Carla Peterson Carla A. Peterson
Professor

Education:
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991
M.A., University of South Dakota, 1981
B.S., Iowa State University, 1975

Office: E262 Lagomarcino
Phone: (515) 294-7804
Email: carlapet@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

  • Inclusion of children with special needs into regular education and community settings
  • Social development of young children with special needs
  • Early care and education program quality
  • Application of ecobehaviorial assessment techniques
  • Program evaluation
  • Intervention implementation and integrity
  • Home visit interventions
  • Early Head Start evaluation

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Advanced issues in ECSE
  • Curicula for ages three to six
  • Early Childhood Consultation Seminar
  • Evidence-based practices seminar

Professional Organizations:

  • Council for Exceptional Children-Division of Early Childhood and Division for Research
  • National Association for the Eduation of Young Children

Recent Presentations and Selected Publications:

Tien, C. L., Peterson, C. A., & Shelley, M. C. (2002). Post discharge service use by families of neonatal intensive care graduates. Journal of Early Intervention, 25, 42-57.

Taylor, A. S., Peterson, C. A., McMurray, P., & Guillou, T. (2002). Social skills interventions: Not just for children with special needs. Young Exceptional Children, 5, 19-26.

Odom, S.L., McConnell, S.R., McEvoy, M.A., Peterson, C.A., Ostrosky, M., Spicuzza, R.J., Skellenger, A., Creighton, M., & Favazza, P. (1999). Relative effects of interventions for supporting the social competence of young children with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 19, 75-91.