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- Shana Pribesh
- Associate Professor
- Educational Foundations & Leadership
- 168-3 Education Building
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-6684
- spribesh@odu.edu
- Web Page
- Dr. Shana Pribesh is an Associate Professor of Research Methods and Statistics in the Educational Foundations and Leadership
department at Old Dominion University. She is interested in the structural aspects of educational inequality and has worked
on studies of student/teacher racial matching as well as the consequences of residential and school moving on educational
performance. Dr. Pribesh is currently investigating barriers to National Professional Board Certification for library media
specialists, the effectiveness of smaller learning communities in comprehensive high schools, and the impact of supplemental
educational services on student achievement. Dr. Pribesh has over two decades of educational research experience having worked
with the American Institutes for Research, RAND, Center for Research in Educational Policy, and the University of Michigan.
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Education
- The Ohio State University,
2005
- Major: Sociology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- The Ohio State University,
1997
- Major: Sociology
- Degree: M.A.
- University of Virginia,
1987
- Major: Commerce
- Degree: B.S.
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Research Interests
- Education, Poverty, Methods
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Expertise
- Education
- Sociology of Education, Research Methods
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Books
- Gill, B. P., Hamilton, L. S., Lockwood, J. R., Marsh, J. A., Zimmer, R. W., Hill, D., and Pribesh, S. L. (2005). Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools. Santa Monica, California: RAND Publications.
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Book Chapters
- Fischer, C., and Pribesh, S. L. (2012). Community of learners.Encylopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 654-658). Springer.
- Gavigan, K., Dickinson, G. K., and Pribesh, S. L. (2011). Access issues in school library media centers: Examining library schedules, library closures, and poverty.Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (pp. 187-197). Springer.
- Downey, D. B., and Pribesh, S. L. When Race Matters: Teachers’ Evaluations of Students’ Behavior.. New York, New York: Social Statistics, Routledge.
- Pribesh, S. L. (2004). Debates, in Teaching Sociology of Education: A Resource Manual. (pp. 371). Teaching Sociology of Education.
- Pribesh, S. L. (2000). Debates, in Teaching Sociology of Education: Syllabi and Instructional Materials. (pp. 53-55). Teaching Sociology of Education.
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Articles
- Hankemeier, D., Walter, J., Welch, C., Newton, E., Walker, S., Pribesh, S., Jamali, B., Manspeaker, S., and Van Lunen, B. Perceived importance,knowledge, and confidence of evidence-based practice concepts in athletic training educators, clinicians
and students.. Journal of Athletic Training
- Chappell, S., Nunnery, J., Pribesh, S., and Hager, J. (2011). A meta-analysis of supplemental educational services provider effects on student achievement. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 16, (pp. 1-23).
- Manspeaker, S., Van Lunen, B., Turocy, P., Pribesh, S., and Hankemeier, D. (2011). Educator perceptions of the evidence-based teaching model in undergraduate athletic training education. Athletic Training Education Journal, 6 (2), (pp. 76-87).
- Manspeaker, S., Van Lunen, B., Turocy, P., Pribesh, S., and Hankemeier, D. (2011). Student knowledge, attitudes, and use of evidence-based concepts following an educational intervention. Athletic Training Education Journal, 6 (2), (pp. 88-98).
- Pribesh, S. L., Gavigan, K., and Dickinson, G. K. (2011). The Access Gap: Poverty and Characteristics of School Library Media Centers. The Library Quarterly, 81 (2), (pp. 143-160).
- Fischer, C., Bol, L., and Pribesh, S. L. (2011). An investigation of higher-order thinking skills in smaller learning community social studies classrooms. American Secondary Education, 39 (2), (pp. 5-26).
- Gavigan, K., Pribesh, S. L., and Dickinson, G. K. (2010). Fixed or Flexible Schedule? Schedule Impacts and School Library Circulation. Library and Information Science Research, 32 (2), (pp. 131-7).
- Trombino, D., Bol, L., and Pribesh, S. L. Experiences of preservice social studies teachers with historical thinking skills. Teaching and Learning
- Nunnery, J. A., Kaplan, L., Owings, W. A., and Pribesh, S. L. (2009). The Effects of Troops-to-Teachers on Student Achievement: One State's Study.. NASSP Bulletin, 93, (pp. 249-272).
- Dickinson, G. K., Gavigan, K., and Pribesh, S. L. (2008). Open and Accessible: The Relationship between Closures and Circulation in School LIbrary Media Centers. School Library Media Research, 11,
- Pribesh, S. L., Dickinson, G. K., and Bucher, K. (2007). A Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Cohorts in a School Library Media Specialist Graduate Program: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 47 (4), (pp. 303-323).
- Dickerson, D. L., Dawkins, K. R., Berry, R. Q., and Pribesh, S. L. (2007). Secondary earth/environmental science teachers’ aversion to videotaped self-study. Journal of Geoscience Education, 55 (5), (pp. 373-380).
- Dickinson, G. K., Pribesh, S. L., and Bucher, K. (2006). A Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Cohorts in a School Library Media Specialist graduate program: A preliminary study. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 47 (4), (pp. 303-323).
