发展计划区域负责监督发展（DEV）的集中程度。发展计划领域相对较小，为学生提供集中注意力的个性化培训。专注于训练从方法学到规范以及从婴儿期到青春期的非典型发展路径的学者。该课程由学生与教职顾问共同设计。我们的共同目标是为博士水平的科学家做好准备，使其在大学和其他研究或应用环境中任职，并为将在发展心理学领域推进科学和实践的专业人员做好准备。
The Developmental program area oversees the Developmental (DEV) concentration. The Developmental program area is relatively small and offers personalized training in the concentration for its students. The concentration trains scholars in the methods and the science of normative as well as atypical paths of development from infancy through adolescence. The curriculum is designed individually by the student in conjunction with faculty advisors.Our collective goal is to prepare doctoral level scientists to serve as faculty in university and other research or applied settings and to prepare professionals who will advance the science and practice within developmental psychology.Areas of particular concentration include typical and atypical development of communication and language and issues surrounding school achievement and policy. Both basic and applied foci are reflected across research laboratories. Genetic, neuropsychological, perceptual, cognitive, communicative, linguistic, methodological, social context and policy concerns are represented in the coursework and research programs. Understanding development within diverse populations is central to our research and training.