Hildy Ross is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Hildy studies Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Interpersonal relationship, Sibling and Social relation. Her Social psychology course of study focuses on Age differences and Child development and Blame. In general Developmental psychology study, her work on Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and Nonverbal communication often relates to the realm of Cognitive development, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Her study in Nonverbal communication is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Context, Context effect and Feeling. Her research links Social support with Sibling. Sibling relationship is closely connected to Socialization in her research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Social relation.