Associate Professor Emeritus

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. 

Publications

Shelton, L.G. (2019). The Bronfenbrenner Primer: A Guide to Develecology. New York, NY: Routledge.

Shelton, L. G. (2016). Develecology: An Introduction to Bronfenbrenner. Unpublished manuscript, The University of Vermont. [Revised 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011]

Shelton, L. G. (2012). An introductory family science course built on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework. NCFR Report, Family Focus on Teaching Family Science, 57(2), 20 – 22.

Branch, J. & Shelton, L. G. (2012). Coping with separation and divorce: A parenting seminar. Parent handbook. [3rd edition, revised and edited by Bedig, M.]. Burlington, Vermont: University of Vermont Extension.

Shelton, L. G. & Edelman, S. W. (2011). Better learning by design in higher education: Introduction. Design for All, 6(12), 20-26. Retrieved from <http://www.designforall.in/newsletter_Dec11.pdf>

Parker, H. B. & Shelton L. G. (2011). Faculty attitudes about disabilities and universal design. Design for All, 6(12), 64-76. Retrieved from <http://www.designforall.in/newsletter_Dec11.pdf>

Awards and Recognition

  • 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

Associations and Affiliations

  • American Psychological Association
  • Vermont, New England, and National Associations for the Education of Young
  • Family Science Association
  • Society for Research on Child Development
  • Society for Research on Adolescence
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities
Lawrence Shelton

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

  • Adolescent development
  • Family studies
  • Gender studies
  • Higher education
  • Human develecology
  • Human development and identity
  • Restorative justice
  • Universal design

Education

  • 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

CV

PDF icon Larry_Shelton_CV_June_2021.pdf

Contact

Email:

Lawrence.Shelton@uvm.edu

Phone:
  • 802-656-2008
Office Location:

Mann Hall Rm 208-B

Website(s):
  1. Media Feature

Courses Taught

  • Advanced Child Development
  • Boys and Men: Development, Risks and Relationships
  • Family Context of Human Development
  • Field Experience
  • 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