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Welcome to HDFS Buzz, the newsletter of the Texas Tech University Department of Human Development and Family Studies! As we close another wonderful semester, we are preparing for summer and look forward to furthering our ground-breaking research and academic learning opportunities. Our students are gaining hands-on experiences to enrich their knowledge. You can read more about these kinds of experiences in a nursing internship story below.
This semester our program was named to the 5 Best Colleges for Human Development Majors in Texas. Dr. Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo was one of four Texas Tech faculty members to be named a Fulbright Scholar. Over the past several years, the department has seen our research accomplishments blossom—you can review the recent findings from our SMITTEN lab. We are thankful for leaders who nurture the path of many students, as we have seen a semester full of accolades.
Thank you for taking the time to read about the latest news in Human Development and Family Studies. Look for our next issue of HDFS Buzz. I encourage you to send us your latest news and accomplishments.
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Ann M. Mastergeorge, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Rockwell Endowed Professor
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
College of Human Sciences
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Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) named to 5 Best Colleges for Human Development Majors Zippia ranked the top programs in the state by analyzing the student career results, graduating class size, and overall school performance. Texas Tech's unique HDFS program grabbed the No. 2 ranking.
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 | Professor Wins Fulbright Grant to Work With Brazilian Foster Kids Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo wants to debunk the pervasive negative stereotypes. As one of four Texas Tech faculty members who has been named a Fulbright Scholar for the 2017-18 academic year, Trejos-Castillo will spend several months in Brazil, working with children in the foster care system. | |  | Research in Human Development and Family Studies In the Department of Human Development and Family Studies several faculty direct research laboratories across the lifespan. In addition to the Barton Research Suite that houses many of these cutting-edge research labs, we have a coding laboratory with 12 stations offering both quantitative and qualitative software available for data management, coding, and transcription - to name a few. | |  | SMITTEN Lab Studies Newlyweds and Dating Relationships
The SMITTEN Lab began in 2007 when Sylvia Niehuis joined the Human Development and Family Studies faculty. Along with a group of bright, committed graduate students, Niehuis began a longitudinal study of newly married couples and a study of dating couples. Disillusionment, passion and shared reality are some of its current research topics. | |
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- Early Head Start receives federal review results conducted by the Administration for Children and Families. The program met the requirements of all standards and regulations. The results show the program's ability to conduct effective teaching practices and well-organized learning environments that promote progress in child development and growth. More >
- The Christine DeVitt and Helen DeVitt Jones Child Development Research Center held their 2nd annual “Early Connections for Lifelong Learning” workshop on March 3, 2018. They had over 100 participants from across the South Plains region. It was a great morning of growing and learning together! View Photos >
- Dr. Malinda Colwell and HDFS graduate student Holly Wright received the 2018 “Best Published Article” for the Children, Adolescents, and Media Division of the International Communication Association for their paper about the social and emotional developmental effects of the PBS show Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood for preschoolers. Colleagues in the College of Media and Communication are co-authors on the article.
- Drs. Yoojin Chae, Chanaka Kahathuduwa, and Zhe Wang hosted the Behavioral Science Track, in which girls learned the diverse methods behavioral scientists use to understand human emotion, cognition, and behaviors, at the Tech Savvy conference in February. The program’s purpose is to help young girls discover realistic STEM careers and pathways to education.
- Dr. Jacki Fitzpatrick and Mitzi Ziegner, HDFS Associate Chair were selected to present at the 14th Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference on March 2, 2018. Dr. Fitzpatrick's presentation was: A case-based teaching activity as a means to promote critical thinking skills and student engagement. Mitzi’s presentation on Making the Connection: Building Rapport and Engagement with Online Learners described techniques she has used to create rapport and engagement with her online learners.
- The newly formed advisory board for the Christine DeVitt and Helen DeVitt Jones Child Development Research Center (CDRC) held their first meeting on February 6 in the Cottage; a building where the CDRC was originally located. The center and the department look forward to the guidance and new ideas that this board will bring.
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|  | Ivette Noriega selected as a Fulbright Scholar
Doctoral candidate, Ivette Noriega, is studying the neurocognitive effects of PTSD in youth exposed to violence and trauma in Medellin, Colombia. Learn more about her experience in South America by visiting her blog. | |  | Jes Cardenas selected for the 2018 SRCD Teaching Mentorship Program Doctoral candidate, Jes Cardenas, will participate in the mentorship program aimed to assist novice or early-career teachers in navigating faculty life through the development of a relationship with an experienced mentor from another institution. | |
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|  | Take a Peek Into What Life as a Texas Tech HDFS Graduate Student Human Development and Family Studies graduate students discuss research opportunities, life in Lubbock and share their experiences. | |  | Meet the undergraduate students representing the department as HDFS Ambassadors Undergraduate Human Development and Family Studies and Early Childhood majors apply for the Ambassadors program in the fall. The Ambassadors aid in events, host and prospective student visits, student recruitment, and serve as a collective voice for their peers.
| |  | Houston Methodist Internship Fuels Undergraduate Student's Passion for Nursing Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) major Tara Haugvoll's dreams of nursing school are within reach, thanks to her experience as a nursing intern for Houston Methodist Hospital. Tara says that majoring in HDFS came naturally, having always been interested in the field and she knew she had an interest in cognitive development but emphasized her passion for gender studies.
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