Note: Students interested in applying to the developmental area may indicate a potential supervisor(s) faculty members from either the area faculty or associate faculty listed above.

The faculty currently has two core members in the developmental area: Tanya Broesch and Jeremy Carpendale. 

It has a strong research presence in the developmental science community, and as a group, it excels in the area of social, moral, and cross-cultural development. 

Each of the faculty members is strongly connected to the discipline, giving international invited talks, and publishing in well-read venues.

Broesch is a leading researcher in the field of culture and development and takes a community-engaged and participant-led approach to her research. 

She is currently running an SSHRC-funded multi-site project with international collaborators on socialization practices across cultures. 

Broesch’s work has highlighted the role of the cultural context in development across the world, including at her current research site in Vanuatu.

Carpendale has co-authored three books, edited several more, and published well over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. 

He is a leader in developmental psychology and is well-recognized worldwide as a top expert in children’s early development. 

In combination, the faculty investigate timely and critical research questions that push the field of Developmental Psychology forward in three major ways, including:  

• The use of multiple methods in controlled and “field” settings
• The expansion of the field’s reach, to include a greater diversity of participants and researchers
• The importance of examining experience and context in balance with controlled experimental studies

• Statement of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Reference Letters
• Transcripts
• English proficiency test scores
• Passport

Students admitted to this graduate program have a Psychology Honours degree (prefer) or a Psychology Major with a strong research experience in psychology, and a strong background in psychology methodology and statistics. 

Experience in a research lab is highly recommended. Incoming students must have a solid grounding in methods and statistics used in Psychology, as they will take advanced courses in both in their first year. 

They also need a foundation in theory and a solid understanding of the literature associated with their research.

Please note that work experience does not weigh that heavily in the University's decisions. Your work experience will not prepare you for the rigours of this graduate program.