Theodore D. Wachs (born February 6, 1941) is an American psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at

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. He has studied the effects of environmental factors, such as

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, on children's mental development. He has also conducted research in the field of

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. Wachs was one of the founders of the Global Child Development Group in 2007.

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