Society for the Study of Human Development
The Society for the Study of Human Development is a professional society formed by a group of scholars from multiple disciplines. The central focus of SSHD is to provide an organization that moves beyond age-segmented scholarly organizations to take an integrative, interdisciplinary approach to ages/stages across the life span, generational and ecological contexts of human development, and research and applications to human development policies and programs. It was founded in 1998 when a group of scholars met at the Radcliffe [Institute for Advanced Study]. Its first meeting was held in November 1999. The current president of the society is Carolyn Aldwin, and the president-elect is Lynn S. Liben. The society's official journal is Research in Human Development.
Past presidents
Former presidents of the SSHD include:- David Henry Feldman
- Kristine Ajrouch
- Willis Overton
- Cynthia García Coll
- Lawrence Schiamberg
- Toni Antonucci
- Susan Whitbourne
- Jacquelyn James
- Richard M. Lerner