- Downey, D. B., and Pribesh, S. L. (2004). When Race Matters: Teachers’ Evaluations of Students’ Behavior. Sociology of Education, 77 (4), (pp. 267-282).
- Ross, C. E., Mirowsky, J., and Pribesh, S. L. (2002). Disadvantage, Disorder, and Urban Mistrust. City and Community, 1 (1), (pp. 59-82).
- Ross, C. E., Mirowsky, J., and Pribesh, S. L. (2001). Powerlessness and the Amplification of Threat: Neighborhood Disadvantage, Disorder, and Mistrust. American Sociological Review, 66 (4), (pp. 568-591).
- Downey, D. B., Pribesh, S. L., Powell, B., and Steelman, L. C. (1999). Much Ado About Siblings: Change Models, Sibship Size, and Intellectual Development. American Sociological Review, 64 (2), (pp. 193-198).
- Pribesh, S. L., and Downey, D. B. (1999). Why Are Residential Moves Associated With Poor School Performance. Demography, 36 (4), (pp. 521-534).
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Presentations
- A state-wide study of the effects of the National Institute for School Leadership’s Executive Development Program on school
performance in Pennsylvania
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunnery, J. A.
Yen, C.
Ross, S.
Pribesh, S. L.
Hoag-Carhart, E.
- Academic press, social support for learning and academic engagement in small learning community classrooms.
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Bol, L.
Fischer, C.
Pribesh, S. L.
Nunnery, J. A.
- Effect of a mindfulness intervention on community college students' writing apprehension and writing performance
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Britt, M.
Hinton-Johnson, K.
Pribesh, S. L.
Gupta, A.
- Effects of the National Institute for School Leadership’s Executive Development Program on school performance in Massachusetts
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunnery, J. A.
Pribesh, S. L.
Ross, S.
Yen, C.
Hoag-Carhart, E.
- The changing face of school segregation in U.S. schools: Segregation, desegregation and resegregation
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Phillips, K.
Dufur, M.
Pribesh, S. L.
- The Impact of National Board Certification of library media specialists on Student Academic Achievement: A National Study
- Conference Name: Association of Library and Information Science Educations
- Sponsoring Organization: Association of Library and Information Science Educations
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Date: January 18, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Dickinson, G. K.
Collins, K.
- The many ways of becoming a school librarian: The role of the Praxis II Library Media Specialist in Licensure
- Conference Name: Association for Library and Information Science
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Library and Information Science
- Location: Dallas. TX
- Date: January 18, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Garrison, K.
Pribesh, S. L.
Dickinson, G. K.
- A planning guide for empowering learners
- Conference Name: American Association of School Librarians
- Sponsoring Organization: American Association of School Librarians
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Date: October, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Howard, J.
Pribesh, S. L.
Church, A.
Dickinson, G. K.
- The effect of a mindful intervention on writing apprehension and writing performance in teachers.
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Location: New Orleans, Louisianna
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Britt, M.
Pribesh, S. L.
Hinton-Johnson, K.
- From desegregation to resegregation: Monitoring the outcomes associated with racial integration efforts in schools
- Conference Name: International Sociological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Sociological Association
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Date: July, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Phillips, K. Author Only
Pribesh, S. L. Presenter & Author
Dufur, M. Author Only
- Old and new conflicts in U.S. school segregation, desegregation, and resegregation: The old south and the new west
- Conference Name: International Sociological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Sociological Association
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Date: July, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Phillips, K. Presenter & Author
Dufur, M. Author Only
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
- An investigation of higher-order thinking skills in smaller learning community social studies classrooms
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Fischer, C. Author Only
Bol, L. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Nunnery, J. A. Author Only
- Equal opportunity? Poverty and characteristics of school library media centers.
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Gavigan, K. Presenter & Author
Dickinson, G. K.
- Evaluation of the integrating technology for inquiry model
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Chappell, S. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
- Experiences of preservice social studies teachers with historical thinking skills
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Trombino, D. Presenter & Author
Bol, L. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Manfra, M. Author Only
- Fixed or flexible? Schedule and school library circulation
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Gavigan, K. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Dickinson, G. K.
- Supplemental education services (SES) provider effects on student achievement: A meta-analysis
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: Denver
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Chappell, S. Presenter & Author
Nunnery, J. A.
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Hager, J.
- Exploratory Study of the Relationship between National Board Certification in Library Media and Information Science and Computer
Skill Scores
- Conference Name: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: January, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- Evaluation of Small Learning Communities
- Conference Name: College of Education
- Sponsoring Organization: College of Education
- Location: Old Dominion University
- Date: January, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L. Presenter & Author
Bol, L. Author Only
Hall, T. Author Only
- Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between National Board Certification in Library Media and Information Science and Computer
Science Skills Scores
- Conference Name: Association for Library and Information Science Educators
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Library and Information Science Educators
- Location: Boston
- Date: January 15, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Dickinson, G. K.
Pribesh, S. L.
- Evaluating Supplemental Education Service Providers: A Methodological Review
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando
- Date: November, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunnery, J. A.
Pribesh, S. L.
Ross, S.
