Barbara Hanna Wasik - UNC School of Education - University of ...

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BARBARA HANNA WASIK
Position
W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Home Address:
School of Education 609 Brookview Drive
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27514
105 E Peabody Hall CB 3500 919-942-3946
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500
Phone: 919/962-9197 or 966 6908
Fax: 919/962-1533
email: wasik@unc.edu
Education:
South Georgia College, Douglas, Georgia, 1960-61
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, B.A. (Psychology, Mathematics), 1963
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, M.S. (Psychology), 1965
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Ph.D. (Psychology - Clinical), 1967
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C., Clinical Internship, 1966-67
Positions:
1963-1966 USPHS Predoctoral Fellowship, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1965 Instructor, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1966-1967 Clinical Psychology Intern, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, Washington, DC
1967-1968 NICHD Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging and Human
Development, Duke University
1968-1969 Director of Research, Ford Foundation Education Improvement Program, Duke University
1968-1969 Visiting Instructor in Psychology, North Carolina State University
1968-1969 Lecturer, Department of Education, Duke University
1969-1973 Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1972-1975 Associate Dean of the Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1973-1977 Associate Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1975-1977 Chair, Division of Human Development and Psychological Services, School of Education,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1977-1983 Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Education, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
1984 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Duke University
1984-1989 Co-Director for Curriculum Development, The Infant Health and Development Program,
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
1987-1988 Acting Chair, School Psychology Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1988-1992 Associate Director for Research Training, Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1993-1996 Associate Dean for Research, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
1972-1994 Senior Investigator, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
1977-present Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1994-present Fellow, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
1996-present Director, The Center for Home Visiting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2003-present William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
2008-2011 Chair, School Psychology Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Additional Positions and Professional Activities:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
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Member, School Psychology Faculty, School of Education, 1969-present
Member, Advisory Committee, Prescription Generating Center, Division for Disorders in Development
and Learning, 1971-1972
Member, University Residence Status Committee, 1972-1975
Research Associate, Institute for Research in Social Science, 1971-1972, 1974-1978
Member, Executive Committee, School of Education, 1972-1974, 1976-1977
Member, Training Faculty, Research Training Program in Mental Retardation, Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Center, 1974-1988
Member, Division Chairperson’s Committee, School of Education, 1975-1977
Member, University Grievance Committee, 1976-1977
Member, University Priorities Committee, 1976-1979
Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the University Five Year Plan, 1976-1977
Member, Advisory Committee for the Curriculum and the Institute in Speech and Hearing Sciences, 1977-
1979
Member, Dean’s Cabinet, School of Education, 1977-1983; Management Team, 1992-1996
Representative for the Dean of the School of Education, Administrative Board of the Summer School,
1977-1983
Member, Administrative Board of the Division of Extension and Continuing Education, 1979-1983
Chair, School of Education State Department of Public Instruction Accreditation Review, 1978-1979
Chair, National Committee for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Review, 1978-1979
Chair, School of Education Graduate School Review, 1978-1979
Member, Chancellor’s Committee to Advise the Board of Trustees on a Tenure Appeal, 1979-1980
Member, Administrative Board of the Evening College, 1980-1983
Member, University Task Force on Arts and Sciences and Education, 1981
Member, Graduate School Awards Subcommittee, 1981-1983
Member, Committee on University Day Care Needs, 1981-1983
Director, Spencer Foundation Institutional Grant to the School of Education, 1980-1983
Chair, Committee on Standards and Procedures for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure, School of
Education, 1985
Chair, Faculty Leave Committee, School of Education, January 1986
Member, Human Subjects Research Committee, School of Education, 1985-1994
Member, Provost’s Task Force on the School of Education, 1986-1987
Member, Search Committee, Dean, School of Education, 1990
Member, Faculty Advisory and Long Range Planning Committee, School of Education, 1991-1992
Chair, Teacher Education Program Planning Committee, School of Education, 1991
Member, Committee on Named Term Professorships, School of Education, 1991-1992
Member, Search Committee, Dean, School of Social Work, 1992
Chair, Committee to Promote Scholarly Productivity in the School of Education, 1992
Chair, Search Committee, Director of the Observational Methods Core, Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Center, 1993
Advisor, Project RAPP, Reaching Adolescents, Parents, and Peers, School of Public Health, 1993
Member, Campaign Leadership Committee, The William C. Friday Distinguished Professorship, 1994
Member, University Committee on Training and Development, 1994
Member, Search Committee, William C. Friday Distinguished Professorship, 1994-1996
Acting Chair, Human Subjects Committee, School of Education, 1996
Member, Carolina Consortium on Human Development, 1987-present
Member, Board of Advisors, Center for Educational Leadership, 1992-1997
Member, Family Studies Group, The Carolina Seminars, 1992-1995
Member, Administrative Board, School of Education, 1994-1997
Advisory Panel, Safe Babies and Effective Parents, University of North Carolina Injury Prevention
Research Center, 1995-1997
Mentor for Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Education Minority Postdoctoral Program, 1996-1997
Mentor for Postdoctoral Fellows, National Center for Early Development and Learning, 1997-1999
Supervisor for Clinical Assistant Professorship for licensure, 1997-1998
Member, Post-tenure Review Committee, School of Education, 1998-2000

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Chair, William C. Friday Distinguished Professorship Search Committee, School of Education,1999-2000
Member, Steering Committee, Head Start Quality Research Center on Socioemotional Interventions to
Enhance School Readiness, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, 2001-2005.
Member, University Distinguished Chairs Selection Committee, Fall 2004.
Member, UNC-CH Faculty Council, 2006-2008.
Member, Post-tenure Review Committee, School of Education, 2008-2009
Chair, Doctoral Affairs Committee, School of Education 2008-present
Chair, School Psychology APA Review, NASP Review, and NCATE review 2008- 2009
Chair, University Distinguished Chairs Selection Committee, Fall 2008-Spring 2009.
Chair, Committee to Review the School of Education Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Procedures,
2010-2012
Member, Senior Faculty review committees, almost yearly 1977-present
Community:
Member, Board of Directors, Janus House, Inc., Residential Treatment Facility for Delinquent Boys, 1971
Member, Adopt-A-School Committee, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 1983-1984
Member, School Bus Advisory Committee, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 1986-1987
Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System Senate Bill 2 Committee, 1989-1990
Member, Orange County Home Visiting Advisory Committee, 1998-2000
Subcommittee on Training, 1998-2000
State-National:
Member, Governor’s Advisory Committee on Youth Development, North Carolina, 1972-1973
Member, State Advisory Committee for the Demonstration Project in Child Development, North Carolina,
1972-1974
Member, Committee on Field-based Training in School Psychology, State Department of Public
Instruction, 1977
Member, Governor’s Task Force on Primary Prevention, North Carolina, 1979
Member, Technical Advisory Group to the State Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina, 1981
Member, Triangle Round Table Research Committee, a subcommittee of the Triangle Round Table
Consortium, North Carolina, 1985-1988
North Carolina Psychological Association
Board of Directors, 1981-1990.
Chair, Social Issues Committee, 1981-1982
Secretary, 1982-1985
Scientific Affairs Committee, 1985-1987, 1990-1995
Program Committee, 1986-1987
Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 1986-1988
President-Elect, 1987-1988
President, 1988-1989
Past-President, 1989-1990
Member, 50 th Anniversary Celebration Committee, 1997-1998
American Psychological Association
Division 25:
Secretary-Treasurer Designate 1982-1983
Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-1986
Bylaws Committee, 1984-1985
Member-at-Large, 1987-1989
Division 25 representative to the Committee on Women, 1996-present
Division 25 to the Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996-present
Member, Council of Representatives, 1994-1997; Reelected for 1997-1999
Member, Board of Educational Affairs, 1999-2001
Chair, Board of Educational Affairs, 2001
Chair, APA Task Force on Psychology in Early Education and Child Care, 2000-2003
Invited Delegate, National Conference on Internship Training in Psychology, Gainesville, FL, 1987
Implementation Committee, 1987

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Invited Delegate, The National Conference on Scientist-Practitioner Training for the Professional Practice
of Psychology, Gainesville, FL, 1990
Member, Board of Directors, Educational Foundation, North Carolina Psychological Association, 1991-
1992
Special Reviewer, Research Review Committee, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Human
Resources, Rockville, MD, 1992
Member, Committee on the Longitudinal Study of African American and Puerto Rican Children, Bureau
of Maternal and Child Health, Rockville, MD, 1992-1994
Invited Participant, White House Conference on Child Care, Washington, DC, October 1997
Invited Participant, Violence and Trauma in Childhood: A Family and Community Perspective,
Jerusalem, Israel, May 1998.
Member, National Academy of Science Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, 1998-2000.
Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1999, 2001
Co-developer and Co-facilitator, National Forum on Home Visiting, 1999-2007
Member, North Carolina Family Literacy Consortium, 2001-2003.
Member, Task Force, Program Effectiveness
Delegate, Trilateral Forum on Psychology: Canada, United States, and Mexico, 2001
Member, Education Begins at Home Alliance, North Carolina, 2006-present.
