Human Development Today: Examining the processes that shape psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social growth.

Human Development is a multidisciplinary academic field that explores how people grow, change, and adapt across the lifespan—from infancy to old age. Rooted in psychology, sociology, biology, anthropology, and education, it aims to comprehend the intricate interplay between individual potential and social environments. As an academic focus, Human Development combines empirical research with practical applications to enhance the quality of life for individuals and communities.This volume brings together the research of 11 graduates of the Human Development PhD program at Fielding Graduate University, as well as the research of Professor Emerita Judith Stevens-Long. The chapters examine ideas such as women’s lived experiences of intuition; the developmental stages of hope; the growing incidence of dementia in the workplace; the experience of mothers trying to manage the psychological tension between physical training and maternal guilt; and the role of the Human Growth Compass in applied coaching. Other chapters address strategies to defeat racism in the workplace; the maternal identity development of South Asian American women and how international migration can affect the mental and physical well-being of African Americans; and the unique experiences of immigrant professionals seeking credentials and licensure in the United States. The authors also examine how gratitude can transform workplace performance and the experiences of motherhood in academia.Human Development Today is the second in a series of monographs that examine the state of the art in Organization Development, Human Development, Clinical Psychology, and Media Psychology. All feature the fruits of doctoral research conducted at Fielding Graduate University in recent years. Read more