The Educational Psychology-Applied Developmental Science (EP-ADS) doctoral program provides opportunities for students to learn how to conduct research and develop and evaluate interventions on children and youth in school and out-of-school settings. EP-ADS doctoral students attend classes, work on mentored research, collaborate with their research team and support the learning of undergraduates. EP-ADS students and faculty engage in intensive dialogue about ideas at the School of Education and Human Development and across UVA. Workshops and lectures given by outside speakers complement students' training experiences. EP-ADS students work in mentorship relationships with faculty and research teams on all aspects of research. Over the course of roughly four years, students learn theory and research relating school and out-of-school settings to child and youth development. Students become familiar with a strength-based perspective on youth development and learn research design methods and statistics needed to contribute to the development of new knowledge in educational and applied developmental science.