Tara L. Kuther is professor of developmental psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for nearly three decades. Dr. Kuther earned her MA and PhD in developmental psychology from Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (American Psychological Association, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Dr Kuther is author of the award-winning Lifespan Development: Lives in Context as well as Lifespan Development in Context: A Topical Approach, Child and Adolescent Development in Context, and Adolescence in Context. Dr. Kuther is coauthor of Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World (with Robert Morgan). Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood.

Part 1 Foundations of Lifespan Human Development
Chapter 1 Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories
Chapter 2 Biological and Environmental Foundations of Development
Chapter 3 The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn
Part 2 Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 4 Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 5 Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 6 Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Part 3 Early Childhood
Chapter 7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 8 Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Part 4 Middle Childhood
Chapter 9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 10 Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
Part 5 Adolescence
Chapter 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 12 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Part 6 Emerging and Early Adulthood
Chapter 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
Chapter 14 Socioemotional Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
Part 7 Middle Adulthood
Chapter 15 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Chapter 16 Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood
Part 8 Late Adulthood
Chapter 17 Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Chapter 18 Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood
Part 9 Endings
Chapter 19 Death and Dying