Human Development

New WSU research finds programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills.

Two WSU scientists have chronicled escalating discrimination against Asians and Asian-Americans during the global pandemic, but the recent slayings in Atlanta still came as a horrifying shock.

Youth in foster care often need more help in financial areas, like job searching or opening bank accounts, according to a new WSU study.

Matthew Bumpus takes over as chair of WSU’s Department of Human Development on January 1.

Teaching underserved high school students sparked a passion that brought Jennifer Duckworth to the Evergreen State

New WSU research finds increase of racial discrimination against Asians and Asian-Americans since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., coinciding with an increase in negative health symptoms.

WSU researcher finds older adults living in very rural settings are less likely than those living closer to urban centers to receive available services in health, nutrition and transportation.

Laura Hill and Qin Zhang will join the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Graduate students at Washington State University are promoting simple activities that help families with children build life skills through a new program called Play Home, Play Healthy. “We don’t need fancy technology for development to happen,” said Sammy Perone, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Human Development, who taught the course. “Development is about relationships, […]

New research finds that parents suppressing feelings of stress around their kids can actually transmit those feelings to the children.