Background
Collard, Roberta R. was born on October 7, 1917 in Lamesa, Texas, United States. Daughter of Clarence Benjamin and Nannie (Van Cleave) Collard.
Collard, Roberta R. was born on October 7, 1917 in Lamesa, Texas, United States. Daughter of Clarence Benjamin and Nannie (Van Cleave) Collard.
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1940. Certified, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1962.
Library., editor Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1943-1952. Teacher University Chicago Nursery School, 1946-1947. Play therapist St. Lukes Hospital, Chicago, 1952-1954.
Research assistant Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, 1954-1955. Assistant professor University California, Davis, 1962-1967. From associate professor to professor University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1968-1986, professor emeritus, since 1986.
Research associate Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1983. Founder, consultant University Massachusetts Infant Center, Amherst, 1977-1991, Smith College Infant Center, Northampton, since 1983.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Society for Research in Child Development, Sigma Xi (grantee 1972).