Contact Information

Mailing Address

REACH: Realizing Educational and Career Hopes
N297 Lindquist Center North
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City IA 52242

Email:dennis-harper@uiowa.edu
reach@uiowa.edu
Web: www.education.uiowa.edu/reach
Telephone: 319/384-2097
Facsimile: 319/384-2167
Office Hours: Daily

• Teaching and Learning
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Pediatrics
• Public Health

Education and Training

• 1960-64— BA, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
• 1964-66— MA, Specialist, School Psychology University of Iowa
• 1969-72— PhD, Educational Psychology, University of Iowa
• 1964-66— Teaching/Research Assistant, Pine School Educational Center, Center for Disabilities and Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
• 1969-72— Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Medicine, Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa

• Impact of disability on adjustment and personality with special reference to peer social interactions
• Aging and Intellectual Disability and the impact of cognitive impairment on identification and treatment of psychiatric disorders
• Post Secondary Education of Youth with Disabilities –collegiate program development
• Telehealth in Behavioral Medicine and technology to aid special needs children in service delivery

• Wadsworth, J., McBrien, D., and Harper, D.C. (2003). Vocational guidance and employment of persons with diagnoses of Prader-Willi syndrome. Journal of Rehabilitation. Vol. 69, 1, 15-21.
• Cocco, K. and Harper, D.C. (2003). Addressing issues related to substance use and misuse in people with mental retardation. Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals. Vol 4.27-32.
• Harper, D.C. (2003). Research perspectives: scientific initiatives and consumer goals. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Supp. No. 94,45. pp 11-13.
• Wadsworth, J. and Harper, D.C. (2003). The identification of Psychotic and Affective Symptoms in Adults with Prader-Willi. Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disability, 6, 125-129.
• Gross, J., Clay, D., Harper, D.C., Stockman, A., Van Voorhis, B., and Syrop, C. (2004). Counseling and disclosure in assisted reproductive technology clinics in the U.S. Children's Health Care.33 (2), 123-131.
• Upton, T.D. and Harper, D.C., Wadsworth, J. Postsecondary disability attitudes: A comparison of college students with disabilities and their peers without disabilities. Journal of Association of Rehabilitation Counselors, in press (2005).
• Clay, D.L., Cortina, S. Harper, D.C., Cocco, K., and Drotar, D. (2004). School teachers' experiences with childhood chronic illness: Implications for practice and training. Children's Health Care.33 (3), 227-239.
• Harper, D.C. and D'Alessandro, D. M. (2004) The child's voice: understanding the contexts of children and families today. Pediatric Dentistry 26, 2, March/April, pp 114-120.
• Harper, D.C. , Swingle, Widness, J., H Bonthius, D., Weiner, C., Aylward, G. (2006). Neurodevelopmental consequences of severe fetal anemia with hydrops. Amer J OB\GYN. 195, 192-200.
• Estrada-Hernandez, N. and Harper, D.C. (2007) Research on psychological and personal aspects of albinism: a critical review. Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology, 52 (3), 263-271.
• Harper, D.C. Sinca, A., Zeaman, C, Aylward, and G. (in preparation) Developmental Neurotoxicity: Blue Baby Syndrome in Romania.
• Harper, D.C. Telemedicine for children with disabilities. (2006) Children's Health Care, Winter, vol.35.No.1, pp-11-27.
• Wadsworth, J and Harper, D.C. Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: assessment and treatment (in press) Journal of Counseling and Development.
• Harper, D.C. (2005) (Invited) Stereotypic Thinking in Children-is there a "MQ"? Moral Quotient Distinguished Service Award, Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Division 54 Web Site E-publication, Newsletter.
• Cvengros, J. A., Harper, D.C., and Shevell, M. Pediatric headache: a review of process variable in relation to outcome. (in press) Journal of Child Neurology.
• Harper, D.C. Developmental Disorders, (Invited-in press) Encyclopedia of Counseling, Sage Publishers.

• 07C:493 PhD. Thesis