Member, Inter-university Council for School Psychology, 2008-present
Editorial:
Board of Editors, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1972, 1973-1976
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1972-1973
Board of Editors, Behavioral Assessment, 1984-1985
Editorial Board, Journal of Educational Psychology, 1996-1998
Editorial Board, PsychSCAN: Behavior Analysis & Therapy, 1993-2000
Editorial Reviewer:
Guest Reviewer, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1977-present
Reviewer, Duke University Press, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1973
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1973-1979
Reviewer, Contemporary Psychology, 1975, 1991
Reviewer, Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976 – present
Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1977
Reviewer, D. C. Heath and Company, 1979
Reviewer, School Psychology Monograph, 1980
Reviewer, Behavior Therapy, 1981
Reviewer, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982
Reviewer, Behavior Counseling Quarterly, 1982
Reviewer, Guilford Press, 1983
Reviewer, Behavioral Assessment, 1983
Reviewer, Cognitive Therapy and Research, 1985
Reviewer, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1987
Reviewer, Random House, 1988
Reviewer, Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1985
Reviewer, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1994 - present
Reviewer, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1994
Reviewer, International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 1994-present
Reviewer, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Reviewer, Research in Developmental Science, 1994
Reviewer, Journal of Early Intervention,1994
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1979-1990
Reviewer, Sage Publications, 1989-present
Reviewer, Child Development, 1985-present
Reviewer, Journal of Family Psychology, 2000-present
Reviewer, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2006 to present

Consultant:
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Woodlawn School, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR, 1968
Reidsville, Public Schools, ESEA, Title III, Reidsville, NC, 1968
Durham County Schools, ESEA, Title III, Durham, NC, 1969
Montgomery County Schools, ESEA, Troy, NC, 1969
Child Advocacy Center, Department of Mental Health, North Carolina State Department, Raleigh, NC,
1971-1972
Janus House, Inc., Residential Treatment Facility for Delinquent Boys, Chapel Hill, NC, 1971-1973
John Moore Laboratory School, Winston-Salem, NC, 1972
Caswell Center, Residential Center for the Mentally Retarded, Kinston, NC, 1972-1974
Administrative Office of the Court, Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, January, 1973-December, 1973
Southern Piedmont Educational Consortium, Chapel Hill, NC, 1974
Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System, Title I Kindergarten Program Evaluation, Chapel Hill, NC, 1972-
1976
High Point Public Schools, Project CEPE, High Point, NC, 1976
Rowan County Schools, Project RAP, Salisbury, NC, 1977
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Graduate School, Carbondale, IL, 1981
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Team, Florida International University,
Psychology Department, Miami, FL, 1984
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grant Site Visit Team
University of Texas at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, 1984
Albert Einstein Medical School, New York, NY, 1984
Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, Commissioner’s Office, State of Vermont, Burlington,
VT, June, 1984
Duke Child Development Unit, Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust Grant, Duke University, Durham,
NC, January-December, 1986
Ontario Mental Health Foundation, Toronto, Canada, Grant Review, 1986
Durham County School System, Durham, NC, February 1987-1991
Center for Development of Early Education, Pre-Kindergarten Education Programs, Kamehameha
Schools, Honolulu, HI, June 1987, June 1988
Memphis New Mothers Program, Department of Public Health, Memphis, TN, and University of
Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1990
Early Childhood Research Institute, Utah State University, Logan, UT, July 1990, 1991, 1992
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Human Resources, Rockville, MD, May 1992
Howard University, Washington, DC, January 1993
School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, 1995
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 1995
The California Wellness Foundation, Woodland Hills, CA, 1993, 1994, 1995
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, CA, November 1995
The California Department of Social Sciences, Sacramento, CA, 1995, 1996
The Stuart Foundation, San Francisco, CA, 1996
The Parents as Teachers National Center, St. Louis, MO, 1998, 1999, 2002-2003
School Success Profile Project, School of Social Work, UNC-CH, 2001
Harvard Family Research Project, Boston, MA, 2001-present
Consultant, US Department of Education, December 2004.
Consultant, Early Head Start, 2005-2006.
Consultant, Isaac School District, Phoenix, AZ 2007-2008.
Consultant, Arkansas, September, 2008
Consultant, Blakely County, Georgia, October 2009.
Consultant, ECLS-K: 2011 Content Review, Westat, Washington, DC, 2011.
Consultant, Early Learning Mentor Coaching Evaluation Consultant Group (ELMC-CG, American
Institute of Research, Washington, DC, 2011
National Advisory Boards:
Advisory Board, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Cambridge, MA, 1995-2000

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Scientific Advisory Committee, California Healthy Families America Clinical Trials, San Diego State
University, San Diego, CA, 1995-2000
Advisory Committee, Hawaii Healthy Families Research Study, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,
1995-2000
Board of Experts, Research Panel, National Center for Family Literacy, Louisville, KY, 1995-1997
Technical Advisory Panel, National Center to Prevent Child Abuse, Chicago, IL, 1995-1996
Scientific Advisory Board, The Melissa Institute, Miami, FL, 1997-2008
Board of Directors, The Parents as Teachers National Center, 1999-2002
Major Areas of Interest and Research:
At-risk children
Classroom and system interventions
Classroom observational procedures
Early childhood intervention programs
Analysis of behavior
Family literacy
Early literacy and language development
Social, emotional, and cognitive development
Home visiting
Parent education
Professional, parent, and child problem solving
Memberships:
American Psychological Association
Division 7, Developmental Psychology
Division 12, Clinical Psychology
Division 16, School Psychology
Division 25, Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Society for Research in Child Development
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology
North Carolina Psychological Association
Awards and Honors:
US Public Health Service Fellowship, 1963-1966
NICHD Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1967-1968
APA Council of Representatives
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Division 7, Developmental Psychology
Division 12, Clinical Psychology
Division 16, School Psychology
Division 25, Analysis of Behavior
Charter Fellow, American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Women
Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Sciences
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professorship, 2003-present
Selected Participant. Launching the Venture
UNC Kenan Flagler Business School Entrepreneurial Program. 2006-7.
Licensed: North Carolina as a Psychologist #367
Dissertations Directed: 43, 6 in progress
Master’s Theses/Projects Directed: ~35, 3 in progress
Courses taught on the following topics:

Assessment and intervention procedures for preschool and school-age children
Disorders of childhood
Experimental methods for applied research
Child development
Professional development
Grants:
University Research Council Grants:
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University Research Council Grant VF 119-10-3401-2900. Wasik. Response strategies of preschool and
primary age children. ($1000) November 1969 - November 1971.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-160-3401-VC241. Wasik. Variables altering children’s responses
in a discrimination learning task. ($1000) May 1970 - May 1972.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-160-3401-VF119. Wasik. Response strategies in young children.
($899) November 1971 - November 1973.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-160-3401-VF274. Wasik. Attainment of the concept of
conversation in first grade children. ($805) November 1971 - November 1973.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-104-3401-VF453. Wasik and Day. The acquisition of
conservation skills in elementary age children under two learning approaches. ($525) November 1974 -
November 1976.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-104-3401-VC628. Wasik and Day. Training conservation skills.
($500) May 1975 - May 1977.
University Research Council Grant 1-0-104-3401-VF505. Wasik and Day. An analysis of children’s
behaviors and teachers’ perceptions in open classroom settings. ($785) November 1975 - November 1977.
University Research Council Grant. Day and Wasik. Analysis of children’s behavior in a variety of
educational settings. ($1,140) November 1982 - November 1983.
University Research Council Grant. Wasik. Predicting school success in kindergarten children. ($1,495)
January 1986 - December 1987.
University Research Council Grant. Fitzgerald and Wasik. Effects of peer conferencing on first graders’
writing revisions. ($1,500) January 1987 - December 1989.
Federal/Private Foundation/University Grants and Contracts:
Spencer Foundation Grant to Young Scholars in Education. The Development of Cooperative Behavior.
Principal Investigator
($5,585) February 1976 - June 1977
Carolina Institute for Research on the Early Education of the Handicapped. Carolina Approach to
Responsive Education (Project CARE).
Investigator
($2,185,461) 1977 - 1982
U. S. Department of Education. Efficacy of Early Intervention with High-Risk Preschoolers.
Investigator
($232,291) January 1983 - June 1985

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Program Evaluation and Technical Assistance for Low
Birthweight Infants.
Co-Director for Curriculum Development
($84,250) February, 1983 - October, 1983
($267,000) January - December, 1984
($392,388) January - December, 1985
($586,012) January - December, 1986
($537,663) January - December, 1987
($751,467) January 1988 - June 1989
NICHD. Efficacy of Two Early Intervention Programs.
Investigator
($94,011) January - December, 1985
Frank Porter Graham Innovative Research Award. Identifying Children at Risk for Retention.
