- Dr. Natasha Cabrera won the award for Best Research Article Award from the National Council on Family Relations. 11/20/09
- Dr. Meredith Rowe joins the Human Development faculty as an assistant professor. 09/11/09
- Human Development professor Elisa Klein has been awarded an SRCD Executive Branch Policy Fellowship for the next academic year 07/24/09
- Human development Professors Fox and Bolger play leading roles in the University's new fMRI imaging center. 07/13/09
- EDHD Professor Melanie Killen wins an Honorable Mention for this year’s Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Prize. 06/18/09
- The 2009 Rachel Petty Dissertation Awards were given to Cassandra Coddington and Nicole Denmark 05/21/09
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Judith Torney-Purta
General Research Area:
Social/political cognition; civic education cross-nationally; cross-cultural and inter-cultural studies; research related to social policy; interaction in technology-rich environments; social studies and history learning.
Areas of Student Supervision:
Social development and social cognition (pre-school through adult); applied cognitive psychology; gender roles; cross-cultural and inter-cultural studies; research related to social policy; social studies and history learning.
Recent Publications:
Torney-Purta, J. (2002). The school's role in developing civic engagement; A study of adolescents in twenty-eight countries. Applied Developmental Science, 6 , 203-12.
Torney-Purta, J. (1996). Conceptual change among adolescents using computer networks and peer collaboration in studying international political issues. In S. Vosnidou , E. DeCorte , R. Glaser, & F. Mandl (Eds.). International perspectives on the design of technology supported learning environments. Hillside , NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Professional Activities:
Co-Editor, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008Links:
Curriculum VitaeIEA Civic Education Study/Civic Education Data and Researcher Services
Email:
jtpurta@umd.edu