SANTROCK - Essentials of Life-Span Development 6e

About the Author

John W. Santrock

John Santrock received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the Program in Psychology and Human Development at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he currently teaches a number of undergraduate courses and has received the Universitys Effective Teaching Award. In 2010, he created the UT-Dallas Santrock undergraduate scholarship, an annual award that is given to outstanding undergraduate students majoring in developmental psychology to enable them to attend research conventions.

John has been a member of the editorial boards of Child Development and Developmental Psychology. His research on the multiple factors involved in how divorce affects childrens development is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes.

John also has authored these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Children (14th edition), Adolescence (17th edition), Life-Span Development (17th edition), A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development (9th edition), and Educational Psychology (6th edition).

For many years, John was involved in tennis as a player, teaching professional, and coach of professional tennis players. At the University of Miami (FL), the tennis team on which he played still holds the NCAA Division I record for most consecutive wins (137) in any sport. His wife, Mary Jo, has a masters degree in special education and has worked as a teacher and a Realtor. He has two daughtersTracy, who worked for a number of years as a technology marketing specialist, and Jennifer, who has been a medical sales specialist. However, recently both have followed in their mothers footsteps and are now Realtors. Tracy has run the Boston and New York marathons. Jennifer is a former professional tennis player and NCAA tennis player of the year. John has one granddaughter, Jordan, age 26, who works at Ernst & Young accounting firm, and two grandsons, Alex, age 13, and Luke, age 12. In the last two decades, John also has spent time painting expressionist art.

Dedication:

With special appreciation to my wife, Mary Jo.

Acknowledgments

The development and writing of Essentials of Life-Span Development has been strongly influenced by a remarkable group of consultants, reviewers, and adopters.

Expert Consultants

In writing the sixth edition of Essentials of Life-Span Development, I benefitted considerably from the following leading experts who provided detailed feedback in their areas of expertise for Life-Span Development, Seventeenth Edition:

William Hoyer,Syracuse University

Patricia Miller,San Francisco State University

Ross Thompson,University of CaliforniaDavis

Karen Fingerman,University of TexasAustin

John Richards,University of South Carolina

Bonnie Moradi,University of Florida

Sheung-Tak Cheng,Education University of Hong Kong

Karen Rodrigue,University of TexasDallas

Applications Contributors

I especially thank the contributors who helped develop the How Would You... ? questions for students in various majors who are taking the life-span development course:

Michael E. Barber,Santa Fe Community College

Maida Berenblatt,Suffolk Community College

Susan A. Greimel,Santa Fe Community College

Russell Isabella,University of Utah

Jean Mandernach,University of NebraskaKearney

General Reviewers

I gratefully acknowledge the comments and feedback from instructors around the nation who have reviewed Essentials of Life-Span Development.

Eileen Achorn,University of TexasSan Antonio

Michael E. Barber,Santa Fe Community College

Gabriel Batarseh,Francis Marion University

Troy E. Beckert,Utah State University

Stefanie Bell,Pikes Peak Community College

Maida Berenblatt,Suffolk Community College

Kathi Bivens,Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Alda Blakeney,Kennesaw State University

Candice L. Branson,Kapiolani Community College

Ken Brewer,Northeast State Technical Community College

Margaret M. Bushong,Liberty University

Krista Carter,Colby Community College

Stewart Cohen,University of Rhode Island

Rock Doddridge,Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Laura Duvall,Heartland Community College

Jenni Fauchier,Metro Community CollegeOmaha

Richard Ferraro,University of North Dakota

Terri Flowerday,University of New MexicoAlbuquerque

Laura Garofoli,Fitchburg State College

Sharon Ghazarian,University of North CarolinaGreensboro

Dan Grangaard,Austin Community College

Rodney J. Grisham,Indian River Community College

Rea Gubler,Southern Utah University

Myra M. Harville,Holmes Community College

Brett Heintz,Delgado Community College

Sandra Hellyer,Butler University

Randy Holley,Liberty University

Debra L. Hollister,Valencia Community College

Rosemary T. Hornack,Meredith College

Alycia Hund,Illinois State University

Rebecca Inkrott,Sinclair Community CollegeDayton

Russell Isabella,University of Utah

Alisha Janowsky,Florida Atlantic University

Lisa Judd,Western Technical College

Tim Killian,University of ArkansasFayetteville

Shenan Kroupa,Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis

Pat Lefler,Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Jean Mandernach,University of NebraskaKearney