Education Background
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1987-1991 Ph. D.
Major: Education/Early Childhood Minor: Psychological Foundations
“Effects of Training Method and Teaching License on Inter-Observer Reliability of Evaluation of Mother-Toddler Interaction,” Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1991. Dissertation Abstracts DA9207803.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1976-1980 M. A.
Major: Educational Administration Supporting field: Child Development
“Longitudinal Effects of an Early Childhood and Family Education Program on Children and Families,” Master of Arts thesis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1980.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1971-1974 B. A.
Major: Social Welfare Supporting field: Child Development
Honors Thesis Title: A Manual for the Organization and Administration of a Group Daycare Program in Minnesota
Student Teaching Placement: University of Minnesota Laboratory Nursery School
Internship Placements: MN Department of Public Welfare, Daycare Licensing Division; Ramsey County Welfare Department, Foster Care Unit