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Mary F. DeLuccie is an Associate Professor at Kansas State University's School of Human Sciences. She teaches early childhood education courses at undergraduate and graduate levels and oversees the nationally-accredited Stone House Early Childhood Education Center. She developed an award-winning distance learning program for Kansas Head Start teachers, now serving students nationwide and internationally. Her professional work emphasizes contextual child development within family and community systems.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Life-span Human Development, Kansas State University
- M.S. in Family Studies, University of New Mexico
- B.S. in Vocational Home Economics Education, University of New Mexico
Research Interests: Focuses on early childhood teacher education (birth-kindergarten), program administration advocacy, and fostering home-school-community partnerships. Her work integrates parent education strategies and innovative distance learning models to address educational equity.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Stone House Early Childhood Education Center and collaborates with the Divorce Education Assessment Collaborative. Engages in interdisciplinary efforts with the College of Education on teacher accreditation initiatives.
Professional Engagement: Active in Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children, and local community boards (e.g., Social Services Advisory Board). Co-develops annual study tours to Italy focusing on family-child dynamics.
