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Oscar A. Barbarin

Oscar A. Barbarin, Ph.D.

Dr. Barbarin is currently involved in a longitudinal study of the effects of family life and publicly sponsored pre-K programs on early socio-emotional and academic development. He is also interested in the effects of early childhood intervention and the etiology of achievement and underachievement in ethnic minority children.

Positions

  • L. Richardson and Emily Preyer Bicentennial Distinguished Professor for Strengthening Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Senior Investigator, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1975, Rutgers University, Clinical Psychology

 

Relevant Publications

  • Barbarin, O. A. (2007). Mental health screening of preschool children: Validity and reliability of ABLE. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(3), 402-418.
  • LoCasale-Crouch, J., Konold, T., Pianta, R., Howes, C., Burchinal, M., Bryant, D., Clifford, R., Early, D., Barbarin, O. (2007). Observed classroom quality profiles in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs and associations with teacher, program, and classroom characteristics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22(1), 3-17.
  • Chang, F., Crawford, G., Early, D., Bryant, D., Howes, C., Burchiana, M., Barbarin, O., Clifford, R., Pianta, R. (2007). Spanish-speaking children's social and language development in pre-kindergarten classrooms. Early Education and Development, 18(2), 243-269.
  • Barbarin, O., Bryant, D., McCandies, T., Burchinal, T., Early, D., Clifford, R., et al. (2006). Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 265-276.
  • Barbarin, O. A., McCandies, T., Early, D. Clifford, R. M., Bryant, D., Burchinal, M., et al. (2006). Quality of prekindergarten: What families are looking for in public sponsored programs. Early Education and Development, 17(4), 619-642.

 

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