She has a background in elementary education, and has done extensive work with troubled youth through state and local law enforcement agencies. She is married to a naturalist, and although they make their permanent home in Alaska, they spend many months out of the year in field studies. Their research is used for the curriculum development of a program that incorporates behavior management with the natural sciences and fine arts. They have lived aboard sailboats to study the ocean, in the wilderness to study the mountains, and are founders of THE WILDERNESS SCHOOL, where they "take learning back to nature."

A regular columnist and feature writer, she has sold to such magazines as WOMAN'S WORLD, SEA Magazine, and CHICKADEE. D. Ann Graham has developed a successful behavior program for classroom management, utilizing the basic methods she incorporates in her weekly column PRIME TIME PARENTING. She is also the author of THE KIDNAPPING OF MARY, a novel for young adults which is NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $3.50 from Sugar Hill Publishing! Just follow the links below.