Megan Fulcher
Dr. Fulcher teaches courses on child development, the development of gender roles, and socioemotional development. Her research focuses on children’s gender role development, toy play and their visions of their future selves.
Megan Fulcher
Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science and WGSS Program Head
- Parmly Hall 232
- P: 540-458-8107
- E: fulcherm@wlu.edu
Program Affiliations
Education
- Ph.D., University of Virginia - 2004
Research
I am interested in children’s social emotional development in the context of the family. I am particularly interested in children’s gender role development. Most children understand gender role stereotypes but adhere to these stereotypes to varying degrees. It is these individual differences between children that interest me. Currently, I am working on two projects that examine how children’s ideas about gender impact their ideas about their future work and family roles.
Teaching
- Principles of Development
- Development of Human Sexuality
- Emerging Adulthood
- Toys and Playful Learning
- Socioemotional Development
- Gender-Role Development
- Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychology Research