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Jerry Newman

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Cooperative Extension Specialist

 

Education

• M.S., Specialization in plant science and vocational education. Area of research was to determine how to deliver the 4-H Youth Program to inner city audiences, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. 1972
• B.S. Specialization in Animal Science University of California, Davis. 1963

Professional Experience

1979 - Present

Extension Youth Development Specialist, Department of Human Development, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University,

Role

• Provide leadership for the statewide 4-H Youth environmental present science curriculum.
• animal science program.
• Provide leadership for the statewide Extension youth science education effort.

 

Recent Work

Co-Project Director and Curriculum Development

Newman, J., Nelson, D., Hiller, J., Busboom, J., and Hillers, V. 1995-97. Get A Jump On Germs - Making Food Safer, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Newman, J., and Busboom, J. 1993-95. Quality Assurance and Animal Care: Youth Education Program, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

National Satellite Broadcast

Toomey, M., Shuman, D., & Newman, J. (producers). Jan. 1996. EM*POWER. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.; presenter & moderator, with 42 states participating at 227 downlink sites.

Presentations

National

January, 1996. "Get A Jump On Germs," with J. Hiller & D. Nelson, National Youth Science Symposium, refereed, Orlando. FL.; professionals,;presenter.

February, 1996. "The Role of the National Science & Technology Network," National Child, Youth, & Families Conference, invited, Washington D. C.; professionals, presenter.

Western Region

March, 1996. "Quality Assurance: A Youth Education Program," with B. Jeffrey, Western Regional 4-H Leader Forum, invited, Boise, ID; Volunteers, Ext. faculty; presenter.

April, 1996. "EM*POWER," with D. Mitchell, Youth Water Science Workshop, Invited Reno, NV.; Ext. faculty; presenter.

Northwest Region

March, 1996. "The Role of Judges as Educators," Pacific Northwest Small Animal Judges School, invited, Coeur d' Alene, ID.; volunteers; presenter.

June, 1996. "EM*POWER," Idaho State 4-H Teen Conference, Invited, Moscow, ID.; Teen youth; presenter.

State

September, 1996. "Get A Jump On Germs," with J. Hiller & D. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, PSW.

October, 1996. "Get A Jump On Germs," with J. Hiller, Washington State 4-H Volunteer Form, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University.

November, 1996. "Get A Jump On Germs," Washington Science Teachers Association.,

November, 1996. "Equine Quality Assurance and Animal Care," Cooperative Extension PSW.

January, 1996 & 1997. "Assuring Animal Product Quality by Youth Producers," with J. Busboom, Cooperative Extension PSW.

Extramural Support

Funded

1995 Teaching Students in the Basic Science Using Environmental and Food Production Examples, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State, one year, $57,273 co-investigators (Newman, McNamara, Hiller, and Busboom).

1996 National Network for Action in Science and Technology, USDA, one year, $150,000, co-investigators (Chapin, Ponzio, Pankow, Newman, Horton, Cook, and others)

1996 Youth Water Science Education Workshop, Michigan State University, one year, $9,000, investigator Newman.

1996 Western Regional Extension Youth Science Education Network, Michigan State University, one year, $10,000, investigator Newman.

1996 Watershed Stewards Masters Volunteer Program, National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, one year, $110,000, re-submission, co-investigates Isenson and Newman).

1996 Master Watershed Stewards Program, Washington State Parks &Recreation Commission, one year, $57,000, (co-investigates Newman, Cruse, & Meehan).

Current Educational Activities

I am currently leading a team who is developing a food safety curriculum for 6th-8th graders and providing training for our 3rd-5th grade food safety curriculum "Get a Jump on Germs-Making Food Safer". The curriculum uses the SERIES format developed by Richard Ponzio, University of California, Davis.

The curriculum is being piloted with volunteers, Extension professionals, and elementary teachers in train-the-trainer workshops. This curriculum is suitable for after school programs, school classrooms, 4-H and other informal youth organizations.

 

Personal Information

I am a senior faculty member in the Department and have been associate with the 4-H Youth Program for 47 years...as member, county agent and specialist. I live in a small community north Pullman, WA called Palouse with my wife Karen.

Since coming to the Pullman area and the greater "Palouse" in 1979, Karen and I have raised three boys who were in athletics, 4-H, FFA, and all of which have graduated from Washington State University.