The Department of Human Development and Family Studies houses a diverse collection of scholars with content expertise in family interactions and human development in a variety of settings. This interdisciplinary approach to the study of human interactions provides excellent training at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of education.
The bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies is offered on-campus and online.
Carol Godfrey Hancock is a 2023 graduate in the Utah State University HDFS program. Her journey to choosing this degree began with a desire to find a career in which she could work with people. She discovered that with a HDFS degree, she could pursue a
Stawski is an interdisciplinary developmental health researcher whose research is focused on understanding the social, psychological and biological underpinnings of mental, physical and cognitive health in the context of adult development and aging.
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and associate dean in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Shawn Whiteman has spent the past 25 years researching the relationships between siblings.
