Big plans in future after long journey leads to graduation
Endalkachew Abebaw graduates in May after a very successful college career that includes many awards and an internship in the Washington State Legislature.
Human Development
CAHNRS Talk Tuesday: Rachel DeMiero
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Rachel DeMiero, a senior from Shelton, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Human Development. Favorite Show/Movie: Gilmore Girls Favorite Cougar Tradition: One of […]
CAHNRS Talk Tuesday: Annabel Atienzo
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Annabel Atienzo, a senior from Burien, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Human Development and Psychology. Favorite Show/Movie: Avatar: The Last Airbender […]
Burundi teachers, kids plant school gardens with help from Extension, video lessons
For school children in Burundi, classroom gardens are living laboratories for horticulture, entomology, and nutrition,
CAHNRS Talk Tuesday: Fatima Zubedi
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Fatima Zubedi, a sophomore from Bakersfield, Calif. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Human Development. Favorite Show/Movie: Stand By Me Favorite Cougar […]
Deeply involved parenting means better meals for preschoolers
Parents’ attitudes at the dinner table affect the quality of meals for their young children, according to new research by a nationwide team of scientists including Thomas Power, emeritus professor in the Department of Human Development. Their discoveries were featured this fall in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, in a new paper by lead […]
Emotional suppression has negative outcomes on children
New research from a WSU scientist shows it’s better to express negative emotions in a healthy way in front of your children than to tamp them down.
Award-winning instructor helps new students thrive through community
Without a sense of belonging, new students can feel lost and isolated on campus. By connecting them to a community of learners at Washington State University, Deb Nelson, instructor in the Department of Human Development and winner of a 2018 WSU Excellence Award, helps them succeed and stay in school. “Research shows that students […]
Human Development research shows how brain waves change as we grow
At Washington State University’s Childhood Cognition Lab, Sammy Perone, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development, is revealing how our brain waves change as we grow, affecting our ability to think, reason and remember. In a recent paper in the journal Developmental Science, Perone describes how the team of scientists developed a new way […]
CAHNRS Faculty Feature: Robby Cooper
We asked several CAHNRS Ambassadors, excellent students who love WSU and their college, to name their favorite or most influential professors. And now we’re featuring those nominated educators in this weekly series, which runs through the summer. Today we’re showcasing Robby Cooper, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Human Development. Here are his answers to a […]
