Ann M Stacks
Biographic Data
| ID | 4420525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann M Stacks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann M |
| FAMILY NAME | Stacks |
| SIGNATURE | STACKS A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-9604-9436 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Rewards and Stresses of Teaching for Infant and Toddler Educators
Emerging work on educator well-being highlights relational well-being, a new construct reflecting, in part, the quality of educators’ workplace relationships, as potentially central for supporting educators. Relational well-being is understudied in the context of educators’ stressors, as are educators’ experiences in the relationships central to their work – those with children, families, colleagues, supervisors - which comprise their relational …
Infant and toddler teachers perspectives on interconnections between relationships and professional well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
A growing body of research characterizes the stressful nature of early childhood teachers’ work with children and families, although less is known about the experiences of infant/toddler (I/T) teachers. This qualitative study aimed to explore infant/toddler teachers’ workplace stressors and workplace supports at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from interviews with 22 I/T teachers from a Midwestern state in the United Stat…
Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period
Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to a parent's ability to understand their own and their child's mental states and connect them to behaviors. This longitudinal study evaluated (1) associations among prenatal PRF, using the Pregnancy Interview, demographics, prenatal maternal depressive symptoms, and maternal‐fetal attachment and (2) whether prenatal PRF predicted parenting quality assessed during unstructured and challenging mother‐ch…
How are Early Head Start teachers’ professional development experiences associated with their work-related stress and qualities of teacher-child interactions
Stress Intensity and Exhaustion Among Infant and Toddler Teachers
This study described infant/toddler teachers' (N = 106) perceptions of stress intensity and exhaustion (emotional, physical, mental) intensity. We examined the associations between stress and exhaustion and teachers' reports of stress sources and coping strategy use. Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), teachers from Early Head Start (EHS), EHS childcare-partnerships, or independent childcare programs (midwestern U.S.) completed twice-wee…
Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment
Findings suggest that greater participation in IMH-HV is associated with decreased risk for child maltreatment 1 year after initiating treatment. IMH-HV promotes parent-clinician therapeutic alliance and provides infant-parent psychotherapy which differentiate it from traditional home visiting programs
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Relationships heal
Infant mental health home visiting therapists’ fidelity to the Michigan IMH‐HV model in community practice settings
Implementation research suggests that fidelity to a therapeutic model is important for enhancing outcomes, yet can be difficult to achieve in community practice settings. Furthermore, few published studies have reported on characteristics of treatment fidelity. The present study examined fidelity to the Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH‐HV) model among 51 therapists with a range of experience practicing in community settings across the stat…
Infant mental health home visiting in the context of an infant—toddler court team
This article describes an infant–toddler court team in Michigan, the community‐based participatory research approach to the implementation evaluation, and the resulting changes in parenting. Like other court teams, Michigan's Baby Court is led by a science‐informed jurist, and all service providers are knowledgeable about the developmental needs of young children and engage in collaborative communication throughout the case. Relationship‐based tr…
Lessons Learned From the First-Year Evaluation of a Small-Scale Home Visitation Program
Home visitation programs to prevent child maltreatment are offered in many communities. Agencies in these communities want to help families in need while under increased pressure to provide effective services. Funding is limited and competitive; some agencies might choose to limit funds spent on supervision, training, and evaluation as a way to provide more direct service. In this article, we use an implementation science framework and the result…
LoTTS parent–infant interaction coding scale
Infants placed in foster care prior to their first birthday
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being, this study examines differences between kinship and foster placements for infants placed in out‐of‐home care prior to their first birthday. The differences examined include developmental status at time of placement, differences in the home and neighborhood environments, and the duration of time in placement. Participants included 457 infants placed in either kinship or foster…
Developmental effects of exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in early childhood
The Factor Structure of the Beavers Interactional Scales Revisited
Reconsidering the Factor Structure of the Beavers Interactional Scales
Infant mental health home visiting therapists’ fidelity to the Michigan IMH‐HV model in community practice settings
Implementation research suggests that fidelity to a therapeutic model is important for enhancing outcomes, yet can be difficult to achieve in community practice settings. Furthermore, few published studies have reported on characteristics of treatment fidelity. The present study examined fidelity to the Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH‐HV) model among 51 therapists with a range of experience practicing in community settings across the stat…
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Relationships heal
Infants placed in foster care prior to their first birthday
