Deborah Fraser (academic)

Deborah F. G. Fraser is a New Zealand teaching academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Waikato.

Academic career
After an honours teaching degree from Massey University, Fraser had a career as a primary school teacher, both in New Zealand and overseas, before doing a PhD at the University of Waikato, where she stayed on as a lecturer, eventually rising to become full professor in 2015.

Selected works

 * Fraser, Deborah FG. "Strangers in their own land: friendship issues when children have cancer." Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 3, no. 3 (2003): 147–153.
 * Fraser, Deborah FG. "From the playful to the profound: What metaphors tell us about gifted children." Roeper Review 25, no. 4 (2003): 180–184.
 * Fraser, Deborah. "Sin, Hope and Optimism in Children's Metaphors." (2000).