NDSU's Developmental Science Doctoral Program is an innovative and flexible Ph.D. program focused on academic and applied training.
We are a small, student-focused program and our students do great things!
05/20/2026
One final doctoral candidate to introduce this week....
Congratulations to Philip Estepp on advancing to doctoral candidacy! Last week he successfully proposed his dissertation, passing his preliminary exam, and entering into the final stage of the Developmental Science PhD program. 🌟🌟🌟 Well done, Philip! 🌟🌟🌟
05/19/2026
Big congrats go out to Developmental Science PhD student Jordan Bentz! She has successfully advanced to doctoral candidacy and is ready to launch into the final stages of dissertating. 👏👏👏 Excellent work, Jordan! 👏👏👏
05/18/2026
As we launch into summer, we have some new doctoral candidates to celebrate. First up... Congratulations to Developmental Science student Beckham Arthur who successfully advanced to doctoral candidate during finals week. Well done, Beckham! 🎉🎉🎉
05/16/2026
Celebrating the end of a successful semester in Dr. McWood's "Social and Emotional Development across the Lifespan"! 🤰👶 👧👩👱♀️👩🦳👵 We had a great semester full of diverse readings, activities, and assignments, and now we are ready to integrate our new knowledge on socio-emotional development into our research and practice.
Future college instructors ready to launch! We just wrapped up a great semester in Dr. Fuller's 'Teaching and Learning in the Human Sciences' course. 👩🏫 Look for these brilliant educators in an NDSU classroom near you soon...
05/09/2026
We recently gathered for an end-of-year cookout to connect with one another and celebrate another years of successes! 👏 The sun was shining, but we were still waiting for warm temperatures to arrive. 🌞❄🌞
05/07/2026
DS grad students and faculty had fun helping out at the HDFS Spring Social last week. This was a fun departmental event to help our undergraduate students to de-stress as finals approach. Therapy dogs were most definitely a highlight! 🐾🐕🐾🐩🐾
Campus is more than just classrooms and offices; it is also the place where we think, connect, recharge, and create memories.
In this video, our PhD students Burak, Bibi, and Yufang share their favorite places on campus and what makes those spaces special to them.
Take a moment to see campus through their eyes!
04/28/2026
Olivia How, one of our PhD students, presented her research at the Society for Research in Adolescence Conference in Toronto along with her advisor Dr. Carmen Kho!
It’s always exciting to see our students sharing their work with the broader research community. Great job, Olivia! 🎉
04/24/2026
One final doctoral candidate to announce this semester... Congratulations to Developmental Science student Burak Dogruoz who successfully advanced to doctoral candidate this week. 👏👏👏 Well done, Burak! 👏👏👏