Hume House Child Development & Student Research Center
Faculty/Student Research Opportunities
Different research opportunities, independent studies, and internships are available at the CDC. We welcome faculty and students from any department to participate and conduct research with young children and their families. Faculty sponsors are required as well as approval from the Executive Director of the CDC. Please contact dterordedoyle@rollins.edu
Students in the Lab
Students participate in observational research, learn child development theory, and practice while interacting with children of diverse abilities.
Ongoing Research Projects
Philosophy with Young Children
This is an ongoing project with the 4 year old children and Director Diane Doyle, that was developed with Dr. Erik Kenyon's philosophy students from 2015-2020. The curriculum was compiled into an Early Childhood curriculum book coauthored by Dr. Kenyon, Diane Doyle and Dr. Carnahan. Ethics for the Very Young was published in 2019.
2022-2023 Special Courses and Projects
Psychology
Dr. Alice Davidson's Developmental Psychology Students learn observation skills while studying child development.
Dr. Sharon Carnahan's Children of the World RCC course will practice reading with children.
EducationDr. Jie Yu's students will create lesson plans for teachers to implement studying Diversity in Early Education.
Physics
Dr, Whitney Coyle's RCC students will demonstate to the children how electrical current works by creating mechanisms for conductivity using regular items.
