Suzanne Smith, Associate Professor

Mailing Address

Department of Human Development
Washington State University
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686

Contact

Office: VMCB 201
E-mail: smithsu@vancouver.wsu.edu
Phone: (360) 546-9714
Fax: (360) 546-9076
Suzanne Smith

Curriculum Vita

Teaching Schedule

Fall 2009
HD 350-01 Diversity in Contemporary Families
HD 406-01 Work and Family

Spring 2010
HD 350 Diversity in Contemporary Families
HD 487 Special Topics in Human Development Faculty Research

Education

Ph.D. 1996 Child and Family Development The University Of Georgia
M.S. 1992 Family and Child Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.A. 1990 Behavioral Science Erskine College

Professional Experience

August 2005 - Present Associate Chair
Program Director
Department of Human Development
Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
August 1997 - Present Associate Professor
Department of Human Development
Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
June 1997 - July 1997 Instructor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
Erskine College, Due West, SC
September 1996 - June 1997 Instructor
Department of Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
September 1995 - June 1996 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Course Instructor
Department of Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
September 1994 - June 1995 Graduate Research Assistant, Research Assistant
Department of Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
February 1995 - June 1995 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teaching Assistant
Department of Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
September 1993 - June 1994 Graduate Assistant, Program Development
Department of Child and Family Development
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
January 1994 - March 1994
Sept. 1994 - December 1994
April 1996 - June 1996 		Instructor, Evening Classes
Department of Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
July 1992 - August 1993 Instructor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
Erskine College, Due West, SC
September 1990 - July 1992 Graduate Assistant
Department of Family and Child Development
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA

Research and Teaching Interests

  • I am currently conducting qualitative research on the Hutterites to determine parenting and family relationship patterns. This research involves quality and quantity time in the field, living with participants. I am also studying never married Hutterite women.
  • I have begun a qualitative investigation of the personality profile of single, never married women over the age of 35. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted, and participants will also fill out a personality profile survey to determine if there is a general profile of this newly prominent societal demographic.

Recent Publications

  • Smith, S.R. (2008). "Social change among the Hutterites: Romantic love and child rearing. The Hutterite Journal.
  • Smith, S.R., Hammond, R., Ingoldsby, B., & Miller E. (2008). Exploring Family Theories. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
  • Smith, S.R., & Ingoldsby, B. (2008). The role of discipline in Hutterite child rearing. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal.
  • Ingoldsby, B., & Smith, S.R. (2005). Public school teachers perspectives on the contemporary Hutterite family. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36 (2), 249-265.
  • Ingoldsby, B., Smith, S.R., & Miller, E. (2004). Exploring Family Theories. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
  • Smith, S.R., & Ingoldsby, B. (2005). Courtship and moral reasoning of Hutterian youth. Communal Societies, 25, 113-126.