Principal Investigator
($5000) November 1987 - November 1988
U. S. Department of Education. Prevention intervention: Process, transition, and early adolescent
outcomes (Project CARE)
Co-Principal Investigators - Wasik & Sparling
($315,165) June 1990 - November 1992
NC Small Grants School-based Research: Early Predictors of Children at Risk for School Failure.
Principal Investigator
($7,018) October 1991 - September 1992
ACYF: Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Projects.
Investigator
($828,519) September 1991 - August 1996
Centers for Disease Control. Planning a Community-Based Program to Prevent Mild Mental Retardation.
Co-Principal Investigator
($262,030) October 1, 1992 - September 30, 1994
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. A Descriptive
Analysis of the 1992 Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS) Projects.
Principal Investigator
($24,793) May 7-November 30, 1993
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. An Analysis of the
1993 Community Integrated Service System (CISS) Projects.
Principal Investigator
($24,501) April 15-September 15, 1994
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Home Visiting: New Directions for Research and Training.
Principal Investigator
($32,053) October 1, 1994-September 30, 1995
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Research Triangle Institute. Project BEGIN:
Conceptualization, Curriculum, and Training.
Principal Investigator
($47,328) October 1, 1994-January 31, 1995
NC Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Division of Maternal and Child Health.
Home Visiting: Resource Material Development.
Principal Investigator
($13,905) May 15, 1995-September 30, 1995

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U.S. Department of Education. OERI National Center for Early Development and Learning. (Bailey,
Center Director, $14,000,000)
Wasik, Principal Investigator on the Carolina Family Literacy Studies
($522,632) March 1, 1996 - February 28, 2001
U.S. Department of Education. A Synthesis of Research on Intergenerational Family Literacy Programs.
Principal Investigator
($99,800) 1997 - 2001
U.S. Department of Education. Even Start Program Research Synthesis.
Principal Investigator
($15,000) September 1998 - 2000
NC Department of Public Instruction. North Carolina Even Start Evaluation.
Principal Investigator
($21,000) December 1999 - 2000
($21,000) July 2000-December 2001
U.S. Department of Maternal and Child Health. Intergenerational pathways to competence in minority
families. (Principal Investigator, Frances Campbell)
Investigator
($1,523,028) September 2001-July 2005
Westat Research Cooperation (U.S. Department of Education Contract). Partners for Literacy
Principal Investigator
($3,509,900) May 2003-September 2006 (extended to February 2007)
Publications:
Hanna, B. (1965). A weighted regression analysis of intelligence and achievement changes in Negro
school children. Master’s thesis, The Florida State University.
Scheaffer, R. W., & Hanna B. (1966). The effects of quality and quantity of reinforcement upon response
rate in acquisition and extinction. Psychological Reports, 18, 819-829.
Scheaffer, R. W., Hanna, B., & Russo, P. (1966). Positive reinforcement: A test of the Premack theory.
Psychonomic Science, 4, 7-8.
Wasik, B. H. (1967). Tests of the applicability of Premack’s generalizations of reinforcement to human
lever-pressing behavior (Doctoral dissertation, The Florida State University). Dissertation Abstracts
International, 28, 3070B.
Wasik, B. H. (1968). A postcontingency test of the effectiveness of reinforcement. Psychonomic
Science, 13, 87-88.
Wasik, B. H., Senn, K., Welch, R. N., & Cooper, B. R. (1969). Behavior modification with culturally
deprived school children: Two case studies. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2, 181-194.
Reprinted in Bryer, N. L. (1969). Behavior modification in the classroom. New York: MSS
Educational Publishing Company, Inc.
Reprinted in Ulrich Mees and Herbert Selg (Eds.): Verhaltensbeobachtung und
Verhaltensmodification. Anevendungsmoglichkeiten im pudagogischen Bereich: Stattgart, 1977,
194-211.
Wasik, B. H. (1969). The effects of fixed ratio and contingent time on human lever-pressing behavior.
Psychological Record, 19, 95-104.

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Wasik, B. H., Senn, S. K., & Epanchin, A. (1969). Sharing and cooperation in culturally deprived
children. Psychonomic Science, 17, 371-372.
Wasik, J. L., & Wasik, B. H. (1970). A note on the use of the WPPSI in evaluating intervention
programs. Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 3, 54-56.
Wasik, B. H. (1970). The application of Premack’s generalization on reinforcement to the management
of classroom behavior. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 10, 33-43.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1971). Performance of culturally deprived children on the Concept
Assessment Kit- Conservation. Child Development, 42, 1586-1590.
Wasik, J. L., & Wasik, B. H. (1972). A comparative study of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale
of Intelligence and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children for culturally deprived children.
Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 5, 250-255.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1972). Response strategies of culturally deprived children. Journal of
Experimental Education, 40, 84-90.
Simmons, J. T., & Wasik, B. H. (1973). Small group contingencies and special activity times used to
manage behavior in a first grade classroom. Journal of School Psychology, 11, 228-238.
Wasik, B. H. (1974). Behavior analysis in the classroom. In R. H. Coop & K. P. White (Eds.),
Psychological concepts in the classroom. New York: Harper and Row.
Wasik, B. H. (1975). Janus House for delinquents: An alternative to training schools. In J. K. Khana
(Ed.), New treatment approaches to juvenile delinquency. Illinois: Charles C. Thomas.
Simmons, J. T., & Wasik, B. H. (1976). Grouping strategies, peer influence, and free time as classroom
management techniques with first and third grade children. Journal of School Psychology, 14, 322-
332.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1976). Patterns of conservation acquisition and the relationship of
conservation to intelligence for low income children. Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, 43,
1147-1154.
Wasik, B. H., & Day, B. D. (1977). Measuring open and traditional learning environments and children’s
classroom behavior. Forum on Open Education, VI.
Boegli, G., & Wasik, B. H. (1978). Use of the token economy system to intervene on a school-wide
level. Psychology in the Schools, 16, 72-78.
Nagle, C. C., Wasik, B. H., & Schumacher, T. D. (1978). Use of the systems analysis for successful
token economics. Journal of School Psychology, 16, 245-252.
Wasik, B. H., Day, B. D., & Wasik, J. L. (1980). Basic concepts and conservation skill training in
kindergarten children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 50, 71-80.
Wasik, B. H., & Loven, M. D. (1980). Classroom observation data: Sources of bias and proposed
solutions. Behavioral Assessment, 3, 211-227.
Fishbein, J, & Wasik, B. H. (1981). Effect of the good behavior game on disruptive library behavior.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 89-93.
Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1981). Creating social environments to facilitate language
development. In R. Schiefelbusch & D. Bricker (Eds.), Early language intervention. Baltimore:
University Press.

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Wasik, B. H., & Simeonsson, R. J. (1981). Teachers’ attitudes and mainstreamed classrooms: A review
of research. In D. J. Stedman & J. L. Paul (Eds.), Professional preparation for teachers of
exceptional children, 8, 73-85. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Ramey, C. T., Campbell, F. A., & Wasik, B. H. (1982). The use of standardized tests to evaluate early
childhood special education programs. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1, 51-60.
Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., Bryant, D. M., & Wasik, B. H. (1982). Primary prevention of
developmental retardation during infancy. Journal of Prevention and Human Services, 1, 61-83.
Reprinted in H. A. Moss, R. Hess, & C. Swift (Eds.), (1982) Early intervention programs for
infants. New York: Haworth Press.
Wasik, B. H., & Fishbein, J. E. (1982). Problem solving: A model for supervision in professional
psychology. Professional Psychology, 13, 559-564.
Wasik, B. H. (1983). Problem solving and responsive parenting. Problem Solving, 5, Issue 7/8, 8-11.
Wasik, B. H. (1984). Clinical applications of direct behavior observation: A look at the past and the
future. In B. B. Lahey & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in clinical child psychology (pp. 153-193).
New York: Plenum Press.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D., Sparling J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1984). A biosocial systems perspective on
environmental interventions for low birthweight infants. Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and
Gynecology, 27, 672-692.
Billings, D., & Wasik, B. H. (1985). Cognitive behavior modification with preschool children: An
attempt to replicate. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 61-67.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1985). Educational intervention to enhance
intellectual development: Comprehensive daycare vs family education. In S. Harel & N.
Anastasiow (Eds.), The “at- risk” infant: Psychological, social, and medical aspects (pp. 75-85).
Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Sparling J. J. & Wasik, B. H. (1985). Project CARE: A comparison of two
early intervention strategies to prevent retarded development. Topics in Early Childhood Special
Education, 5, 12-25.
Bryant, D. M., Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1986). Carolina approach to responsive
education: A model for day care. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 7, 48-60.
Wasik, B. H. (1987). Sociometric measures and peer descriptors of kindergarten children: Reliability and
validity. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 16, 218-224.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Campbell, F. A., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1988). Early intervention
for high-risk children: The Carolina Early Intervention Program. In R. N. Price, E. L. Cowen, R. P.
Lorion, & J. Ramos-McKay (Eds.), Fourteen ounces of prevention (pp. 32-43). Washington, D.C.
American Psychological Association.
