Associate Professor
Contact Information:
Email: dschultz@umbc.edu
Office: Math/Psychology 338
Phone: 410.455.2414
Fax: 410.455.1055
Lab: Sondheim 501
Lab Website: Social Development Lab
Website: Home Visiting Training, and Certificate Program
Education: Ph.D. – University of Delaware, 2000
Fall 2024 Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:45 am – 12:20 pm (In person)
Area of Study:
Research Interests:
Dr. Schultz focuses on social and emotional development in infancy and prevention programs that support this development. He’s the Director of the UMBC Home Visiting Training Certificate program and interested in the evaluation of this program, home visiting services, and caregiver-infant interactions.
Learn more about Dr. David Schultz and the Home Visitor Training Program in this short video.
Courses Taught:
Child Developmental Psychology (PSYC 200)
Aggression & Antisocial Behavior (PSYC 342)
The Development of Aggressive and Disruptive Behaviors (PSYC 400)
Social Development (PSYC 781)
Biological, Cognitive, and Developmental Bases of Behavior (PSYC 602)
Graduate Research and Training Opportunities:
YES: Accepting new graduate students.
Dr. Schultz’ graduate students play critical roles in his ongoing projects. This includes working as research assistants on the UMBC Home Visiting Training and Certificate Program and team managers for studies assessing young children’s social and emotional intelligence and thinking patterns.
Undergraduate Research and Training Opportunities:
No Undergraduate opportunities available.
Each semester Dr. Schultz typically has 2-3 undergraduate research assistants on his intervention and evaluation team. If interested in joining his team in the upcoming semester, send him an e-mail (dschultz@umbc.edu) during the pre-registration period.
Graduate Program Affiliation(s):
Applied Developmental Psychology
Leadership roles in the Department/College/University:
Selected Publications:
DiClemente, C. C., Wiprovinick, A., Moran, S., Groth, E., Schacht, R., Schultz, D., Aquino, A. K., & Jehl, B. (2021). Cross agency training to promote integrated care for substance exposed newborns. Journal of alcoholism, drug abuse, and substance dependence, 7: 024. DOI: 10.24966/ADSD-9594/100024
Imai-Matsumura, K. & Schultz, D. (2021). Development of the START program for academic readiness and its impact on behavioral self-regulation in Japanese kindergarteners. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10643-021-01213-1.
Schultz, D., Schacht, R. L., Shanty, L. M., Dahlquist, L. M., Barry, R. A., Wiprovnick, A. E., Groth, E. C., Gaultney, W. M., Hunter, B. A., & DiClemente, C. C. (2019). The development and evaluation of a statewide training center for home visitors and supervisors. American Journal of Community Psychology, 0, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12320.
Schultz, D., Jones, S. S., Pinder, W. M., Wiprovnick, A. E., Groth, E. C., Shanty, L. M., & Duggan, A. (2018). Effective home visiting training: Key principles and findings to guide training developers and evaluators. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22, 1563-1567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2554-6.
Schultz, D., Groth, E., Vanderwalde, H., Shannon, K., Shuttlesworth, M., & Shanty, L. (2017). Assessment of hostile and benign intent attributions in early childhood: Can we elicit meaningful information? Social Development. DOI: 10.1111/sode.12274
Schultz, D., & Vanderwalde, H. (2012). Parenting Young Children. In James A. Bank (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. SAGE Publications.
Schultz, D., Ambike, A., Stapleton, L. M., Domitrovich, C. E., Schaeffer, C. M., & Bartels, B. (2010). Development of a questionnaire assessing teacher perceived support for and attitudes about social and emotional learning. Early Education & Development, 21, 865-885.
Schultz, D., Logie, S., Ambike, A., Bohner, K., Stapleton, L., Vanderwalde, H., Min, C., & Betkowski, J. A. (2010). The development and validation of a video-based assessment of young children’s social information processing. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 601-613.
Schultz, D., Izard, C. E., Stapleton, L. M., Buckingham, S., & Bear, G. A. (2009). Children’s social status as a function of emotionality and attention control. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 169-181.
Schultz, D., Ambike, A., Buckingham-Howes, S., & Cheah, C. S. L. (2008). Experimental analysis of preschool playmate preferences as a function of smiles and sex. Infant and Child Development, 17, 503-507.
Schultz, D., Izard, C. E., & Bear, G. A (2004). Children’s emotion processing: Relations to emotionality and aggression. Development & Psychopathology, 16, 371-387.
Schultz CV – Last updated June 2024