Human Development

Human Development Outreach & Extension is leveraging the Internet to make the lessons from faculty research more accessible to Cooperative Extension Educators and other professionals in the field. Just awarded $90,000 for an additional three years, this initiative began in 2006 through a new grant, “Using Information Technology to Meet the Needs of the Community through Human Development Extension: Partnerships for Progress.”

The project is developing downloadable materials and presentations based on current research in the Department of Human Development. The materials are designed for use by Cooperative Extension Educators, but are intended to be of value and use to others as well. The project is led by Valerie Reyna, Human Development Professor and Department Extension Leader and by Karene Booker, Extension Associate.

New Resources

1) Human Development Outreach & Extension website portal to resources

2) Electronic Newsletter – Human Development Today e-News

3) 2007 Human Development Research Update Presentations Online

4) Human Development Outreach & Extension Publication Series highlights findings from faculty research and how these lessons can be applied

Advisory Council Members

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Jo Swanson, Associate Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension and Assistant Dean in the College of Human Ecology, for championing this effort; Steve Hamilton, Professor and Associate Provost for Outreach for grant writing; Human Development Outreach & Extension faculty and staff for grant planning; and the project Advisory Council members for their commitment and guidance. This initiative is supported by Smith Lever funds from the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

For more information, contact Karene Booker at (607) 255-7735 or ktb1@cornell.edu.