Dr. Elizabeth Gershoff

Professor

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Biography

Elizabeth Gershoff's research focuses on how parental discipline affects child and youth development. She is an internationally recognized expert on the effects of corporal punishment on children and studies the strongest impacts of early intervention programs like the federal Head Start program. Gershoff currently serves as the Director of the Population Research Center and previously held the position of Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, as well as a research scientist at the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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