Angela W. Keyes, PhD
Current Positions:
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education and Training:
Xavier University: 1993 B.S.
University of New Orleans: 2002 M.S.
University of New Orleans: 2004 Ph.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine: 2005 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Infant Mental Health
Years at Tulane:
Since 2002
Interests:
I am involved in the development of a Quality Rating System for child care in Louisiana and serves on the state Steering Committee. My work involves supervising the administration of Environment Rating Scales, which are used to evaluate quality in child care centers. I am also currently developing a curriculum for mental health consultation to assist early childhood professionals in fostering children's social-emotional development as well as teaching techniques to modify children's challenging behaviors in a positive way. I provide consultation as well as Reflective Supervision in Early Head Start settings in Baton Rouge , LA. My research interests include quality of care and its effects on children's development, positive discipline, and parenting.
Publications/Presentations:
Keyes, A. W. (August, 2006). Louisiana QRS: Understanding the Environment Rating Scales . Presented at the 22 nd Annual Summer Conference of the Greater New Orleans Association for the Education of Young Children, New Orleans , LA.
Keyes, A. W. (July, 2006). Louisiana QRS: Understanding the Environment Rating Scales . Presented at the Agenda for Children Director's Network Meeting – Jefferson Parish, Metairie , LA.
Keyes, A. W. (August, 2005). Social-emotional development in the preschool years. Workshop presented at the Foundations Training for the Louisiana Resource Center for Educators, Baton Rouge , LA.
Keyes, A. W., & Silverthorn, P. (2005). Generalization. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Therapy, Volume II: Child Clinical Applications . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications.
Zeanah, C. H., Keyes, A., & Settles, L. (2003). Attachment relationship experiences and child psychopathology. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , 1008 , 22-30
Phone: (504) 988-2775
Fax: (504) 988-4264
Email: akeyes@tulane.edu
