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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

  • The Lila L. and Douglas J. Hertz Endowed Chair in Psychology, Tulane University

 

Education

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

 

Relevant Publications

  • Mashburn, A.J., Pianta, R.C., Hamre, B.K., Downer, J.T., Barbarin, O., Bryant, D., Burchinal, M., Clifford, R., Early, D., & Howes, C. (2008). Measures of Classroom Quality in Pre-Kindergarten and Children's Development of Academic, Language and Social Skills. Child Development, 79(3).
  • Aikens, N.L., & Barbarin, O.A. (2008). Socioeconomic differences in reading trajectories: The contribution of family, neighborhood, and school contexts. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100(2), 235 - 251.
  • Aikens, N., Coleman, C.P., & Barbarin, O. (2008). Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Maternal Depression on Preschool Children's Socio-emotional Functioning. Social Development, 17, 137-160.
  • 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.

 

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