- Ph.D. in Child Psychology from University of Minnesota
- M.A. in Child Psychology from University of Minnesota
- B.A. in Social Relations from Harvard University
Department of Counseling, Human Development and Family Science
BIO
For over 50 years, Associate Professor Lawrence Shelton taught and advised students at the University of Vermont serving as the program coordinator of the Human Development and Family Studies program for many of those years.
Dr. Shelton has authored and edited several books on child and adolescent development, as well as a number of handbooks and manuals for parents and teachers. He is co-principal investigator of "Supporting Faculty to Teach All Students: A Universal Design Consulting Team Model," a U.S. Department of Education Funded Project.
In recognition for his remarkable contributions to the University of Vermont community, Dr. Shelton received the Presidents’ Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award and the Jackie M. Gribbons Award for Extraordinary Service in 2021.
Courses
- Advanced Child Development
- Boys and Men: Development, Risks and Relationships
- Family Context of Human Development
- Human Development
- Parenting Through Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage
- Social Context of Human Development
- The Family Context of Human Development
- The Family Ecosystem
- The Social Context of Development
- The Social Context of Human Development
Awards and Achievements
- Presidents’ Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award, University of Vermont (2021)
- Jackie M. Gribbons Award for Extraordinary Service, University of Vermont, College of Education and Social Services (2021)
- John Dewey Educator’s Award for Excellence In Teaching, University of Vermont, College of Education and Social Services
- Listed in Who’s Who in America
Area(s) of expertise
- Adolescent development
- Family studies
- Gender studies
- Human develecology
- Human development and identity
- Restorative justice
- Universal design
Bio
For over 50 years, Associate Professor Lawrence Shelton taught and advised students at the University of Vermont serving as the program coordinator of the Human Development and Family Studies program for many of those years.
Dr. Shelton has authored and edited several books on child and adolescent development, as well as a number of handbooks and manuals for parents and teachers. He is co-principal investigator of "Supporting Faculty to Teach All Students: A Universal Design Consulting Team Model," a U.S. Department of Education Funded Project.
In recognition for his remarkable contributions to the University of Vermont community, Dr. Shelton received the Presidents’ Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award and the Jackie M. Gribbons Award for Extraordinary Service in 2021.
Courses
- Advanced Child Development
- Boys and Men: Development, Risks and Relationships
- Family Context of Human Development
- Human Development
- Parenting Through Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage
- Social Context of Human Development
- The Family Context of Human Development
- The Family Ecosystem
- The Social Context of Development
- The Social Context of Human Development
Awards and Achievements
- Presidents’ Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award, University of Vermont (2021)
- Jackie M. Gribbons Award for Extraordinary Service, University of Vermont, College of Education and Social Services (2021)
- John Dewey Educator’s Award for Excellence In Teaching, University of Vermont, College of Education and Social Services
- Listed in Who’s Who in America
Areas of Expertise
- Adolescent development
- Family studies
- Gender studies
- Human develecology
- Human development and identity
- Restorative justice
- Universal design