Home   Papers Scale Descriptions Current Research Links Model Lab Members   Lab Members > Howard Sandler Howard Sandler, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. Professor Sandler's interests are in the philosophy of science and research methods, with particular emphasis on the application of current thinking in philosophy to the development of systematic methods of inquiry for psychology. Epistemology is a major component of that interest. howard.sandler@vanderbilt.edu The Family-School Partnership Lab is part of the Psychology and Human Development Department, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.