Human Development

“Not in front of the kids” — an age‑old plea for parents to avoid showing conflict and strong negative emotions around their children — could be wrong.

By Corrie Wilder, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

PULLMAN, Wash. – Young women enrolled in high schools and colleges told Washington State University researchers that people routinely make sexual comments, both in-person and online, about them and their bodies.

WSU Vancouver faculty present on “The Joys and Pitfalls of Community-based Participatory Research,” Oct. 13 at 9 a.m.

Presentation on Oct. 9, 4 p.m. is geared toward faculty and staff and is on how students and parents navigate the transition to the university.

By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services

PULLMAN, Wash. – Freshman Bianca Chavez has been selected for a highly coveted, all-expense paid, eight-week summer leadership internship in Washington, D.C.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Department of Human Development is looking for children to participate in research to advance the understanding of how their cognitive skills help them carry out everyday activities – like making a snack or packing a backpack. Participants will receive a small gift.

SPOKANE, Wash. – A three-part lecture series about human development across the lifespan will be Feb. 16, March 23 and April 13, hosted by Washington State University Extension’s child and family research unit and human development department.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Undergraduate students are sought to participate in a Washington State University-based study examining the effects of human-animal interaction on coping with academic stress. An information session will be 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in CUE 119.

By Marcia Hill Gossard, College of Veterinary Medicine

PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate their cattle for East Coast fever increased their income and spent the additional money on food and education. Researchers also found that when fewer cattle died from the fever, girls were more likely to attend secondary school.

By Seth Trucott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Putting a history of drugs and homelessness behind him, Jeffrey Reams, 34, found the strength to get a college education and prepare to receive his degree in human development on Dec. 10 from Washington State University Vancouver.