Susan Goodwyn

Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at California State University, Stanislaus. She earned a master’s degree with First Honors from the University of London and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Davis. Her research has focused on infant development, communication, and symbolic gestures, including work supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Kellogg Foundation.

Goodwyn co-created the Baby Signs® Program with Linda Acredolo and co-authored Baby Signs, Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love, and Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start. She has also served as a project director and co-principal investigator on longitudinal research projects and published scholarly work on infant communication and development.