human development

Children sought for study on how they do everyday things

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.

Online HD class gives students unique experience

PULLMAN   – Most online classes are usually focused on reading books, communicating asynchronously, writing papers and taking tests, but Human Development 205 is not your typical online class. HD 205, Communication in Human Relations, is a life-skills enhancement course and is designed to help students learn how to communicate effectively while improving their teambuilding and […]

Internship requirement reaps reward

Photo: Mary Wandschneider teaches a course on internships in the Department of Human Development. (Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services). Graduates, excited about their major, might be forced to take a job outside their field of interest because that’s all they can find. It happens, but not so much in the Department of Human […]