Chappell, S.
- Results from a Three-Year Study of Smaller Learning Communities in High Schools
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando
- Date: November, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Bol, L.
Hall, T.
Baker, P.
- Exploratory Study of National Board Certification in Library Media and Information Science and Student Achievement
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Diego, California
- Date: April 16, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Dickinson, G. K. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Presenter & Author
Goodale, T. Presenter & Author
- An Evaluation of the Impacts of a Prekindergarten Program on the Achievement of At-Risk Students
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Diego, California
- Date: April 14, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Grehan, A. W. Presenter & Author
Harrison, L. W. Author Only
Smith, A. M. Author Only
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Nunnery, J. A. Presenter & Author
Wohlleb, J. C. Author Only
Dejarnette, K. Author Only
Robinson, M. L. Author Only
- Estimating Provider Effects on Student Achievement
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Diego, California
- Date: April 13, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunnery, J. A. Presenter & Author
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
Chappell, S. Author Only
- The Effects of Troops to Teachers on Student Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Approach
- Conference Name: American Education Finance Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Education Finance Association
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: March, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Owings, W. A. Presenter & Author
Nunnery, J. A. Author Only
Kaplan, L. Author Only
Pribesh, S. L. Author Only
- Equal Opportunity? Poverty and Characteristics of School Library Media Centers
- Conference Name: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: January, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- Exploratory Study of the Relationship between National Board Certification in Library Media and Information Science and Student
Academic Achievement: Preliminary Findings
- Conference Name: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Library and Information Science Education
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: January, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- Evaluating small learning communities in United States High Schools
- Conference Name:
- Date: November, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L. Presenter & Author
Bol, L. Author Only
Fischer, C. Author Only
Nunnery, J. A. Author Only
- Exploratory Study of the Relationship between National Board Certification in Library and Information Science and Student
Academic Achievement
- Conference Name: American Library Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Library Association
- Location: Anaheim, CA
- Date: June 30, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L. Presenter & Author
Dickinson, G. K. Presenter & Author
Goodale, T. Presenter & Author
- Estimating SES Provider Effects on Student Achievement
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New York, New York
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- The Impact of a NCLB-EdTech Funded Professional Development Program on Teacher Self-efficacy and Resultant Implementation
- Conference Name: American Educational Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New York, New York
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- The Impact of a Federal Grant-Funded Professional Development Program on Teachers' Stages of Concern toward Technology Integration
- Conference Name:
- Location: Honolulu-Oahu, Hawaii
- Date: January, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- A Comparison of Student Satisfaction in Online and Face-to-face Cohorts in a School Library Media Specialist Graduate Program.
- Conference Name: ALISE
- Sponsoring Organization: ALISE
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: January 11, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Dickinson, G. K.
Pribesh, S. L.
- Linking Smaller Learning Communities to Student Achievement and Related Outcomes Measures
- Conference Name:
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Bol, L.
Nunnery, J. A.
Fischer, C.
- Effectiveness of Supplemental Education Services Providers: A matched samples approach
- Conference Name:
- Location: New York City, New York
- Date: August, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Potter, A.
Nunnery, J. A.
Ross, S.
- Assessing the impact of content-specific coursework for teaching literacy on middle student achievement through a teacher
preparation partnership in a high-need urban school system
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Gimbert, B.
Pribesh, S. L.
Cristol, D.
Mustain, M.
Stamm, N.
- The Value-Added Effects of Troops to Teachers Program Completers on Student Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Approach
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunnery, J. A.
Owings, W. A.
Pribesh, S. L.
- Monitoring the Implementation of a Large-Enrollment, Multidisciplinary Course: Providing Feedback to Stakeholders in Real-Time
- Conference Name:
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Kidd, J.
- Smokers, Tokers and Geographic Cures
- Conference Name: Chicago, Illinois
- Sponsoring Organization: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- Governance in Schools-Within-School
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Osuna-Currea, F.
Lee, V.
- Consequences of Neighborhood Disadvantage for Residents' Levels of Trust
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Ross, C.
Mirowsky, J.
- Students Who Move and the Accompanying Declines in Locus of Control and Educational Performance
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- Why Are Residential Moves Associated With Poor School Performance?
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
Downey, D.
- This Bud’s Not for Her: Women in the Microbrewing Industry
- Conference Name:
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Pribesh, S. L.
- 2008: ALISE/Linworth Press Youth Services Paper Award , ALISE/Linworth Press
- 2005: ECI Professional Development Award, Old Dominion University
- 2008: Largest Grant Award, Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University
- 2007: New Investigator Grant Award, Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University
- 2010: Shining Star Award, ODU Student Affairs
- 2010: Shining Star Award, Old Dominion University Division of Student Affairs
- 1998: Sociology Graduate Research Support Award, Ohio State University
- 1999: Sociology Research Fellowship, Ohio State University
- 2007: Summer Research Fellowship, Old Dominion University Research Foundation
- 2012: Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Research, American Library Association
- Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc. Research Fellowship, Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc
- Old Dominion University Professional Discretionary Award, Old Dominion University
- Sociology Graduate Research Training Award, Ohio State University
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research