Dianne Draper Dianne Draper
Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Education: Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1968
M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1964
B.S., Denison University, 1961

Office: 2330A Palmer
Phone: (515) 294-4024
Email: dcdraper@iastate.edu
Research Interests:

  • Infant behavior
  • Gifted young children
  • Innovative teaching strategies for adult learners

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Theories of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Development and Guidance: Ages Birth through 2 Years

Professional Organizations:

  • American Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Society
  • Society for Research in Child Development
  • World Future Society

Selected Presentations and Publications:

Dodici, B., Draper, D. C., & Peterson, C. A. (2003) Early parent-child interactions and early literacy development. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, issue 23:3, 124-136.

Draper, D., Peterson, C., and Egdorf, D. (2001) "Impact of Welfare Reform on Infants and Toddlers," April 5-6, 2001, Washington, DC. Conference participants, project from the National Early Head Start Consortium.

Draper, D., Laughlin, J., Stammen, R. M., & Sanders, G. F. (1999) "Capacity building of educators for distance education." Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 91, 104-107.