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developmental psychologist

American  
[di-ve-luhp-ment-uhl-sahy-kahl-uhj-ist] / dɪˌvɛ ləpˈmɛnt əl saɪˈkɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a scientist or clinical practitioner in the field of developmental psychology.


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As a developmental psychologist who writes dark thrillers on the side, I find the intersection of psychology and fear intriguing.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2024

Milica Nikolić, a developmental psychologist from the university’s Institute for Child Development and Education and lead author on the study, had already investigated blushing as a physiological measure of young children’s emotions in social settings.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Morrisett and Joan Ganz Cooney worked with Harvard University developmental psychologist Gerald Lesser to build the show’s unique approach to teaching that now reaches 120 million children.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023

David Almeida, a developmental psychologist and professor of human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, has been following the stressors of daily life in a group of more than 3,000 adults since 1995.

From Scientific American • Dec. 30, 2022

Her father, a cross-cultural developmental psychologist, moved back to Lusaka in 2002, where her older and younger sisters now live too.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022