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Center for the Study of Ethical Development

  • Welcome
  • Measures of Ethical Development
    • About the DIT
    • Behavioral DIT (BDIT)
  • Leadership for character
    • Project Details >
      • Infusion of Character
    • Team
    • Approach & Framework
  • Ordering
    • Ordering Information
    • Order Form
  • News
  • Associates
  • Contact
  • FAQs
  • Welcome
  • Measures of Ethical Development
    • About the DIT
    • Behavioral DIT (BDIT)
  • Leadership for character
    • Project Details >
      • Infusion of Character
    • Team
    • Approach & Framework
  • Ordering
    • Ordering Information
    • Order Form
  • News
  • Associates
  • Contact
  • FAQs

Welcome to the Center for the Study of Ethical Development


We are excited about our Leadership for Character project working with educational leaders in Alabama, 
funded by the Kern Family Foundation!  
Please visit our LFC page to learn more about this project and
our announcement about the conference we will host this year!  

Our vision for the Center is that its work will make a real contribution to progress in the moral life and learning of American people.  The Center was founded in 1982 by Professor James R. Rest and since then has inspired or conducted research with children of all ages and multiple professional groups.   

Historically, The Center has been defined by its multi-disciplinary approach and for developing methods for assessing and measuring ethical functioning and development.  By undertaking and supporting high quality research, we aim to promote and reinforce an understanding and appreciation of moral ideals.

In September 2018, the Center moved to larger premises within the University of Alabama and is now located in Capital Hall, Room 1619.    We hope that you will find our website's information helpful, and please feel free to contact us.    
Associate Professor David I. Walker, Executive Director
(personal webpage) 



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Current Staff and Students

Nahide Gungordu
Center Research Coordinator 
Doctoral Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant
Educational Psychology 

Ghasim Nabizadeh Chianeh
Doctoral Student & Graduate Research Assistant 
​Educational Psychology 

Center Affiliates

Stephen J. Thoma, Professor Emeritus, Emeritus Executive Director

Muriel Bebeau
Emeritus Executive Director 
Professor Emeritus, Department of Primary Dental Care, University of Minnesota

​Darcia Narvaez
Professor of Psychology Emerita, University of Notre Dame

Hyemin Han 
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology and Neuroscience 

Jason Scofield
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies

​Angela Chi-Ming Lee
Professor of Department of Civic Education and Leadership, College of Education, National Taiwan Normal University

Yen-Hsin Chen
Professor, Department of Education, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan

Matt Ferkany
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

Former Students 

Kelsie Dawson, PhD, Educational Psychology

Jamie J. Brunsdon, PhD, Kinesiology

Lucy Roberts, PhD, Educational Psychology

Paria Yaghoubi Jami, PhD, Educational Psychology

Shani S. Kerr, PhD, 
Educational Psychology​

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General Contact Information  ​

Direct phone number:  (205) 348-4571 
Fax number:  (205) 348-0683
​Email:  ethicalstudy@bamaed.ua.edu
You may also follow up on social media:
Linked in:  Center Ethical Development 
​Instagram:   Center_ethical_development 
Facebook:  Ethical Development 


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