Susan Mintern Hegland Susan Mintern Hegland
Associate Professor

Education:
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1977
M.S., Iowa State University, 1972
B.A., Saint Olaf College, 1970

Office: 2361B Palmer
Phone: (515) 294-4616
Email: shegland@iastate.edu
Research Interests:

  • Early care and intervention programs
  • Outcomes of teacher-child interaction
  • Staff training and teacher development
  • Early mathematics learning
  • Perceived control and children's academic achievement

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Learning and Cognitive Development
  • Research Methods in Human Development & Family Studies
  • Development and Guidance: Three to Eight Years
  • Assessment & Curriculum: Ages Birth to Two

Professional Organizations:

  • American Psychological Association
  • American Educational Research Association
  • Midwest Educational Research Association
  • National Association for Education of Young Children
  • Society for Research in Child Development

Recent Presentations and Selected Publications:

Andre, T. and Hegland, S. (1998). Range restriction, outliers, and the use of the Graduate Record Examination to predict graduate school performance. American Psychologist, 53, 574-575.