Overview
Completed in the Summer of 2005, the Child Development Research Center (CDRC) is dedicated to being a leader in the study of young children.
The CDRC is a state-of-the-art, 64,000 sq-ft research facility equipped with the latest multi-media research technology, seven large research suites, and eight research rooms. Each research room has an adjoining observation booth.
The CDRC houses the Children′s Program, an NAEYC accredited laboratory school enrolling approximately 114 students ages two months to five years; Child Development Resources, which assists families across the state of Alabama to provide a safe, loving, and enriching life for their young children; Capstone Family Therapy Clinic, which provides the community with help in resolving personal problems and trains graduate students specializing in marriage and family therapy; and the Pediatric Development Research laboratory.
True to its interdisciplinary nature, the CDRC is also home to the Belser-Parton Literacy Center from the College of Education.
214 Child Development Research Center
5th Avenue East
Box 870159 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
The CDRC is a state-of-the-art, 64,000 sq-ft research facility equipped with the latest multi-media research technology, seven large research suites, and eight research rooms. Each research room has an adjoining observation booth.
The CDRC houses the Children′s Program, an NAEYC accredited laboratory school enrolling approximately 114 students ages two months to five years; Child Development Resources, which assists families across the state of Alabama to provide a safe, loving, and enriching life for their young children; Capstone Family Therapy Clinic, which provides the community with help in resolving personal problems and trains graduate students specializing in marriage and family therapy; and the Pediatric Development Research laboratory.
True to its interdisciplinary nature, the CDRC is also home to the Belser-Parton Literacy Center from the College of Education.
214 Child Development Research Center
5th Avenue East
Box 870159 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
contact information
The Children’s Program: Michelle C. Darabaris, mcdarabaris@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-0589
Child Development Resources: Dr. April Kendrick, abkendrick@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-2678
Capstone Family Therapy Clinic: Dr. Blake Berryhill, mbberryhill@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-4044
Human Development & Family Studies Department: Kimberly Wadsworth, kywadsworth@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-6158
Child Development Resources: Dr. April Kendrick, abkendrick@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-2678
Capstone Family Therapy Clinic: Dr. Blake Berryhill, mbberryhill@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-4044
Human Development & Family Studies Department: Kimberly Wadsworth, kywadsworth@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-6158
