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Ann T. Skinner

Research Project Manager

Ann Skinner, who has been employed at the Center since 2001, is the research project manager for Parenting Across Cultures.

Prior to her work with Parenting Across Cultures, Skinner was a senior school specialist and research analyst on the GREAT Schools and Families middle school violence prevention project at the Center, and Project CLASS, an intervention designed to test two programs aimed at improving academic skills for elementary students with attention problems. Skinner's other work at the Center includes the Z. Smith Reynolds Professional Development Initiative and program evaluation activities.

Skinner has a Master's degree in education from the College of William and Mary with a focus on teaching students with emotional and learning disabilities. Before joining the Center, she worked as a special education teacher, trainer and supervisor in the North Carolina public schools and at residential facilities for at-risk youth in Rhode Island and North Carolina.

Recent Publications

1. Rabiner, D.L., Murray, D.W., Skinner, A.T., & Malone, P.S. (2009). A randomized trial of two promising computer-based interventions for students with attention difficulties. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. (DOI 10.1007/s10802-009-9353-x).  [abs]

1. Teacher expectations and self-efficacy for working with bullies and victims, Posted presented by Leslie Babinski at the American Psychological Association Convention in Toronto, Canada, 23 September 2009