The nation’s first doctoral degree-granting program in Childhood Studies welcomed its first cohort of graduate students at Rutgers University’s Camden campus this fall. In addition to the PhD program, Rutgers-Camden also offers an undergraduate minor, and awards bachelor’s and master's degrees in Childhood Studies. >>> download a brochure

Childhood studies is acknowledged widely as a prominent emerging academic discipline that is transforming research and scholarship on children in the same way that women’s studies and African-American studies transformed the study of race and gender during the late 20th century. While a handful of undergraduate and master’s programs in childhood studies exist in the United States and Great Britain, the Rutgers program is the first to offer a doctorate in childhood studies.

"Research on every Rutgers campus seeks to provide new insight into the challenges facing the citizens of New Jersey and, indeed, the world," said Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick. "At Rutgers-Camden, we have a strong and growing core of faculty who are established leaders in childhood studies across a comprehensive spectrum of scholarly disciplines. Their excellence in research regularly earns national and international attention, and their work is instrumental in deepening our knowledge of childhood matters. As a result, Rutgers-Camden is the ideal location for the nation;s first doctoral program in this important field."

>>> description of the CS Department:

Department of Childhood Studies
405-407 Cooper Street

Lynne Vallone, Department Chair
vallone@rutgers.edu
856-225-2802, Room 303

Dan Cook, Director of Graduate Studies
dtcook@camden.rutgers.edu
856-225-2816, Room 311

Daniel Hart, Director of Undergraduate Studies
daniel.hart@rutgers.edu
856-225-6741, Room 302

About the Faculty

Rutgers-Camden has a growing core of faculty in childhood studies across a wide spectrum of scholarly disciplines. Their excellence in research regularly earns national and international attention, and their work is instrumental in deepening knowledge of childhood matters. As a result, Rutgers- Camden is the ideal location for the nation’s first doctoral program in this important field.

>>> Associate Faculty in Childhood Studies