Pryzwansky, W., Brantley, J. C., Wasik, B. H., Schulte, A., & Simeonsson, R. (1989). School
psychology training at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Professional School
Psychology, 4, 115-125.
Wasik, B. H. (1989). The systematic observation of children: Rediscovery and advances. Behavioral
Assessment, 11, 201-217.
Wasik, B. H., & Roberts, R. N. (1989). Home visiting programs for low-income families. Family
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Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Campbell, F. A., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1989). Early intervention
for high-risk children: The Carolina Early Intervention Program. Journal of Prevention and Human
Services, 7, 33-57.
Wasik, B. H. (1990). Social status as a predictor of “at-risk” children. Special Services in the School, 5,
3/4, 7-24.
Reprinted in L. J. Kruger (Ed.), (1990) Promoting success with at-risk children: Emerging
perspectives and practical approaches (pp. 7-24). New York: Haworth Press.
The Infant Health and Development Program Consortium. (1990). Enhancing the outcomes of low birth
weight, premature infants: A multi-site randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical
Association, 263, 3035-3042.
Roberts, R. N., & Wasik, B. H. (1990). Home visiting programs for families with children birth to three:
Results of a national survey. Journal of Early Intervention, 14(3), 274-284.
Wasik, B. H., Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., & Sparling, J. J. (1990). A longitudinal study of two early
intervention strategies: Project CARE. Child Development, 61(6), 1682-1696.
Bryant, D. M., Lyons, C. M., & Wasik, B. H. (1991). Ethical issues involved in home visiting. Topics in
Early Childhood Special Education, 10(4), 92-107.
Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., Bryant, D. M., & Wasik, B. H. (1991). Prevention of mental retardation in
low birthweight premature infants. In K. Jahrig & E. N. Kraybill (Eds.), Wissenschaftliche Beitrage
Der Ernst-moritz-arndt-universitat. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on
Prevention of Prematurity. Rougemont, NC.
Roberts, R. N., Wasik, B. H., Casto, G., & Ramey, C. T. (1991). Family support in the home: Programs,
policy, and social change. American Psychologist, 46, 131-137.
Sparling, J., Lewis, I., Ramey, C. T., Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., & LaVange, L. M. (1991). Partners, a
curriculum to help premature, low-birth-weight infants get off to a good start. Topics in Early
Childhood Special Education, 11(1), 36-55.
Wasik, B. H. (1991). At-risk children enter school: What are the developmental implications? Kappa
Delta Pi Record, 28(3), 87-89.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Wasik, B. H., Sparling, J. J., Fendt, K. H., & LaVange, L. M. (1992). The
Infant Health and Development Program for low birthweight, premature infants: Program elements,
family participation, and child intelligence. Pediatrics, 3, 454-465.
Brochin, H. A., & Wasik, B. H. (1992). Social problem solving among popular and unpopular children.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20, 377-391.
Wasik, B. H. (1993). Staffing issues for home visiting programs. The Future of Children, 3, (3), 140-
157.
Wasik, B. H., Wasik, J. L., & Frank, R. (1993). Sociometric characteristics of kindergarten children at
risk for retention. Journal of School Psychology, 31, 241-257.
Wasik, B. H., & Roberts, R. N. (1994). Survey of home visiting programs for abused and neglected
children and their families. Child Abuse and Neglect, 18, 271-283.
Wasik, B. H., & Roberts, R. N. (1994). Home visitor characteristics, training, and supervision: Results
from a national survey. Family Relations, 43, 336-341.
Roberts, R. N., & Wasik, B. H. (1994). Home visiting options within Head Start: Current practice and
future directions. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 9, 311-325.

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Roberts, R. N. & Wasik, B. H. (1996). Evaluating the 1992 and 1993 CISS projects. In J. M. Marquart &
E. Konrad (Eds.), New Directions in Program Evaluation (NDPE): Evaluation of Human Services
Integration (pp. 35-49). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Garcia-Coll, C., Lamberty, G., Jenkins, R., McAdoo, H. P., Crnic, K., Wasik, B. H., & Garcia, H. V.
(1996). Toward an integrative theoretical model for the study of developmental competencies in
minority children. Child Development, 67, 1891-1914.
Bryant, D. M., Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., Wasik, B. H., & Fendt, K.H. (1997). The program
development office: Structure and function. In R. T. Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), The
Infant Health and Development Program (pp. 370-380). Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
Bryant, D. M., Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1997). The child development centers. In
R. T. Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), The Infant Health and Development Program (pp.42-
58). Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
Ramey, C.T., Bryant, D, Wasik, B.H., Sparling, J.J., Fendt, K.H., & LaVange, L.M. (1997). Participation
in the intervention and its effect on the cognitive outcome. In R. T. Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes
(Eds.), The Infant Health and Development Program (pp.190-202). Palo Alto, CA: Stanford
University Press.
Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J., Bryant, D. M., & Wasik, B. H. (1997). The intervention model. In R. T.
Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), The Infant Health and Development Program (pp.17-26).
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., Lyons, C., Sparling, J. J., & Ramey, C. T. (1997). Home visiting. In R. T.
Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), The Infant Health and Development Program (pp. 27-41).
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., Ramey, C. T., & Sparling, J. J. (1997). Maternal problem solving. In R. T.
Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Hayes (Eds.), The Infant Health and Development Program. (pp. 276-289).
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
Wasik, B.H. (1997). Implications for child abuse and neglect interventions from early educational
interventions. In J. Lutzker (Ed.), Handbook of Child Abuse Research and Treatment (pp. 519-541).
New York: Plenum.
Wasik, B.H. (1997). Professional or paraprofessional home visitors? It depends. Family Futures. 1,16-18.
Burchinal, M. R., Campbell, F.A., Bryant, D. M., Wasik, B.H., & Ramey, C. T. (1997). Child, family,
and environmental predictors of patterns of early cognitive development among poverty children.
Child Development, 67, 1891-1914.
Wasik, B. H., Herrmann, S., Dobbins, D. R., & Roberts, J. E. (Fall, 2000). Family literacy programs: A
promising practice for the 21 st century, North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 7-19.
Wasik, B. H., Dobbins, D. R., & Herrmann, S. (2001). Intergenerational family literacy: Concepts,
research, and practice In S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson. Handbook of early literacy research (pp.
444-458). New York: Guilford.
Belar, C., Nelson, P., & Wasik, B. H. (2003). Rethinking education in psychology and psychology in
education. American Psychologist.
Wasik, B. H. & Herrmann, S. (2004). Family literacy programs: Development, theory, and practice. In B.
H. Wasik (Ed.), Handbook of Family Literacy. Mahwah: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

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Bryant, D. & Wasik, B. H. (2004). The role of home visiting within family literacy programs. In B. H.
Wasik (Ed.) Handbook of Family Literacy. Mahwah: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Harbin, G., Herrmann, S., Wasik, B. H., Dobbins, D., & Lam, W. K. K. (2004). Coordinating services in
family literacy programs. In B. H. Wasik (Ed.). Handbook of Family Literacy. Mahwah: NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). A synthesis of research and practice on family literacy programs. In B. H. Wasik
(Ed.), Handbook of Family Literacy. Mahwah: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Wasik, B. H. & Hendrickson, J. S. (2004). Family literacy practices. Stone, A., Schulman, B., Apel, K.,
Ehram, B., & Silliman, E. (Eds.) In Handbook of Language and Literacy Development and
Disorder. New York: Guilford.
Wasik, B. H., & Shaffer, G. L. (2005). Home visiting: Essential Guidelines for Home Visits and Engaging
with Families. In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares. School Social Work and Mental
Health Workers Training and Resource Manual (Chapter 81). New York: Oxford University Press
Wasik, B. H., Song, S., & Knotek, S. (2008) Preparing for Careers in School Psychology. In P. Giordano,
S. Davis, & C. Licht (Eds). Turning your psychology degree into a career: Life after the PhD. Wiley
Blackwell.
Campbell, F., Wasik, B. H., Pungello, E., Burchinal, M., Kaniz, K., Barbarin, O.A., Sparling, J.J., &
Ramey, C. T. (2008). Young adult outcomes of the Abecedarian and CARE early childhood
educational interventions. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 23, 452-466.
Wasik, B. H. & Newman, B. A. (2009). Teaching and learning to read. In O. A. Barbarin & B. H. Wasik,
Handbook of Child Development and Early Education. (pp. 303-327) New York: Guilford Press.
Odom, S., Barbarin, O. A., & Wasik, B. H. (2009). In O. A. Barbarin & B. H. Wasik, Handbook of Child
Development and Early Education. (pp. 579-597) New York: Guilford Press.
Wasik, B. H. & Bryant, D. (2009). Essentials of funding home visiting programs: Hiring, training, and
supervising home visitors. Commentary. Social Policy Report. Society for Research in Child
Development. Vol 23(4), 15.
Pungello, E. P., Kainz, K., Burchinal, M., Wasik, B. H., Sparling, J. J., Ramey, C. T., & Campbell, F. A.
