Website:
http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu
The Department of Childhood Studies puts the issues, concepts, and debates that surround the study of children and childhood at the center of its research and teaching missions. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the Department of Childhood Studies aims both to theorize and historicize the figure of the child and to situate the study of children and childhood within contemporary cultural and global contexts.
The curriculum in the department is multidisciplinary in scope and purpose and provides students with a strong background in both humanistic and social science perspectives on children and their representations. This approach will prepare students for careers in many areas including academics, public policy, social services, youth programming, and education.
Chair:
Daniel Thomas Cook, Professor of Childhood Studies and Sociology; Ph.D., Chicago
Department of Childhood Studies:
Meredith Bak, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Sarada Balagopalan, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., New York
Kate Cairns, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., Toronto
Daniel Thomas Cook, Professor of Childhood Studies and Sociology; Ph.D., Chicago
Daniel Hart, Distinguished Professor of Psychology; Ed.D., Harvard
Wenhua Lu, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., Texas A&M
Susan A. Miller, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Lauren Silver, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D, Pennsylvania
Lynne Vallone, Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Anthony Wright, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies; Ph.D., California (Berkley) and California (San Francisco)
Associate Members of the Undergraduate Faculty:
Robert Atkins, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies and Nursing
Holly Blackford, Professor of English
Cati Coe, Professor of Anthropology
Charlotte N. Markey, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Margaret Marsh, Distinguished Professor of History
Jane A. Siegel, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Carol J. Singley, Professor of English
John Wall, Professor of Religion
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