J. Blake Snider
Office Address Box 70548 East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
37614
Office Phone (423) 439-7684
FAX (423) 439-7790
E-mail sniderj@mail.etsu.edu
2002 Ph.D. – Human Development & Family Studies, Auburn University,
Auburn, AL
1999 M.S. – Human Development & Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
1994 B.A. – Psychology, Lee University, Cleveland, TN
2000 CFLE - Certified Family Life Educator
1993 Psi Chi Honor Society
Assistant Professor. Department of Human Development and Learning, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. Taught adolescent psychology, advanced adolescent psychology, child and adolescent development for educators, research methods, developmental psychology and child psychology classes.
Instructor. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Sole responsibility for a lifespan development course (100-150 students per section, 1-2 sections per semester). Course topics included physical, cognitive, and social development across the lifespan.
Program Facilitator. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Served as a facilitator for a youth intervention program for middle adolescents. Taught personal skills such as communication, setting goals, teamwork, and problem solving to adolescents in a high school classroom setting.
Instructor. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Sole responsibility for an undergraduate family and child development class. Course topics included child development, family functioning, families in the environment, and family economics.
Instructor. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Sole responsibility for an advanced undergraduate course on early and middle childhood development. Course topics included infant and toddler development, attachment theory, temperament theory, and health issues such as ADHD and nutritional needs. Also supervised students’ observations of children in a laboratory setting and their preparation of research papers.
Research Assistant. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Assisted in all phases of a federally funded (National Science Foundation) study of social competence in preschool-age children. Supervised undergraduate and graduate research assistants in data collection and coding of observational data. Additional duties included performing statistical data analyses including correlational analysis, exploratory factor analysis, Multivariate Analyses of CoVariance (MANCOVA), Analysis of CoVariance (ANCOVA), and canonical correlational analysis.
Graduate Assistant. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Assisted in writing teacher manuals to accompany the Principles of Parenting instructional video series. This video series features advice from developmental scientists on a wide range of topics related to parenting of preschool children (e.g., discipline, getting children ready to learn, teaching young children social skills). The teacher manuals included an overview of each instructional video as well as parent activities and learning strategies for each of the topics.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Lectured, administered exams and graded papers in an advanced undergraduate course on early and middle childhood development.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University. Lectured and graded exams in an advanced undergraduate child development class. Also supervised students’ observations of children in a laboratory setting.
Family Life Educator (Full-Time). Hiwassee Mental Health Center, Cleveland, TN. Coordinated intervention strategies with families, adolescents, juvenile courts, and social service agencies in order to prevent placement of at-risk children into state custody. Responsibilities included counseling families, teaching parenting skills and behavioral management skills, linking families with community services, as well as being on call to the families.
Case Manager (Full-Time). Fortwood Mental Health Center, Chattanooga, TN. Coordinated intervention strategies with families, mentally ill patients, court systems, and social service agencies in order to prevent the chronic hospitalization of severely mentally ill adults. Duties included mental health counseling, medication monitoring, and assisting in obtaining community services and resources.
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Snider, J. B., Clements, A., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (in press). Late adolescent perceptions of parent religiosity and parenting. Family Process.
Vazsonyi, A.T., Hibbert, J.R., & Snider, J.B. (2003). Exotic enterprise no more? Adolescent reports of family and parenting processes from youth in four countries. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13, 129-160.
Vaughn, B. E., Vollenweider, M.,
Bost, K. K., Azria-Evans, M. R., & Snider, J. B. (2003). Negative interactions
and social competence for preschool children in two samples: Reconsidering the
interpretation of aggressive behavior for young children. Merrill-Palmer
Quarterly, 49, 245-278.
Snider, J.B., & Vaughn, B.E. (in preparation). Measurement of Social Competence in Preschool-Age Children: Comparing Direct Assessments of Child Behavior and Sociometric Acceptance with Teacher Ratings.
Snider, J. B., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (in preparation). Unpacking Parenting: A Comparison of Parenting Styles and Dimensions
Snider, J. B. (in preparation). Do study guides really work?: The impact of study- guide use on academic performance.
Snider, J. B., & Abell, E. (2000). Presentations and teaching guides for the seven part video series "Principles of Parenting", Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Raising Good Readers: Developing Early Literacy Skills; Teaching Young Children Right from Wrong: Learning to be Honest; Sensible Kids: Raising Financially Responsible Children; Positive Discipline: Alternatives to Spanking; Getting Young Children Ready to Learn; Will You Be My Friend?; Avoiding Temper Tantrums.
Snider, J. B. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2003). Unpacking Parenting: A Comparison of Parenting Styles and Dimensions. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Vazsonyi, A.T., Hibbert, J.R., & Snider, J.B. (April, 2001). The Adolescent Family Process Measure (AFP): A Cross-National Validation. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Harach, L. & Snider, J.B. (April, 2001). Facilitating the Transition to Graduate School. Workshop presented at The 26th Annual Symposium on Child and Family Development (Quint State Meetings), Greensboro, NC.
Snider, J. B. (April, 2000) Social Competence Measurement in Preschool-Age Children: Comparing Teacher Ratings with Behavioral Observations and Sociometric Acceptance. Conference on Human Development, Memphis, TN.
Snider, J.B., & Vaughn, B.E. (April, 1999). Measurement of Social Competence in Preschool-Age Children: Comparing Direct Assessments of Child Behavior and Sociometric Acceptance with Teacher Ratings. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Snider, J.B., & Colvin, T. (April, 1999). A Longitudinal Investigation of Social Support Networks in a Sample of African-American Children Attending Head Start. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Taught parenting classes to parents of school-aged children at Sullivan Elementary
School in March-April 2004.
Served on HDAL Curriculum Committee beginning spring semester 2004.
Served on College of Education Awards Committee beginning spring semester 2004.
Served as the faculty advisor to the Young Life student organization on campus beginning spring semester 2004.
Assisted EDFN faculty in redefining the EDFN major beginning in the fall semester of 2003.
Assisted in compiling information for 2003 EDFN program review.
Student advisor for HDAL minor beginning Fall semester 2003.
Served on search committee for Early Childhood HDAL position in 2003.
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Adolescent Research, Journal of Early Adolescence, Family Relations, Family Process.
Parenting of Adolescents
Adolescent Development
Attachment Theory
Parenting of Adolescents
Undergraduate Teaching Methods
Family Life Education
Available upon request.