(2010). Early educational intervention, early cumulative risk, and the early home environment as
predictors of young adult outcomes within a high-risk sample. Child Development, 81(1), 41-426.
Campbell, F. Pungello, E., Kainz, K., Burchinal, M., Pan, Y., Wasik, B. H., Barbarin, O., Sparling, J.J., &
Ramey, C. T. (2012). Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: An
Abecedarian Project Follow-Up. Developmental Psychology.
Wasik, B. H., & VanHorn, B. (2012). Family literacy overview. In B. H. Wasik (Ed.). Handbook of
Family Literacy. New York: Routledge.
Wasik, B. H., & Sparling, J. J. (2012). Nested strategies to promote language and literacy skills. In B. H.
Wasik (Ed.) Handbook of Family Literacy. New York: Routledge.
Wasik, B. H., Villagomez, A., Berry, S., & Mudholder, P. (2012, in press). Home visiting and early
childhood education. In J. L.Roopnarine & J. Johnson (Eds) 6 th Ed. Approaches to Early Childhood
Education. Pearson.
Wasik, B. H., Villagomez, A., Berry, S., & Evarrs, S. (2012, in press). Visual perception programs. In
J.A.C.Hattie, & M.M.Anderson (Eds.) International Handbook on Student Achievement. NY:
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Wasik, B. H., Berry, S., & Villagomez, A., (in press, 2011). Home visiting; Essential guidelines for home
visits and engaging with families In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares. School Social
Work and Mental Health Workers Training and Resource Manual (2 nd edition) (Chapter ?). New
York: Oxford University Press
Wasik, B. H. & Feldman, B.A. (2011, in press). Parent education and early literacy development. In T.
Shanahan & C. Lonigan. Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten Children: The National Early
Literacy Panel and Beyond. Guilford Press.
Wasik, B.H., Sparling, J.J, Mamak, E., Long, A.J, Ellingsen, K., & Hamel, S., (in preparation). Parent
education outcomes from the national CLIO study of family literacy.
Books:
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., & Lyons, C. (1990). Home visiting: Procedures for helping families.
Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Wasik, B. H., & Bryant, D. M. (2001). Home visiting: Procedures for helping families. (2 nd edition).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. (2001). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Member of the National Research Council Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, Commission
on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, that wrote this book.
Wasik, B. H. (Ed.) (2004). Handbook of Family Literacy. Mahwah: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Barbarin, O.A., & Wasik, B. H. (Eds.) (2009). Handbook of Child Development and Early Education.
New York: Guilford Press.
Wasik, B. H. (Ed.) (Spring 2012) Handbook of Family Literacy. (2 nd edition). New York: Routledge.
Wasik, B. H., Gomby, D. & Daro, D. (in preparation). Home visiting: Policies, Research, Practice
Manuals, Handbooks, Instruments, and Curriculum Materials:
Wasik, B. H. (1968). Children’s Classroom Behavior Observation Code. Duke University,
Durham, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1968). Teacher’s Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior Observation Code. Duke University,
Durham, NC.
Wasik, B. H., & Ramey, C. T. (Eds.). (1982). Manual of home visiting in Project CARE. Frank Porter
Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina.
Wasik, B. H. (1984). Coping with parenting through effective problem solving: A handbook for
professionals. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina.
Wasik, B. H. (1984). Coping with parenting through effective problem solving: A booklet for parents.
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina.
Wasik, B. H., & Lyons, C. M. (1984). A handbook on home visiting. Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Center, University of North Carolina.
Wasik, B. H. (1985). Wasik Early Screening Scale, School of Education, University of North Carolina.
Wasik, B. H. (1985). Wasik Parent Problem Solving Rating Scale, Frank Porter Graham Child
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Wasik, B. H., & Bryant, D. (1989). Parent Means-end Problem Solving Instrument (abstract). In J.
Touliatos (Ed.), Handbook on family measurement techniques. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Wasik, B. H., & Bryant, D. (1995). Three parent and adult problem solving instruments. School of
Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
No. Ed 379 539).
Wasik, B. H., Herrmann., S., Berry, R. S., Dobbins, D. R., Schimizzi, A. M., Smith, T. K., & Herman, P.
(2000). Family Literacy: An Annotated Bibliography. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Education.
Wasik, B. H. & Sparling, J. J. (1995; revised 1998). Home Visit Assessment Instrument. Center for Home
Visiting, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H., Sheaffer, L. G., Pohlman, C. & Baird, T. (1996). Guide to written training materials for
home visitors. The Center for Home Visiting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H., Thompson, A., Sheaffer, L. G., & Herrmann, S. (1996). Guide to video training materials
for home visitors. The Center for Home Visiting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Creating Literacy Rich Classrooms. Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Parent Problem Solving. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (English and Spanish)
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Parent Educator Manual on Parent Problem Solving. Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Parent Enriched Caregiving Manual. Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (English and Spanish)
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Parent Educator Manual on Enriched Caregiving Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Extended Teaching Manual. Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. & Sparling, J. J. (2004). Partners for Literacy Handbooks 1 and 2. Frank Porter Graham
Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004). Partners for Literacy Fidelity Instruments. Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2004-2005). Partners for Literacy Little Conversation Books. (137 little children’s books)
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Little Conversation Books. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2009). Growing Literacy. Preschool Curriculum. A comprehensive preschool curriculum
including early literacy, oral language, vocabulary, concepts of print, math, and social skills, with 36
detailed weekly curriculum guides and a complete set of manuals for teacher, including manuals on
literacy rich classrooms, interactive book reading, extended teaching. Partners for Literacy, Inc.
Published by iActiveLearning, 2012.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Interactive Book Reading Teacher Manual. Partners for Literacy
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Literacy Rich Classrooms Partners for Literacy.

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Wasik, B. H. (2009) Set of 36 Weekly Curriculum Guides for Preschool Educators.
Wasik, B. H. (2010). Extended Teaching. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2010). Developing Social and Emotional Competencies. Partners for Literacy. (in
preparation.)
Wasik, B. H. (2009). Growing Literacy. Parent Education. Parent Education Curriculum. An integrated
approach to parent education, including materials for parent groups, parent-child literacy interaction
activities, and home visiting. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Interactive Book Reading at Home. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2008) Problem Solving: Parent Manual. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Parent Problem Solving: Parent Educator Manual. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Enriched Caregiving: Parent Manual. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2008). Enriched Caregiving: Parent Educator Manual Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2009). Home Visiting. Partners for Literacy.
Wasik, B. H. (2011, revised). Children’s Classroom Behavior Manual.
Research Grant Reports, Commissioned Papers, and Government Reports
Wasik, B. H., & Sibley, S. A. (1969). An experimental summer kindergarten for culturally deprived
children. Ford Foundation Education Improvement Program Publication, Duke University.
Wasik, B. H. (1977). Cooperative behavior in mother-child dyads for three year olds. Final report to the
Spencer Foundation.
Wasik, B. H. (1992, January). The context of the classroom and children’s learning. The School
Readiness: Scientific Perspectives National Conference. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Columbia, MD.
Roberts, R. N., & Wasik, B. H. (1994). The 1992 Community Integrated Service System projects: A
description and analysis of initial implementation efforts. Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah
State University, Logan, UT, and the School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Wasik, B. H., Lam, W. K. K., & Kane, H. (1994). The 1993 Community Integrated Service System
projects: A report of the initial plans and implementation efforts. School of Education, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Wasik, B. H., Roberts, R. N., & Lam, W. K. K. (July, 1994). The myths and realities of family-centered,
community-based, coordinated, culturally-competent systems of care. Paper commissioned for the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Priorities Conference, Columbia, MD.
Wasik, B. H. (2001). (Ed.) A synthesis of research on intergenerational family literacy programs.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Book Reviews:
Wasik, B. H. (1975). Rethinking the junior high classroom for disruptive adolescents. [Review of The
Therapeutic Classroom by M. Holmes, D. Holmes, and J. Field]. Contemporary Psychology, 20,
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Wasik, B. H. (1984). [Review of Levels of Discipline: A Complete System for Behavior Management in
the Schools by Kerth T. Lundell.] The Behavior Therapist.
Wasik, B. H. (1992). [Review of Brief Strategic Intervention for School Behavior Problems by Ellen S.
Amatea.] Contemporary Psychology.
Presentations and Proceedings Publications:
Wasik, B. H. (1968, April). Behavior modification in the classroom setting: Two case studies. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Roanoke, VA.
Wasik, J. L., & Wasik, B. H. (1969, February). A comparison of WPPSI and WISC IQ tests factor
structures for culturally different children. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1969, February). Response strategies in a discrimination learning task.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1969, February). Behavior modification: The contingent use of teacher attention and
choice activity times. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association,
New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1970, April). Research training in school psychology. Symposium paper presented at the
meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Louisville, KY.
Wasik, B. H. (1970, August). Symposium Discussant. The Demand for Relevant Training in School
Psychology. Symposium conducted of the American Psychological Association Conference, Miami,
FL.
