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Anne Douglass
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Ph.D., Brandeis University Telephone: 617-287-7675 Email:anne.douglass@umb.edu |
Dr. Anne Douglass is an assistant professor and director of the bachelor’s degree program in Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings. Her research focuses on quality in early education and care, early childhood policy, professional and workforce development, organizational theory, and cultural competence.
Dr. Douglass’ recently completed dissertation examined parent-teacher partnerships in early education and care programs. Her research explored two key influences on the quality of family partnership practices: the Strengthening Families through Early Care and Education initiative, and the organizational culture and structure of early childhood programs. Her research shows that the organizational culture of early childhood programs is a powerful influence on the quality of parent-teacher partnerships. The study identifies five key ingredients of a relational organizational system, and suggests that effective partnerships with families in formal child care settings may depend on this “relational bureaucratic” organizational context.
Before coming to the University of Massachusetts Boston, Dr. Douglass served as a faculty member in the Early Childhood Education Department at Wheelock College in Boston from 2006-2009. She has been a consultant and trainer for numerous organizations, including Zero to Three, Boston’s Mentor Accreditation Support Program, and the Enough Abuse Campaign to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. In 2005 she was a national fellow with NAEYC’s Supporting Teachers Strengthening Families National Leadership Program. She began her work in the early childhood field in Boston as a teacher and program director, developing and directing an early childhood program at a shelter for homeless families for eight years.
Dr. Douglass received her PhD from the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University, her master’s degree in education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and her bachelor’s degree in political science from Wellesley College.
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
Douglass, Anne (2009). Strengthening Families Illinois: How Management and Policy Interventions Influence the Quality of Professional-Parent Partnerships in Child Care. Poster presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Child Care Policy Research Consortium, Washington D.C., October 2009.
Douglass, Anne and Gillespie, Linda (2007). Making a difference: your supportive relationships with families can reduce stress and help prevent child abuse/neglect. Presentation at the 2007 Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, Illinois, November 2007.
Douglass, Anne (2007). Understanding the sexual behaviors of young children: strategies to prevent abuse and foster healthy development. Presentation at the 2007 Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, Illinois, November 2007.
Douglass, Anne and Sanik, Lorraine (2007). Linking infants and toddlers who are homeless with Early Intervention programs. Presented at the Vulnerable Populations Conference Call Series entitled Identifying and Serving Young Children and Their Families, sponsored by the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center and the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs Part C Identification Community of Practice, July 2007.
Douglass, Anne (2007). Understanding and responding to the sexual behaviors of young children: helping teachers prevent sexual abuse and foster healthy development. Presentation at the 16th National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Pittsburgh, PA June 10, 2007.
Douglass, Anne (2006). Linking infants and toddlers who are homeless with part c early intervention programs. Presentation at the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Boston, MA, November 6, 2006.
Douglass, Anne; Sanik, Lorraine; & Sears, Gisele (2006). An early intervention-family shelter model for supporting the healthy development of young children who are homeless. Presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium in Marlborough, MA May 10, 2006.
Bernier, Jetta; Douglass, Anne; Freedman, Megan (2005). A public health approach to building grassroots collaboratives dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse. Presentation at the U.S. Children’s Bureau Office of Child Abuse and Neglect 15th National Conference in Boston, MA April 22, 2005.
Publications
Douglass, Anne (under review). Making caring count: conventional and relational bureaucratic theories and family-centered practice in formal child care settings.
Douglass, Anne; Klerman, Lorraine (under review). The Strengthening Families initiative and child care quality improvement: how Strengthening Families influenced change in child care programs in one state.
Douglass, Anne; Gittell, Jody (working paper). Transforming professionalism: relational bureaucracy and parent-teacher partnerships in child care settings.
Douglass, Anne (2009). Early care and education partnerships that keep families safe: how Strengthening Families Illinois influenced change: A Research Brief. Chicago: Strengthening Families Illinois.
Douglass, Anne (1996). Rethinking the effects of homelessness on children: resiliency and
competency. Child Welfare, 75(6), 741-751.
Training Curriculum:
Douglass, Anne (2009). "She did WHAT? He said WHAT?” How to respond to the sexual behaviors of children: A manual for trainers. Developed and produced by The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and the Enough Abuse Campaign. For a free download of the training and the manual go to http://www.barcc.org/information/educators/ece.
This training curriculum is designed for early childhood educators who work with children ages 0 to 5. The goal of the training is to demonstrate a model for responding to sexual behaviors to promote healthy child development and prevent child sexual abuse. The training draws upon the latest research on child sexual abuse prevention to provide new information and strategies about how to increase early education professionals’ skills and confidence in responding proactively to issues of sexual development and sexual abuse. The training is structured to facilitate practical application of the “take home messages.” It utilizes adult learning principles to engage participants, build upon prior knowledge, and gives participants practice translating new skills and knowledge to their own work. The training includes the use of PowerPoint with photos and other visual aids. Participants engage in active learning techniques throughout the training, including small group problem-solving with scenarios, large group discussion, and group activities.
The training manual is intended as a guide to allow an experienced trainer to deliver the training. It includes detailed descriptions of each activity including: the purpose of the activity, learning objectives, preparing to lead the activity, and detailed instructions, including some scripts, on how to lead the activity.
Published Scholarship