Mark Cummings
Notre Dame Professor of Psychology
Office: 215 Haggar Hall
Phone: 574-631-4947
Email: ecumming@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Parental impact on child development, psychology of children and families
As director of “The Happy Couples and Happy Kids Project,” Cummings has conducted extensive research on how marital conflict negatively influences a child’s development. He was instrumental in the establishment of Notre Dame’s Center for Children and Families, a community resource for families in Northern Indiana where parents can learn strategies for constructive conflict resolution.
ND NEWSWIRE ARTICLES
New study links parental conflict to stress hormone in children
Cummings, Stadtherr to receive Burns Graduate School Award
New studies confirm impact of parental conflict on children’s future development