Wasik, B. H., & Simmons, J. T. (1971). Management of small-group behavior within a first-grade
classroom. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington,
D.C. Printed in Proceedings of the 79th Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association.
Simmons, J. T., & Wasik, B. H. (1972, April). Grouping strategies, peer reinforcement and free time
used to increase appropriate classroom behavior. Paper presented at the Southeastern
Psychological Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Wasik, B. H. (1972, June). Janus House for delinquent youth - An alternative to training schools.
Invited address. Workshop on New Treatment Approaches to Juvenile Delinquency, Memphis, TN.
Wasik, B. H. (1973, April). Variables influencing open classroom behavior. Symposium presentation at
the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1973, May). Behavior Modification. Invited address presented at the meeting of the North
Carolina Dietetic Association, Durham, NC.
Simmons, J. T., & Wasik, B. H. (1974, August). Methods of increasing appropriate attending behaviors
and appropriate peer interaction in small group settings. Paper presented at the American
Psychological Association Conference, Miami, FL.
Boegli, G., & Wasik, B. H. (1974, August). Behavior modification: A token system implemented on a
school-wide basis. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Miami,
FL.
Cauthorne, C. G., Schumacher, T. C., & Wasik, B. H. (1975, April). The applicability of a systems
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School Psychologists Conference, Atlanta, GA. Printed in Proceedings of the National Association
of School Psychologists, 1975.
Wasik, B. H., Day, B. D., O’Neill, G. G., Parker, R. K., & Wasik, J. L. (1975, March). Training
conservation and multiple classification skills in kindergarten and first grade children. Paper
presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Wasik, B. H. (1976, December). Classroom observation procedures. Invited presentation. The North
Carolina Association for Researchers in Education Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1977). Classroom observation procedures. Invited workshop at the Southeastern
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Southeastern Psychological Association
Conference, Miami, FL.
Wasik, B. H. (1977, November). Methods of studying desegregation in the classroom: Classroom
observation procedures. Invited paper presented at the North Carolina Association for Researchers
in Education, Charlotte, NC.
Wasik, B. H., & Day, B. D. (1977, December). An analysis of children’s behavior in an open classroom
setting. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, GA.
Loven, M. D., & Wasik, B. H. (1978, March). Factors influencing the reliability of classroom
observational data. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists, New
York, NY.
Ramey, C. T., Sparling, J. J., Wasik, B. H., & Bryant, D. (1979, June). A model for educating parents of
high risk infants. Paper presented at the Ira J. Gordon Memorial Conference on Parent Education.
Chapel Hill, NC
Wasik, B. H. (1979, August). A problem solving approach to training school psychologists. Paper
presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, New York, NY.
Wasik, B. H. (1979, November). The role of the schools in primary prevention. Invited address. The
Third North Carolina Conference for Juvenile Court Counselors and Judges. Asheville, NC.
Fishbein, J. E., & Wasik, B. H. (1980, April). Effect of a group behavioral intervention on disruptive
library behavior. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference,
Washington, D.C. Printed in Proceedings of the National Association of School Psychologists.
Wasik, B. H. (1980, October). Theories of problem solving and applications to the training of
psychologists and parents. Invited colloquium for the Department of Psychology, University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., & Fishbein, J. E. (1981, November). Assessment of parent problem solving
skills. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference,
Toronto, Canada.
Wasik, B. H. (1981, November). Problem solving training with parents of young children. In P. C.
Kendall (Chair), Problem solving from a developmental perspective. Symposium conducted at the
meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
Wasik, B. H. (1981, December). Problem solving skills and parenting: Is there a relationship? Invited
presentation. Handicapped Children’s Early Education Project/Office of Special Education
Director’s Conference. Washington, D. C. Printed in Conference Proceedings: Handicapped
Children’s Early Education Program Division on Early Childhood/CEC.
Wasik, B. H., Day, B. D., & DiRenzo, P. (1982, August). The relationship between classroom behavior
and group size. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington,
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Hamilton, M. H. & Wasik, B. H. (1982, August). The relationship between attending behavior and
classroom settings. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington,
D. C.
Arendshorst, D. S., & Wasik, B. H. (1982, August). Relationship of adolescent self-consciousness to
social problem-solving skills. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference,
Washington, D. C.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1983, May). Educational intervention to
prevent mild mental retardation. Paper presented at the 2nd International Workshop on the “at risk”
Infant, Jerusalem.
Wasik, B. H. (1983, August). Teaching parents to solve problems: A behavioral-ecological perspective.
Invited address presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Sparling, J. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1983, September). Pathways to
competence: Mapping and altering family ecologies of disadvantaged children. Paper presented at
the Conference on Families sponsored by NICHD. Quail Roost Conference Center, Rougemont, NC
Ramey, C. T., Wasik, B. H., Sparling, J. J., & Bryant, D. M. (1984, June). Educational philosophy and
components of the Carolina Preschool Curriculum. Paper presented at the International Symposium
on Models of Fostering Infant Development in Families and in Society. Berlin, West Germany.
Wasik, B. H., Ramey, C. T., & Bryant, D. M. (1984, August). Birthweight and mothers’ IQ: Codeterminants
of first grade performance. Paper presented at the American Psychological
Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Solomon, M. H., & Wasik, B. H. (1984). An investigation of elementary teachers’ problem-solving
skills: Implication for school psychologists. Paper presented at the Texas Psychological Association
Conference.
Blythe, J. K., & Wasik, B. H. (1985, March). The accuracy of teacher ratings in predicting child
behavior. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the North Carolina Psychological Association -
North Carolina School Psychological Association, Raleigh, NC.
Thomas, A. R., & Wasik, B. H. (1985, March). Eighth graders’ attitudes of the quality of school life.
Paper presented at the joint meeting of the North Carolina Psychological Association - North
Carolina School Psychological Association, Raleigh, NC.
Hudson, L. A., & Wasik, B. H. (1985, March). Preschoolers observed social problem-solving behavior in
an analogue setting. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the North Carolina Psychological
Association - North Carolina School Psychological Association, Raleigh, NC.
Wasik, B. H., & White, A. (1985, August). Relating kindergarten sociometric measures to teacher and
parent ratings. Presented at the American Psychology Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Wasik, B. H., & Murray, L. M. (1985, August). An observational study of kindergarten children at risk
for retention. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Wasik, B. H., & Ramey, C. T. (1986, April). A comparison of two early education programs:
Implications for school success. Presented at the American Educational Research Association
Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Wasik, B. H., & Hultman, T. (1986, August). Parent and teacher perceptions of kindergarten children at
risk for retention. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington,
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Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D., Sparling, J. J., & Ramey, C. T. (1986, August). Enhancing school readiness
through an early intervention program. Presented at the American Psychological Association
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Thomas, A., Scholl, A., Kent, M. B., Hawn, C., & Wasik, B. H. (1987, February). Predicting school
performance from the Draw-A-Person Test: Four scoring procedures. Presented at the joint
meeting of the North Carolina Psychological Association - North Carolina School Psychological
Association, Raleigh, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1987, June). A problem solving model for parents and the training of parents and
paraprofessionals in its use. Invited presentation at the Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI.
Wasik, B. H. (1987, June). Teaching parents problem solving skills. Invited presentation at the Frank
Porter Graham Early Childhood Institute Program for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families, Chapel
Hill, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1987, June). A multidimensional approach to the early identification of at risk
kindergarten students. Invited workshop presented at the North Carolina School Psychology
Association Fourth Annual Summer Institute, Boone, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1987, September). The systematic observation of children. Invited address presented at the
American Psychological Association Conference, New York, NY.
Fitzgerald, J., Stamm, C., & Wasik, B. H. (1987, December). Effects of group conferencing on first
graders’ revision in writing. Presented at the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg Beach,
FL.
Datta, L. E., & Wasik, B. H. (February, 1988). “Good morning, Mrs. Swanson”: The historical context
of home visitor programs. Family Support in the Home: Programs, Policies and Social Change.
Honolulu, HI.
Wasik, B. H., Wasik, J. L., & Frank, R. (1988, August). Sociometric characteristics of children at risk
for school failure. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D., Kent, M. E., Powell, J. W., Vatz, C., & Ecklund, K. (1988, August). Reliability
and validity of two social problem solving instruments. Presented at the American Psychological
Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Wasik, B. H. (1988, October). Practice and training issues in home visiting. Presented at the Family
Resource Coalition meeting, Chicago, IL.
Wasik, B. H. (1988, October). A tribute to past presidents: A historical review of the North Carolina
Psychological Association. Presented at the North Carolina Psychological Association Conference,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (April, 1989). Parent and teacher ratings of kindergarten children at risk
for retention. Presented at the North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1989, August). How long-range planning works in North Carolina. In G. Y. DeNelsky &
C. H. Brown (Chairs), Symposium: Long-range planning for state psychological associations: Two
states’ experiences. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, New
Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1989, August). The educational model. In K. McCartney (Chair), Symposium: Three
approaches to early childhood intervention. Presented at the American Psychological Association
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Wasik, B. H., Cyker, H., Donato, E. C., Maxwell, K., Grebenkemper, N., Garner-McGraw, J. A.,
Verhaggen, D., & Wasik, J. L. (1989, August). Teachers’ judgments of children’s sociometric
status. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1989, October). Home visiting: Results of a national survey. Staff Briefing, Bureau of
Maternal and Child Health and Resource Development, Washington, DC.
