Society for the Study of Human Development

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

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Former presidents of the SSHD include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "History". Society for the Study of Human Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  2. ^ Fisher, Celia B.; Lerner, Richard M. (2004-10-16). Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. SAGE Publications. p. 1036. ISBN 9781452265223.
  3. ^ "Research in Human Development". Society for Research in Child Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. ^ "Presidents of SSHD". Society for the Study of Human Development. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
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