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Gerdean Tan

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Associate Professor

 

Teaching Schedule

Spring 2008

• DDP HD 350- Diversity in Contemporary Families

Summer 2008

• DDP HD 350- Diversity in Contemporary Families

Fall 2008

• DDP HD 310- Research Approaches in Human Development

Spring 2009

• DDP HD 350- Diversity in Contemporary Families

 

Education

• Ph.D. Interdisciplinary: Child & Family Studies, Anthropology, Sociology “Multicultural Family & Education” Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1994
  
• M.A. Counseling Psychology with a Specialization in Vocational Rehabilitation and a minor in Home and Family Life Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 1973
• B.A. Social Welfare Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 1971
• CRC Nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counseling Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification,
  Arlington Heights, IL. 1976
• RT Radiologic Technology National Certification, Grand Junction, CO 1962

 

Professional Experience

August 2002 - Present

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

August 2002 - 2007

Associate Professor, Departments of Human Development and Teaching & Learning, Washington State University

1995 - 2002

Assistant Professor, Departments of Human Development and Teaching & Learning, Washington State University

1994 - 1995

Instructional Faculty, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

1990 - 1994

Research Associate Washington State University, Parent/Child Literacy Projects (EVEN START; FIRST)

1992 - 1994

Lecturer Washington State University

1988 - 1991

Teaching Assistant Washington State University

1988-1990

Research Assistant Washington State University Rural Area Model Preschool Project

1987 - 1989

Research Assistant Washington State University Child Safety Project

1978 - 1986

Regional Manager Texas Commission for the Blind

1973 - 1978

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Texas Commission for the Blind

1975 - 1977

Counseling Psychologist Lubbock, TX

1967 - 1970

X-Ray and Cardiovascular Research Technologist Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin

1967

Manager, Radiology Department Leadville, CO

1965 - 1967

Assistant Manager, Radiology Department St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction, CO

 

Research & Teaching Interests

Diversity in Families and Education; Social and Cultural Context of Teaching, Learning, and Development; Child and Adolescent Development; Health and Well-being of Children and Families; School-Family-Community Collaboration and Service Integration; Teacher Education.

 

Courses Taught

Washington State University

• HD 350 (Diversity in Contemporary Families)
• HD 310 (Research Approaches to Human Development)
• HD 408 (Advanced Adolescent Development)
• T&L 330 (Diversity in Schools and Society)
• HD 420 (Application of Human Development Theories)
• T&L 483 (School and Family Health Instruction)
• T&L 521 (Multicultural Education), T&L 588 (Action Research)
• EdAd 507 (Social Foundations of Education)
• EdAd 530 (Cultural Context of Assessment)
• T&L 480/580 (Multicultural Education in a Global Society)

University of Idaho

• FCS 436 (Theories of Child and Family Development)
• FCS 451 (Professional Development)
• FCS 240 (Intimate Relationships)

 

Select Publications

Tan, G. The need for multiculturalism in the classroom as perceived by Mexican-American children. Multicultual Education, 9 (3), 21-24.

Tan, G. ‘I want my teachers to like me’: Multiculturalism and dropping out of school among Mexican Americans. Equity & Excellence in Education, 34 (2), 35-42.

Tan, A., Tan, G., Fujioka, Y., Avdeyeva, T., Crandall, H., Fukushi, Y., Nyandwi, A., Chin, H., and Guo, C. Changing negative racial stereotypes: The influence of normative peer information. The Howard Journal of Communications, 12 (3), 171-180.

Tan, A., Fujioka, Y., Bautista, D., Maldonado, R., Wright, L., and Tan, G. The influence of television and parental communication on educational aspirations of Hispanic children. The Howard Journal of Communications, 11 (2), 107-125..

Tan, A., Fujioka, Y., and Tan, G. Television use, stereotypes of African Americans and opinions on Affirmative Action: An affective model of policy reasoning. Communication Monographs, 67 (4), 362-371.

Tan, G. Perceptions of multiculturalism and intent to stay in school among Mexican American students. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 33 (1), 1-14.

Tan, G. Exploring personal health history from a multicultural perspective.
Journal of Health Education, 30 (5) 315-319, 322.

Tan, A., Nelson, L., Dong, Q., & Tan, G. Value acceptance in adolescent socialization: A test of a cognitive-functional theory of television effects. Communication Monographs, 64 (1), 82-97.

Tan, G., Ray, M., Cate, R. Migrant farm child abuse and neglect within an ecosystem framework. Family Relations, 40, 84-90.