Ramey, C. T., Bryant, D. M., Wasik, B. H., Sparling, J. J., LaVange, L. M., & Fendt, K. H. (1990, April).
IHDP: Program elements, participation and child outcomes. In R. Gross (Chair), Symposium: The
Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) for Low Birth Weight, Premature Infants.
Presented at the 7th International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), Montreal, Canada.
Roberts, R., & Wasik, B. H. (1990, April). Home visiting and early intervention: Results of a survey of
U.S. programs. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS), Montreal,
Canada.
Wasik, B. H. (1990, April). Hiring, training, and supervising home visitors. Presented at the Nebraska
Department of Education Annual Conference on Early Childhood Special Education, Kearney, NE.
Wasik, B. H., Bryant, D. M., Lyons, C., Ramey, C. T., & Sparling, J. J. (1990, August). Teaching
parents problem solving skills: Results from a national study. Presented at the American
Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Wasik, B. H. (1990, August). Providing family support in the home: Practice and training issues. In R.
Roberts (Chair), Symposium: Family support in the home: Applied research, policy, and practice.
Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Eller, S., Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1990, August). The stability of sociometric status across the
early school years. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Ramey, C. T., Ramey, S. L., Sparling, J., LaVange, L., Bryant, D., & Wasik, B. H. (1991, April).
Altering intergenerational transmission of intellectual competence. In R. T. Gross (Chair) Invited
symposium: Early intervention with premature infants: Report of the Infant Health and
Development Program (IHDP). Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development,
Seattle, WA.
Wasik, B. H. (1991, April). Evaluating early intervention programs: Challenges for the future. In R.
Roberts (Chair), Symposium: Beyond “Is it effective?”: Knowledge gaps in early intervention.
Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
Burchinal, M. R., Campbell, F. A., Wasik, B. H., & Ramey, C. T. (1991, June). Differential effects of
poverty on intellectual development: A developmental cluster analysis. In N. Anastasiow (Chair),
Symposium Impact of home environment and infant characteristics on competence. Presented at
the Administration for Children, Youth and Families Conference, Arlington, VA.
Roberts, R. N., Wasik, B. H., & Souter, T. A. (1991, June). Home visiting options within Head Start:
Results of a national survey. In D. Deloria (Chair), Local Head Start evaluations. Presented at the
Administration for Children, Youth and Families Conference, Arlington, VA.
Wasik, B. H. (1991, June). Parental problem solving. Invited presentation. Eighth Annual Conference
on Infancy and Childhood. Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Wasik, B. H., & Wasik, J. L. (1991, August). A developmental analysis of bias in children’s sociometric
choices. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Wasik, B. H., Burchinal, M., Bryant, D., Sparling, J. J., Campbell, F. A., & Ramey, C. T. (1991, August).
Predictors of school competence for children in early intervention programs. Presented at the
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Leete, S. J., & Wasik, B. H. (1991, August). Sex differences in sociometric choices of kindergarten
children. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1992, January). The context of the classroom and children’s learning. In J. Belsky (Chair),
Symposium: The context of schooling. Invited presentation. The School Readiness: Scientific
Perspectives National Conference. Columbia, MD.
Burchinal, M., Campbell, F. A., Wasik, B. H., & Ramey, C. T. (1992). Differential effects of poverty on
intellectual development: A developmental cluster analysis. Conference proceedings, New
directions in child and family research: Shaping Head Start in the 90’s. New York: National
Council of Jewish Women Center for the Child.
Parise, W., Baron, J., Mabry, J. L., Gossett, M., Martin, G. N., Vassilion, A., & Wasik, B. H. (1992,
August). Sociometric ratings of children classified by the Connor’s Teacher Rating Scale.
Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference. Washington, DC.
Wasik, B. H., Eller, S. K., & Bucy, J. (1992, August). Classroom behavior of children differentially
rated by teachers. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference. Washington,
DC.
Wasik, B. H. (1993, February). The classroom, behavior analysis, and ecological theory: Where do they
meet? Invited Presentation. North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis Conference.
Greensboro, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1993, March). Do kindergarten teachers judgments predict later school performance?
Presented at the 1993 Society for Research in Child Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1993, March). Project CARE: School-age IQ differences for children in an early
intervention study. In C. T. Ramey (Chair), Efficacy of Early Intervention for Poverty Children:
Results from Three Longitudinal Studies. Presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (1993, April). Research and evaluation strategies for family literacy. Invited presentation.
National Center on Family Literacy Conference. Louisville, KY.
Wasik, B. H. (1993, June) Home visiting. Presentation. Kent County Nurse Association, Providence, RI.
Wasik, B. H. & Kane, H. (1993, August). Predicting academic performance of third graders from
kindergarten characteristics. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kane, H. A., Sturtz, J., Neel-Turlington, B., McMahon, M. B. & Wasik, B. H. (1993, August).
Predicting maternal problem solving from child characteristics. Presented at the American
Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wasik, B. H. (1994, June). Implementing family-centered home visiting: Strategies for home visitors.
Invited presentation. The Parents As Teachers National Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Wasik, B. H. (1994, July). Status, overview, and evaluation of the CISS projects. Invited address. The
National MCHB Community Integrated Service System and Home Visiting Grantee Meeting,
Bethesda, MD.
Wasik, B. H. (1994, July). Professional/Paraprofessional models of home visiting. Invited workshop.
The National MCHB Community Integrated Service System and Home Visiting Grantee Meeting,
Bethesda, MD.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, March). Supervision in home visiting. Invited presentation. The Teleseminar Series
on Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, sponsored by the National Resource Center on Child
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Wasik, B. H. & Wasik, J. L. (1995, March). Teacher judgments of children’s school success: A
longitudinal study. North Carolina Association for Researchers in Education Conference,
Greensboro, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, April). Effective home visiting: Impacting child and family development. Keynote
speech. The Statewide Training Conference sponsored by the Comprehensive Health Investment
Project of Virginia (CHIP/VA), Virginia Beach, VA.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, April). Supervising home visiting teams. Invited workshop. The Statewide
Training Conference sponsored by the Comprehensive Health Investment Project of Virginia
(CHIP/VA), Virginia Beach, VA.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, April). Children’s classroom behavior as a function of setting variables. In D. M.
Bryant (Chair), The early school experiences of minority children from low-income families.
Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Indianapolis, IN.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, June). Home visiting: A problem-solving approach. Invited presentation. The
Second Annual Family-Centered Services Conference, California Department of Social Services,
Sacramento, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, June). Home visiting programs: Do they make a difference? Invited presentation
and panel discussion. The Second Annual Family-Centered Services Conference, California
Department of Social Services, Sacramento, CA.
Halperin, D., Draper, C. I., Boyles, E. K., Smith, B. T., & Wasik, B. H. (1995, August). The effect of
school entry age and gender on achievement. The American Psychological Association Conference,
New York, NY.
Frank, R. & Wasik, B. H. (1995, August). Child sexual abuse: School psychologists’ training, activities,
and knowledge. The American Psychological Association Conference, New York, NY.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, September). Evaluating home visiting programs for the prevention of child abuse
and neglect. Invited presentation. Twenty-third Annual Conference of Child Abuse and Neglect,
Columbia, SC.
Wasik, B. H. (1995, October). Home visiting. Keynote speech. The Vermont Family Preservation
Conference, Killington, VT.
Wasik, B. H. (1996, January). A problem solving approach to home visiting. Invited presentation.
Within Our Reach: Effective Home-Based Strategies for Family Support Conference, San Diego,
CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1996, April). Characteristics of effective home visiting. Invited workshop. The 17th
Annual North Carolina Statewide Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Greensboro, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1996, April). Issues in evaluation of child outcomes in a family literacy context. Invited
presentation. The 5th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy, Louisville, KY.
Wasik, B. H. (1996, May). Home visiting: Looking back--looking forward. Keynote speech. New
Hampshire Train-the-Trainers Initiative, Jackson, NH.
Wasik, B. H. (1996, May). Single-case designs: What can you learn from studying one case.
Presentation for the 1996 Seminars on Research in Medical Education, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1997, January). Strategies for helping families: A problem solving approach. Invited
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Dobbins, D. R., Roberts, J. & Wasik, B. H. (1997, March), The Carolina Family Literacy Studies. Paper
presented at North Carolina Reading Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1997, April). Home visiting: A problem solving approach. Invited presentation.
Southwestern conference on home visiting. Sacramento, CA.
Wasik, B. H., (1997, April). Kindergarten predictors of elementary children’s social and academic
performance. In B.H. Wasik, (Chair), Influences on and Linkages between Children's Social and
Academic Performance: A Developmental Perspective. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting
for Social Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.
