Helen Bee


Helen L. Bee is a psychologist and author of several books on the subject of human development, including both child development and adult development.

Education

Bee was one of the two daughters of Austin Bee, who influenced her deeply. She received her BA from Radcliffe College in 1960 and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1964, under the tutelage of Robert Sears and Eleanor Maccoby.

Academic

After two years as an Assistant Professor at Clark University, in Worcester, MA, Bee moved to the University of Washington, where she taught for seven years, receiving tenure during that time. After leaving the university, she turned to writing books full-time. The best known of her books is "The Developing Child", now in its 12th edition. Her own favorite of the several books, however, is "The Journey of Adulthood", which included, for the first time in any such text, a chapter on spiritual development.

Family

Bee married George Douglas and had two children, Rex Douglas and Arwen Douglas, in that marriage. She married Carl R. de Boor, an emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in 1991. She lives on Orcas Island, in Washington state.
In retirement, she volunteers for a number of non-profit organizations on Orcas Island, including Camp Indralaya and OPAL Community Land Trust.

Major works