Developmental Psychology Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：密歇根大学的发展心理学课程旨在培养学生成为具有创造力，精通的学者，他们将追求健全，有意义的研究，追求应用，并成为优秀的教师和导师。该方案始于1965年，自1966年以来一直由NICHD的培训赠款资助。该计划包括20名核心教师，40名附属教师，并在心理学系拥有120多名教师。课程和研究培训机会都是广泛和深入的程序内，在部门内，并在大学社区。发展研究的广泛领域包括：基本过程，大脑和发展，学校教育和成就，家庭，终身发展，发展心理病理学和文化/跨国研究。在生物心理学、跨文化背景、学校和诊所方面有特别的培训机会，并有特别的机会将研究成果应用于社会政策问题，如日托、教育成就差距和社会经济不利地位。 要求每年为4名博士前和2名博士后受训人员提供支助，为期5年。 这些是当前补助金的职位数。学员是从严格挑选的申请人中挑选出来的，特别注意招收代表性不足的少数民族学生。我们的毕业生的成就记录一直特别强劲，许多来自少数民族群体现在在突出的专业职位。该计划拥有优良的物理设施和资源，我们是一个领先的部门的一部分，其设施和设备将与该国最好的相匹配。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The program in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan is designed to prepare its students to be creative, proficient scholars who will pursue sound, meaningful research, pursue application and be excellent teachers and mentors themselves. The program began in 1965 and has been funded with training grants from NICHD since 1966. The program includes 20 core faculty, 40 affiliated faculty, and is in the Department of Psychology with more than 120 faculty. Courses and research training opportunities are both broad and in depth within the program, within the Department, and within the University community. The broad areas of research within developmental include the following: basic processes, brain and development, schooling and achievement, family, life-span development, developmental psychopathology and cultural/cross national research. Special opportunities exist for training in biopsychology, cross-cultural settings, schools and clinics, and for the application of research to social policy issues such as daycare, gaps in educational achievement, and socio-economic disadvantage. Support is requested for four predoctoral and two postdoctoral trainees per year for a period of five years. These are the number of positions on the current grant. Trainees are chosen from a highly selective pool of applicants, with special attention to recruiting students from underrepresented minorities. The record of achievement of our graduates has been especially strong, with many from minority groups now in prominent professional positions. The program has excellent physical facilities and resources, and we are part of a leading department with facilities and equipment that will match the best in the country.