Dr. Brenda Volling

Biography

Brenda L. Volling is the Lois Wladis Hoffman Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on early social and emotional development, emphasizing parent-child interactions and family relationships. She has conducted extensive studies on the role of fathers in children's development and continues to collaborate with international researchers and students. Volling is the Principal Investigator of the Family Transitions Study, a longitudinal investigation examining changes in family functioning and the firstborn's adjustment to the birth of a sibling, which has received funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Fetzer Foundation. She is retiring and will admit graduate students in Fall 2026. For her recent publications or to check her research interests, you may refer to the Volling Lab's outputs, which include studies on attachment security, sibling transitions, and parental roles in child development.

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