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being, this study examines differences between kinship and foster placements for infants placed in out‐of‐home care prior to their first birthday. The differences examined include developmental status at time of placement, differences in the home and neighborhood environments, and the duration of time in placement. Participants included 457 infants placed in either kinship or foster…
Infant mental health home visiting in the context of an infant—toddler court team
This article describes an infant–toddler court team in Michigan, the community‐based participatory research approach to the implementation evaluation, and the resulting changes in parenting. Like other court teams, Michigan's Baby Court is led by a science‐informed jurist, and all service providers are knowledgeable about the developmental needs of young children and engage in collaborative communication throughout the case. Relationship‐based tr…
How are Early Head Start teachers’ professional development experiences associated with their work-related stress and qualities of teacher-child interactions
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
LoTTS parent–infant interaction coding scale
The Factor Structure of the Beavers Interactional Scales Revisited
Reconsidering the Factor Structure of the Beavers Interactional Scales
Developmental effects of exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in early childhood
LoTTS parent–infant interaction coding scale
Infants placed in foster care prior to their first birthday
Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being, this study examines differences between kinship and foster placements for infants placed in out‐of‐home care prior to their first birthday. The differences examined include developmental status at time of placement, differences in the home and neighborhood environments, and the duration of time in placement. Participants included 457 infants placed in either kinship or foster…
Lessons Learned From the First-Year Evaluation of a Small-Scale Home Visitation Program
Home visitation programs to prevent child maltreatment are offered in many communities. Agencies in these communities want to help families in need while under increased pressure to provide effective services. Funding is limited and competitive; some agencies might choose to limit funds spent on supervision, training, and evaluation as a way to provide more direct service. In this article, we use an implementation science framework and the result…
Infant mental health home visiting in the context of an infant—toddler court team
This article describes an infant–toddler court team in Michigan, the community‐based participatory research approach to the implementation evaluation, and the resulting changes in parenting. Like other court teams, Michigan's Baby Court is led by a science‐informed jurist, and all service providers are knowledgeable about the developmental needs of young children and engage in collaborative communication throughout the case. Relationship‐based tr…
Infant mental health home visiting therapists’ fidelity to the Michigan IMH‐HV model in community practice settings
Implementation research suggests that fidelity to a therapeutic model is important for enhancing outcomes, yet can be difficult to achieve in community practice settings. Furthermore, few published studies have reported on characteristics of treatment fidelity. The present study examined fidelity to the Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH‐HV) model among 51 therapists with a range of experience practicing in community settings across the stat…
Relationships heal
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Stress Intensity and Exhaustion Among Infant and Toddler Teachers
This study described infant/toddler teachers' (N = 106) perceptions of stress intensity and exhaustion (emotional, physical, mental) intensity. We examined the associations between stress and exhaustion and teachers' reports of stress sources and coping strategy use. Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), teachers from Early Head Start (EHS), EHS childcare-partnerships, or independent childcare programs (midwestern U.S.) completed twice-wee…
Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment
Findings suggest that greater participation in IMH-HV is associated with decreased risk for child maltreatment 1 year after initiating treatment. IMH-HV promotes parent-clinician therapeutic alliance and provides infant-parent psychotherapy which differentiate it from traditional home visiting programs
Infant and toddler teachers perspectives on interconnections between relationships and professional well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
A growing body of research characterizes the stressful nature of early childhood teachers’ work with children and families, although less is known about the experiences of infant/toddler (I/T) teachers. This qualitative study aimed to explore infant/toddler teachers’ workplace stressors and workplace supports at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from interviews with 22 I/T teachers from a Midwestern state in the United Stat…
Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period
Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to a parent's ability to understand their own and their child's mental states and connect them to behaviors. This longitudinal study evaluated (1) associations among prenatal PRF, using the Pregnancy Interview, demographics, prenatal maternal depressive symptoms, and maternal‐fetal attachment and (2) whether prenatal PRF predicted parenting quality assessed during unstructured and challenging mother‐ch…
How are Early Head Start teachers’ professional development experiences associated with their work-related stress and qualities of teacher-child interactions
The Rewards and Stresses of Teaching for Infant and Toddler Educators
Emerging work on educator well-being highlights relational well-being, a new construct reflecting, in part, the quality of educators’ workplace relationships, as potentially central for supporting educators. Relational well-being is understudied in the context of educators’ stressors, as are educators’ experiences in the relationships central to their work – those with children, families, colleagues, supervisors - which comprise their relational …
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works)