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Wanda Franz is retired from her position as Professor of Child Development and Family Studies at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Franz remains active in the civic life of her community, and is President of the National Right to Life Committee. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Washington (1965), her M.S. in Family Resources from West Virginia University, (1970); and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University (1974). Dr. Franz has taught life-span developmental psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate level. She co-authored a textbook, Early Childhood Development: Prenatal Through Age Eight, with Sandra Anselmo for Merrill/Prentice Hall in 1995. She is certified in Family Life Education. Dr. Franz served as a consultant for the Office of Population Affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1991. She served on the Advisory Committee for the National Clearinghouse for Family Planning Information from 1984 to 1986 and was an evaluator on the Curriculum Committee for the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs from 1986 to 1991. In conjunction with the West Virginia University Extension Services, she was part of a team awarded a grant from the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, "In-Home Use of Videotapes for Family Centered Sexuality Education." She wrote the final report for the grant in 1991. Her publications include topics on fetal development, early childhood education, logical thinking in adolescents, adolescent sexuality, abortion and post-abortion trauma. | 