Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Welcome to the fall semester!
To help start the new academic year off right, NAECR has developed a new online resource for faculty and students involved in early childhood research across the University of Nebraska system.
The
Student Research Opportunities
website enables NU faculty to advertise opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students seeking work experience in early childhood research.
Students can browse available positions and filter them by campus location, academic level (i.e., graduate or undergraduate), position type (e.g., assistantship, paid, volunteer) and the age group being researched.
Postings automatically expire after six months, or faculty can select a specific expiration date.
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Philip Lai, UNK
Philip Lai is an assistant professor of communication disorders at the University of Nebraska Kearney. His research interests include verbal and nonverbal channels of communication in children, including those with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
He is also interested in the interconnection between language and music in children, and how music can be used to lower anxiety in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
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What is the future direction of your early childhood research?
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We are currently investigating how young children with autism communicate with their mothers during a 15-minute social interaction. We are looking at both verbal and non-verbal channels of communication in the child. In the future, we would like to take an in-depth look at the communicative behaviors of the parent to get a better picture of the dyadic interaction.
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Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"We are going to start looking at language and affect in children with focal lesions due to a perinatal stoke. These children suffered an early brain injury at the beginning of life and can help provide clues toward understanding the neural bases of social and affective behaviors."
What is a strength of early childhood research at the University of Nebraska?
"The built-in infrastructure at the University of Nebraska is a strength for early childhood researchers. There is an ability to come together and meet new researchers who may have different viewpoints, but still share the goal of improving the lives of children everywhere."
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Find a Researcher
To find other early childhood researchers across the NU system, please visit the
NAECR Find a Researcher
database.
If you would like to be part of the database or know of another early childhood researcher who may be interested, please contact
Lisa Knoche.
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NAECR News archive now available
Miss an earlier issue of NAECR News?
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Abbie Raikes, Health Promotion & Behavior, UNMC
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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Call for Papers:
Special Issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Manuscripts are being solicited that describe rigorous studies that either: (a) offer novel syntheses of past efforts to define and measure classroom quality, or (b) provide new empirical evidence of current and recent measurement strategies, or (c) present rich descriptions of innovative approaches for conceptualizing and assessing classroom quality in the future.
The focus is on assessments of learning environments, including those that aggregate to the classroom level, focus on teachers or teaching teams, or consider individual children’s experiences.
Proposals must be submitted by
Sept. 30, 2018
, by email to the guest editors.
Selection of authors/papers will be made by
Oct. 31, 2018
, with full manuscripts due no later than
Feb. 28, 2019
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Staff in CYFS are available to assist with your
proposal development
for these or other funding opportunities.
Please contact
Lisa Knoche
if you are interested in discussing funding opportunities for your research.
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Victoria S. Levin Grant for Early Career Success in Young Children's Mental Health Research
The Victoria S. Levin award aims to foster early success in achieving federal funding for research that is informed by developmental science to address concerns affecting the early foundations of children’s mental health and well-being.
The grant of up to $25,000 supports release time from duties to write and submit an NIH application, provides travel funds to meet with NIH program staff and provides a pre-review of the candidate's NIH application.
Applications are due
Sept. 5
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NIH Director's Pioneer Award
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative and potentially transformative approaches to major challenges in the biomedical or behavioral sciences toward the goal of enhancing human health. Applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and in any topic relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome.
To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigators research program or elsewhere.
Applications are due
Sept. 14
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For more information:
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APA Division 54 Targeted Research Grant
The purpose of this program is to fund research projects that will contribute to priority and emerging areas in the field of pediatric psychology and allow investigators to collect pilot data to aid in securing additional major grant funding. For the 2019 award cycle, the committee solicits proposals that address the Healthy People 2020 topics/objectives, as broadly defined. Special consideration will be given to proposals that also address one of the priority areas as defined by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
Two grants will be awarded in the amount of $20,000 each, to cover one year of funding. This funding opportunity is for early career investigators.
Applications are due
Sept. 15
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Spencer Foundation Research Grants
The Lyle Spencer Research Awards program encourages proposals by scholars across a variety of disciplines to conduct creative and ambitious research that advances our understanding of educational practice and its improvement. Examples of research areas include studies of instructional practice, studies of educational infrastructure and studies of research infrastructure, although proposals are not limited to these areas.
Letters of intent are due
Oct. 2
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University of Nebraska Core Facility Grant Program
The University of Nebraska is extending a grant program to encourage faculty researchers across all four campuses to employ NU core facilities in their research projects. The program’s aim is to help researchers generate data that strengthens grant proposals, resubmissions and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Faculty members from all ranks are eligible to submit proposals if they did not use core facilities or associated technology platforms in fiscal year 2017 or 2018. Applicants may request $5,000 per facility, or up to $9,000 total if they use more than one facility.
Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
New awards will not be made after
March 31, 2019
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New!
Thriving Children, Families and Communities:
The Role of Early Childhood Programs
Sept. 17, 2018
Younes Conference Center
Kearney, Nebraska
This daylong session will connect community leaders with early childhood resources while exploring the ways in which communities are tying early childhood programs to the economic development and vitality of their communities.
Community, business and education leaders seeking practical advice, information and resources about early care and education programs can register now to attend. This informative day will combine a keynote presentation, two TEDx-style plenary sessions, networking opportunities, a luncheon panel discussion with community leaders and hands-on workshops.
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New!
2018 International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Annual Meeting
October 31 – November 2, 2018
San Diego, California
The ISDP annual meeting provides the opportunity to learn about new research in all areas of developmental psychobiology. Attendees are invited to attend a pre-conference symposium Oct. 31 that will focus on the future of perinatal research.
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Fall 2018 CYFS Signature Event
Sept. 11, 2018
Nebraska Union, Regency Suite
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools presents the Fall 2018 CYFS Signature Event, featuring
Dr. Nancy Gonzales
, foundation professor of psychology and dean of natural sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.
Gonzales’ presentation, “
Culture, Context and Positive Adaptation of U.S. Latinx Youth
,” will examine how contextual and cultural experiences provide unique challenges and opportunities for positive development. She will also discuss how culturally informed research can enhance interventions, policies and practices to reduce educational inequalities and improve lives.
The free event is open to the public and will include light refreshments.
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University of Nebraska Kearney 2018 Early Childhood Conference
October 19-20, 2018
College of Education Building - UNK
Friday, Oct. 19: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The third-annual UNK-Community 2018 Early Childhood Conference, "Promoting Well-being for Children and Families," is scheduled for Oct. 19-20. The event will be at the College of Education Building, 1615 W. 24th St. in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Is there an upcoming conference you want to publicize? A new publication you would like to share? Let us know!
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NAECR News will be shared twice a month to inform the early childhood research community across the NU system.
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