HHD Discovery: Keeping children safe from abuse
Open communication between parents and children helps protect children from sexual abuse. Learn about how our researchers collaborate with trainers around Pennsylvania to keep kids safe.
Congratulations to Lily Whitmoyer, summer 2022 student marshal
Lily Whitmoyer, a human development and family studies major, will be the college marshal for the Penn State College of Health and Human Development summer 2022 commencement ceremony.
Incoming Students: It's time to meet your First-Year Peer Assistant
First-Year Peer Assistants are upper division HHD students who serve as navigation guides for incoming HHD students. They provide first-hand knowledge of what it means to be an HHD student, serve as co-facilitators in the classroom, and assist with a variety of first-year engagement activities throughout the academic year.
Undergraduate Majors
Undergraduate Majors
With majors are rooted in business, health, and science. No matter which direction you choose to go, what remains unchanged is that what we do here and what you learn here is personal.
Learn about our Majors
Graduate Programs
Graduate Programs
The college offers a wide range of graduate degree programs across eight robust interdisciplinary fields of study to train the next generation of leaders in their fields.
Learn about our Graduate Programs
Departments
Departments
Sharing one common goal of enriching the lives of others, the college's departments examine issues people face and develop leading solutions to addressing them.
Explore our Departments
HHD Discovery: Magazine for Alumni and Friends
HHD Discovery: Magazine for Alumni and Friends
This issue showcases Health and Human Development's support of entrepreneurship, the college's new initiative on Health and the Environment, and features research that improves daily life.
Explore the summer 2022 magazine
“Being a recipient of this professorship is a great honor. I am grateful for the recognition and the support it provides that will help propel my research forward.” - Abenaa Jones, assistant professor of human development and family studies
