
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Psychology of Aging.
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Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging.
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Lifespan Contexts of Social Development.
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Developmental Methodology.
Number of Faculty in Adulthood & Aging: 10 Full Time — multiple affiliates in other departments
Availability of Assistantships in Adulthood & Aging: All admitted students are guaranteed a five year funding package. These involve a combination of teaching and research assistantships which are an integral part of the psychology graduate training program and are mentored by the faculty. Four in specific topic areas include:
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Social Relationships and Health: Opportunity to work with one or more faculty in the Developmental Program who study the developmental trajectories of social relations and health, including an awareness of the bidirectionality of these influences. Students are offered the opportunity to examine age, race, ethnic and cultural differences in social relations with newly developing interests in the examination of the role of biomarkers in social relations. Specialized methodologies include survey research using representative samples, secondary analysis of large data sets, as well as smaller observational and experimentally based studies.
Contact: Toni Antonucci, Professor of Psychology -
Psychosocial Aging: Opportunity to work with one or more faculty in the Developmental Program who study age- and death-related change in psychosocial functioning (cognition, personality, self) and well-being. This research group analyses multidisciplinary longitudinal representative data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and conducts experimental studies to examine specific psychosocial processes in detail.
Contact: Jacqui Smith, Professor of Psychology -
Cognitive Aging: Opportunity to work with one or more faculty in the area of Cognition and Perception who study basic mechanisms of cognitive, motoric and affective change with age. Specialized methodologies include brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation, in addition to cognitive training interventions to promote successful aging.
Contact: Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, Professor of Psychology -
Cognition and Aging Lab: Opportunity to work with one or more faculty in the area of Cognition and Perception who study basic mechanisms of attention, memory, executive function and how these change with age. Specialized methodologies include brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation, in addition to cognitive training interventions.
Contact: Cindy Lustig, Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience -
Availability of Postdoctoral Opportunities in Adulthood & Aging: As well as working on the individual funded-projects of the faculty, there are also opportunities for postdoctoral research associated the various Research Programs located in the Institute for Social Research especially in the Center for Survey Research (SRC) and Research Center for Group Dynamics, the School of Public Health, School of Social Work.
Contacts: Toni Antonucci and Jacqui Smith
Practicum and Internship Placements: Opportunities for Summer Research Internships are available in a number of programs located in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Social Research (ISR).
Other Relevant Information and Comments: The University of Michigan is widely considered the leading center for social and behavioral science research in the world and its top-ranked departments and research centers provide an unusually rich interdisciplinary intellectual environment for psychologists interested in adulthood and aging. We encourage students to take full advantage of these opportunities by joining an interdisciplinary training program to complement the one in their substantive area. These interdisicplinary programs include:
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LIFE — a U.S./Germany Program on Lifespan Development that involves the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin. Free University Berlin. Humboldt University, University of Zurich and the University of Virginia.
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The Development, Psychopathology and Mental Health Program (DPMH) is an interdisciplinary research training program for that provides subspecialty training for Clinical, Developmental and other graduate students in their 2nd to 5th years of training. The program incorporates the strengths of the Clinical and Developmental Psychology programs for training graduate students in the study of life-span aspects of mental health as well as other resources at the University for research facilitation. Clinical, Developmental and other graduate students are provided subspecialty training and are awarded a Certificate from the University of Michigan. This program focuses on areas of Theory, Research and Applied Experience in DPMH.
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Research on Minority Aging Program, in collaboration with Wayne State University.
Contact Persons:
Toni C. Antonucci
Psychology, Developmental Area
University of Michigan
530 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: (734) 763-5846
Fax: (734) 647-0861
Email
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
Psychology, Cognition and Perception
University of Michigan
530 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: (734) 764-6577
Fax: (7340 763-6480
Email
Jacqui Smith
Psychology, Developmental Area
University of Michigan
530 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: (734) 647-0591
Fax: (734) 647-3920
Email
Wayne State University (Department of Psychology)
Psychology Specializations Integrated with AD&A: Clinical, Developmental
Courses and Specialized Seminars Offered: Introduction to Life Span Developmental Psychology, Psychological Development in the Adult Years, Developmental Psychology of Later Life
Number of Faculty in AD&A: 4 Full Time, 0 Part Time
Availability of Assistantships in AD&A: Opportunities exist dependent on individual PI funded research.
Contact: Gisela Labouvie-Vief
Availability of Postdoctoral Opportunities in AD&A: Opportunities exist dependent on individual PI funded research.
Contact: Gisela Labouvie-Vief
Practicum and Internship Placements: Institute of Gerontology
Other Relevant Information and Comments:
Contact:
Gisela Labouvie-Vief
Wayne State University
Dept of Psychology
71 W. Warren Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
Telephone: (313) 577-2800
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