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    Judy Bonner child development center

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    Overview

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    Completed in the Summer of 2005, the Judy Bonner Child Development Research Center (JBCDC) is dedicated to being a leader in the study of young children.

    ​The JBCDC is a state-of-the-art, 64,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with the latest in computer and audio-visual technology for teaching and research.  The building houses the Children′s Program, an NAEYC accredited laboratory school complete with research/observation booths and access to a playground; Child Development Resources, which assists families across the state of Alabama to provide a safe, loving, and enriching life for their young children; the Capstone Family Therapy Clinic, which provides the community with help in resolving personal problems and trains graduate students specializing in marriage and family therapy; the Pediatric Development Research laboratory; and seven large research suites and eight research rooms equipped with the latest multi-media research technology. The JBCDC is also home to the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.


    True to its interdisciplinary nature, the JBCDC is also home to the Belser-Parton Literacy Center from the College of Education.

    Judy Bonner Child Development Center
    651 Peter Bryce Boulevard
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

    Box 870159 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

    contact information

    The Children’s Program: Michelle C. Darabaris, ChildrensProgram@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: Dr. Robert Laird,  rdlaird@ches.ua.edu, (205) 348-9277

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    • 214 Judy Bonner Child Development Center, Box 870160, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
    • (205) 348-6158
    • (205) 348-8153
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