Wasik, B. H. (1997, May). Home visiting: A look at the past, the present, and the future. Keynote address.
Colorado State-wide Conference on Home Visiting. Aurora, CO.
Wasik, B. H. (1997, May). Home visiting: A problem solving approach. Invited presentation. Colorado
State-wide Conference on Home Visiting. Aurora, CO.
Wasik, B. H. (1997, May). Home visiting services: A problem solving perspective. Invited presentation.
Violence and Youth, Treatment and Prevention: A Miami Perspective Conference. Miami, FL.
Wasik, B. H. (1998, April). Home visiting: A problem solving approach. Invited presentation.
Southwestern Conference on Home Visiting. Sacramento, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1998, April). Family literacy programs. Invited presentation. Southwestern Conference
on Home Visiting. Sacramento, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1998, May). Procedures and outcomes of early intervention programs. Invited
presentation. Conference on Violence and Trauma in Childhood: A Family and Community
Perspective. Jerusalem, Israel.
Dobbins, D. R., Wasik, B. H., Lam, W. K. K. & Herrmann, S. (1998, June). The Carolina Family
Literacy Studies: Assessing participation and change in family literacy program components.
Poster presented at the National Headstart Conference. Washington, DC.
Lam, W. K. K., Wasik, B.H. & Dobbins, D. R. (1998, June). Family literacy programs: A longitudinal
study of child, parent, family, and program variables. Poster presented at the National Headstart
Conference. Washington, DC.
Wasik, B. H. (1998, October). Home visiting: A look across the century. Keynote speech. Parents as
Teachers State-wide Conference. Raleigh, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1999, January). Issues in establishing and conducting home visiting programs. Invited
presentation. North Carolina Smart Start Conference. Greensboro, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (1999, April). Home visiting across the century: Advances and rediscovery. Keynote
address. The Western Regional Within Our Reach Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (1999, April). Problem solving: An approach to home visiting. Invited workshop, The
Western Regional Within Our Reach Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (October, 1999). Home visiting: A problem solving approach. North Carolina School
Social Workers Conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (March, 2000). Problem solving strategies within home visiting. Invited presentation. The
Family League of Baltimore City. Baltimore, MD.
Wasik B. H. (September, 2000). Keynote address. Home visiting: Past and future.. Parents as Teachers
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Wasik, B. H. (January, 2001). Home visiting programs in North Carolina. Symposium Chair. North
Carolina Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Wasik, B. H. (April, 2001). Keynote address. Home visiting: Research findings. Children's Trust Fund
Forum on Home Visitation. Harrisburg, PA.
Hendrickson, J. S., Wasik, B. H., & Kuligowski, B. (August, 2001) A statewide evaluation of children's
performance in Even Start Family Literacy Programs. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association Meeting. San Francisco, CA
Wasik, B. H. (April, 2003). Research on family literacy interventions. Symposium presentation. Society
for Research in Child Development. Tampa, FL
Mamak, E.G., Kingsley, D.E. & Wasik, B.H. (August, 2003). Child-Rearing Beliefs and Practices of
Three Ethnic Groups. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference in
the Cognitive Development, Schools, Gender, Adolescence, and Cross-Cultural Issue Poster
Session. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wasik, B. H. (2004) Invited presenter. Opportunities in Parent Education. National Conference on Family
Literacy. Orlando, FL
Wasik, B. H. (July-August, 2004). The Partners for Literacy Curriculum.
Three one week workshops. Bethesda, MD; Houston, TX; and Los Angeles, CA.
Wasik, B. H., & Sparling, J. J. (November, 2004). The Partners for Literacy Curriculum for Preschool
Children. Symposium presentation. Bryant, D. (Symposium Chair). National Association for the
Education of Young Children. Anaheim, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (June-August, 2005). The Partners for Literacy Curriculum.
Three one week workshops. St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC, and San Jose, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (April, 2005). Invited presenter. Parenting Strategies: Turning Everyday Events into
Learning Opportunities. National Conference on Family Literacy. Louisville, KY
Wasik. B. H. (2005-2006). Invited presenter. Parenting Education. Even Start Reading and Talking
Together Conferences.
Five locations
Orlando, FL; 2005
Houston, TX, 2005
Nashville, TN, 2006
Boston, MA, 2006
Scottsdale, AZ, 2006.
Campbell, F., Wasik, B. H., & Pungello, E. P. (June, 2006). Long-term Outcomes from 2 Models of Early
Childhood Intervention. National Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Wasik, B.H., Sparling, J. J. & Sparling, K. (November, 2006). Creating synergy: Social-emotional
learning and early literacy development. The National Black Child Development Institute.
November, 2006. Miami, FL.
Mamak, E. G., Wasik, B. H., Ellingsen, K. M., James, A. C. & Sparling, J. J. (2006). Analyzing
Curriculum Implementation in a National Research Study. Poster presented at the APA Annual
Convention, August 12, 2006, New Orleans, LA.
Wasik, B. H. (February, 2007). Invited featured presenter. Dynamic Family Literacy Programs:
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Wasik, B. H. (November, 2007). Three day workshop. Implementing the Growing Literacy Curriculum.
Isaac Preschool. Phoenix, AZ.
Wasik, B. H. (February, 2008). Two day workshop. Implementing the Growing Literacy Curriculum.
Isaac Preschool. Phoenix, AZ.
Wasik. B. H. (June, 2008). Invited presenter. Talking With Children, Not Just Talking. 9th National Head
Start Research Conference. Washington, DC
Wasik, B. H. (June, 2008). Invited symposium discussant. Instructional influences on the growth of early
literacy: The case for individualization. 9th National Head Start Research Conference. Washington,
DC.
Wasik, B. H. (September, 2008.) Two day workshop. Implementing the Growing Literacy Curriculum.
Arkansas.
Wasik, B. H. (October, 2008). Presenter. How Parents Can Promote Children’s Language and Literacy.
Spartanburg, SC.
Wasik, B. H. (October, 2008). Presenter. Language and Literacy Development in Preschools.
Spartanburg, SC.
Wasik, B. H. (October, 2009) 3 presentations for staff and community, Blakely County, Early Reading
First, community leaders, and home visitors, Blakely, GA.
Wasik, B. H. (March, 2009). Invited presenter. Analyzing Parent and Child Outcomes: Results from the
Partners for Literacy Curriculum. National Conference on Family Literacy. Orlando, FL
Wasik, B. H. & Feldman, B. A. (April, 2010). Partners for Literacy: Results from the CLIO (Classroom
Literacy Interventions and Outcomes) Study. Invited research paper. National Conference on Family
Literacy. San Antonio, TX.
Wasik, B. H., Sparling, J., Feldman, B. A., & Louis-Charles, Y. (June, 2010). National Head Start
Conference. Washington, DC.
Feldman, B. A., Orthodoxou, Y., & Wasik, B. H. (Feb, 2011) Results from the CLIO (Classroom Literacy
Interventions and Outcomes study). National Association of School Psychologists.
Wasik, B. H. (March 2012). Featured presenter. The big picture: An international look at family literacy
needs, research, and services. National Center for Family Literacy. San Diego, CA.
Wasik, B. H. (April, 2012). Invited presented. Enhancing parent problem solving skills. The National
HIPPY Conference (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters). Dallas, TX.
Wasik, B. H. (to take place in June, 2012). Invited discussant. National Head Start Research Conference.
Washington, DC.

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Brian Stabler
Catherine Cauthorne
Susan Young McClure
Martha Elizabeth Hamilton
Donna Snider Arendshorst
Jill Fishbein Harris
Marsha Hodge Solomon
Susan Leete
Barbara Rohana Rzepski
John Leonard Ellis
Andrea LaVerne Fleming
Ann Brochin
Patricia Mary DiRenzo
Catherine Clark Matthews
DeWitt Crosby
Susan Kee Eller
Peter Kenneth MacKenzie
Kelly Lynne Maxwell
Barbara June Still
Todd Douglas Hultman
Julia Powell Sanniota
Rebecca Fay Frank
Wayde Dennis Johnson
Wendy K K Lam
Craig Pohlman
Jennifer Smith Hendrickson 2003
Randy. S. Berry
Suzannah Herrmann
Jessica Dubberly Hoffman 2005
Cameron Collins 2006
Kristin Keagy Hodgson 2006
Crista Wetherington (Hooper adviser) 2007
Andrea McLaughlin 2007
Angie Dyson 2007
Eva Mamak 2007
Linda Nugent 2007
Jennifer Wojciechowski 2008
Anna James 2009
Jaclyn Starritt 2009
Beth Anne Newman Feldman 2011
Amy Childress 2011
Hayley Briggs Mitchell (degree date Aug 2012)
Hannah Harwood (degree date Aug 2012)
In progress: 6
LeeMarie Ayers (exp 2013)
Yannick Louis-Charles Orthodoxou (exp 2013)
Felicia Gibson (exp 2013)
Carly Hoffend (exp 2013)
Meagan M. Knowles (exp 2014)
Sheena Berry (exp 2015)
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