International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development

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International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
AbbreviationISSBD
FormationMay 31, 1969;54 years ago (1969-05-31)
Founded at University of Bonn, Bonn, West Germany
Type Membership organization
PurposeResearch
Fields Developmental psychology
Membership (2018)
1,100+
Secretary General
Luc Goossens
President
Tina Malti
Website issbd.org

The International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) is an international, multidisciplinary learned society dedicated to research on human development. It was established on May 31, 1969, at the University of Bonn in Bonn, West Germany. It has three associated publications: the International Journal of Behavioral Development , the ISSBD Bulletin, and a monthly e-newsletter. [1] [2] It was originally registered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1972, with its constitution being ratified in July of that year; in February 1973, it received royal assent from the Queen of the Netherlands. [3] As of 2018, it had over 1,100 members from 60 different countries. [4]

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ISSBD Fellows

Elected fellows of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development are individuals whose work has exhibited sustained impact on the Developmental Science community.

NameInstitution
Amina Abubakar Aga Khan University
Abraham Sagi-SchwartzUniversity of Haifa
Ann SansonUniversity of Melbourne
Anne Petersen University of Michigan
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Bame NsamenangUniversity of Bamenda
Barry SchneiderUniversity of Ottawa; Boston College
Berna GurogluLeiden University
Biao SangEast China Normal University
Bonnie L. BarberGriffith University
Brett LaursenFlorida Atlantic University
Catherine CooperUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Charissa CheahUniversity of Maryland
Christiane SpielUniversity of Vienna
Christina Salmivalli University of Turku
Constance Flanagan University of Wisconsin-Madison
Erika Hoff Florida Atlantic University
Frank KesselUniversity of New Mexico
Frosso MottiNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Gisela TrommsdorffUniversity of Konstanz
Godfrey EjuuKyambogo University
Heidi KellerUniversity of Osnabrück
Ingrid SchoonUniversity College London
Jacqui SmithUniversity of Michigan
Jennifer LansfordDuke University
Joan MillerThe New School for Social Research
Julie BowkerUniversity at Buffalo
Jutta Heckhausen University of California Irvine
Karina WeicholdFriedrich Schiller University Jena
Katariina Salmela-AroUniversity of Helsinki
Kenneth H. RubinUniversity of Maryland
Kofi MarfoAga Khan University
Kristine AjrouchUniversity of Michigan
Lea PulkkinenUniversity of Jyväskylä
Luc GoosensUniversity of Leuven
Marcel van AkenUtrecht University
Mark Stemmler University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Michael Rutter King’s College London
Nancy Eisenberg Arizona State University
Nancy GalambosUniversity of Alberta
Patricio CumsilleUniversidad Católica de Chile
Paul HarrisHarvard University
Paul OburuMaseno University
Peter Smith University of London
Rachel SeginerUniversity of Haifa
Rainer Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
René Veenstra University of Groningen
Richard Tremblay University of Montreal
Robert CoplanCarleton University
Robert CrosnoeUniversity of Texas at Austin
Robert Serpell University of Zambia
Sabine WalperLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Silvia KollerUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Suman VermaPanjab University
Terrie Moffitt Duke University
Therese TchombeUniversity of Buea
Toni Antonucci University of Michigan
Toon CillessenRadboud University
Willard W. HartupUniversity of Minnesota
Willem KoopsUtrecht University
William BukowskiConcordia University
Wolfgang SchneiderUniversity of Würzburg
Wyndol FurmanUniversity of Denver
Xinyin ChenUniversity of Pennsylvania
Zhaolan MengPecking University

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