Diversity and the Department of HD
In addition to the traditional color / race / ethnic parameter, the Department of Human Development at Washington State University embraces an expanded view of diversity. The Department of Human Development is very diverse in non-traditional yet significant ways.
The majority of our Vancouver and Distance Degree Program (DDP) students are non-traditional (older in age), from lower income brackets, and are more often than not first-generation college students. Many are single-parents or live in blended families, and work full-time outside of their campus lives. Some of our students have learning and / or physical disabilities yet find ways of succeeding academically. We also have parent-child dyads who are students in our programs at the same time.
Our students and faculty exhibit the diversity of values, thought, and experiences that help to define who we are as a department.
That is diversity.
Where has my Human Development degree taken me?
Barbara Aston BA - Child, Consumer, and Family Studies, May 1991 I am an enrolled member of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma (Wyandotte and Seneca) and a member of the Wyandotte/Wendat Longhouse Women. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Child, Consumer, and Family Studies in May 1991 with a Human Services Option, a Family Studies Emphasis, and a Minor in Sociology. This degree at WSU helped prepare me for the work needed to achieve my Masters of Pastoral Studies from Loyola Institute for Ministry Extension Program, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. My Child, Consumer, and Family Studies degree gave me valuable knowledge and the theoretical grounding that helped me in my work as the Counselor for the Native American Student Center from 1991-1996. Currently at WSU, I am Assistant to the Provost/Tribal Liaison. I have held this position since 1998. In this position I provide support for the Native American Advisory Board to the President and facilitate Native American initiatives. I serve as tribal liaison for the university with the Native American tribes in the region. |
Michael Chapman I graduated from the Department of Human Development in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child and Family Studies. I have been teaching preschool children at the WSU Children’s center for 12 years. Prior to this I worked 7 years at ECEAP and Head Start. My time at WSU gave me the opportunity to grow in the early childhood profession and allowed me the opportunity for employment in a child care center accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. I am proud to work in a field that helps parents who are employed or in school and need quality care. I am also committed to providing a quality learning environment for children. |
Jenna Dean BA-Human Development, May, 2006 I am an enrolled member of the Yakama Indian Nation and graduated from a small high school in Glenwood, WA. I was always the nurturing type and Human Development allowed me to follow my dreams of helping people. I did my internship at the Gritman Medical Center in the Family Birth Center with the First Steps Program and I fell in love with the work. This internship also made me think more about applying for nursing school. My passion is still to work with families and babies, so either path I take should allow me to do just that, and I know my education at WSU has prepared me for either. |
Heidi Adielia Stanton MA, Human Development, December 2004 I chose Human Development as my Master’s Program because I felt that it complemented my undergraduate studies in Communicative Disorders and all the coursework I had taken in Child Development. My course work focused on Adolescent Identity Development which was critically important and relevant to addressing the needs of the student body at Washington State University or any institution of higher learning. I also feel that my course of study allows me a stronger foundation for my Doctoral Education should I pursue that course of study. I feel prepared to apply the theoretical frameworks I learned to the practical hands-on experience of my full time professional experiences and see the bigger picture of higher education. I am the Director of the Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center at Washington State University. I am also the Region V Chair for the LGBT Knowledge Community in the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). |
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