Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Amanda Witte,
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Amanda Witte is a research assistant professor in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools at the University of Nebraska–-Lincoln.
Her research is focused on family-school partnerships, early learning and rural education.
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In addition to her role as research assistant professor, Amanda serves as the project manager for Learning Frontiers, a study investigating factors that promote early learning and development in children from preschool through third grade.
What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"I am interested in exploring how early childhood education connects to the larger educational and community systems. This includes issues such as alignment of expectations and assessments, as well as consistent relationships over the early childhood years. I am also interested in how we can leverage technology to provide high-quality services to rural educators and children."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"I am starting a new project that will test the use of distance technology for implementing a family-school partnership intervention to address the needs of young children with behavior concerns. This is an exciting project because we will have the opportunity to efficiently connect highly trained consultants with parents and teachers living and working in remote rural locations."
How can effective collaborations enhance the research enterprise?
"Children grow and develop in all kinds of settings that change over the course of their lifetimes. By collaborating with experts and stakeholders from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, we can better understand the different systems that influence child development. We can then leverage those connections and understanding into important, high-quality research."
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Ohio's South Side Early Learning Center
seeking collaboration with researchers
The South Side Early Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, seeks to collaborate with researchers interested in conducting research in a high-quality, research-based, early childhood education setting.
The school benefits from a network of community partners that provide health, nutrition, family support and community training programs, creating an interesting ecosystem for young children.
The center serves approximately 100 infants, toddlers and preschoolers in the inner-city’s south side.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Kathleen Gallagher and Susan Sarver, Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Dipti Dev, Child, Youth & Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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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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USDA Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program
The Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program aims to increase the knowledge of agriculture and improve the nutritional health of children, and to bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system to increase the capacity for food, garden and nutrition education within host organizations or entities — such as school cafeterias and classrooms — while fostering higher levels of community engagement between farms and school systems.
Awards may not exceed $225,000 for project periods of up to two years.
Proposals are due
June 4, 2019
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Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program
The Foundation for Child Development is accepting proposals for its 2020 Young Scholars Program, which supports scholarship for early career researchers.
The program funds implementation research that is policy- and practice-relevant, and that examines the preparation, competency, compensation, well-being and ongoing professional learning of the early care and education workforce.
Research awards are up to $225,000 for primary research and up to $180,000 for secondary data analysis.
Letters of Intent are due
June 10, 2019
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation: Child Care Policy Research Partnership Grants
OPRE is soliciting applications for four-year cooperative agreements that will be conducted through partnerships among CCDF Lead Agencies in states, territories or tribes, and researchers from institutions of higher education, research organizations and other eligible organizations.
Grantees will be expected to pursue research questions of national and state relevance intended to add to our knowledge about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives that support employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for parents, increase low-income families' access to high-quality child care programs, and promote positive learning and school readiness outcomes for children.
The award budget is $100,000 to $400,000 per budget period.
Proposals are due
June 14, 2019
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Spencer Foundation Grants
The Spencer Foundation supports high-quality, innovative research on education by providing funding for education-focused research projects, research training fellowships and additional field-building initiatives.
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Large Research Grants on Education Program
Award budget: $125,000-$500,000
Project duration: 1-5 years
Proposals are due
June 20, 2019
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Small Research Grants Program
Award budget: Up to $50,000
Project duration: 1-5 years
Proposals are due
July 1, 2019
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Student funding
Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant for Global Early Child Development
The Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant provides support for junior scholars interested in a career in global early child development who are from, or doing research in, low- or middle-income countries.
The grant includes $5,000 to support dissertation research and a two-year student membership to SRCD.
Proposals are due
June 30, 2019
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William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers' expertise in new disciplines, methods and content areas.
Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers.
Proposals are due
July 2, 2019
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NIH Refinement and Testing of Interventions to Sustain ADHD Treatment
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage pilot studies to assess the preliminary effectiveness of augmented or modified interventions designed to promote enhanced and sustained improvement in ADHD symptoms and functional impairments across settings and transitions in children, adolescents and young adults.
The funding agency encourages applicants to contact the Program Contact listed in the RFA early in the application process to discuss the match between their application concept and the priorities outlined in the funding opportunity announcement.
NIMH intends to commit $1.4 million in direct costs in fiscal year 2020 to fund 5-6 awards.
Proposals are due
Nov. 15, 2019
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NIH Secondary Data Analysis to Examine Long-Term and/or Potential Cross-Over Effects of Prevention Interventions: What are the Benefits for Preventing Mental Health Disorders?
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage research to integrate/harmonize existing data sets from preventive intervention trials implemented early in life to:
1) examine risk and protective factors relevant to later mental health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood; and
2) determine whether preventive interventions delivered earlier in life have long-term effects, and/or cross-over effects (e.g., unanticipated beneficial effects), on important mental health outcomes, including serious mental illness (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and behaviors, and psychosis behaviors).
NIMH intends to commit $3 million to fund 4-6 awards and NCCIH intends to commit $500,000 to fund 1 award.
Proposals are due
Jan. 2, 2020
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New!
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting
April 17-21, 2020
San Francisco, California
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2020 AERA Annual Meeting will focus on the power and possibilities for the public good when researchers and organizational stakeholders collaborate.
Proposals are due
July 10, 2019
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Teachers Development Group Symposium on Early Childhood:
Mathematics Professional Development
July 29-30, 2019
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Portland, Oregon
The Symposium on Early Childhood: Mathematics Professional Development is for those interested in mathematics education in early childhood settings, including early childhood teacher leaders, school and district administrators, center directors, professional developers, instructional coaches, university educators and researchers.
The goal of the symposium is to delve deeper into questions of what constitutes meaningful math experiences for culturally and linguistically diverse preschool-aged children, and what it takes to support change in math learning for all young children.
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2019 American Psychological Association Conference
Aug. 8-11, 2019
Chicago, Illinois
Scientists, educators, practitioners and applied psychologists attend the American Psychological Association conference to explore the most compelling issues in the discipline.
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Cognitive Development Society
Oct. 17-19, 2019
Louisville, Kentucky
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Cognitive Development Society aims to provide a unified voice for the wide range of scholars, practitioners, and others who are interested in change and continuity in the intellectual processes that support mental life.
Proposals are due
July 2, 2019
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National Association of School Psychologists
2020 Annual Convention
Feb. 18-21, 2020
Baltimore, Maryland
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The National Association of School Psychologists represents school psychologists, graduate students and related professionals and works to advance effective practices to improve students’ learning, behavior and mental health.
Proposals are due
June 12, 2019
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New!
K-3 CLASS Observation Training
June 10-11, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
Room 136
Participants will learn how development affects classroom interactions and the link between effective teacher-child interactions as it relates to learning. Training includes an overview of the CLASS measure and its uses, and will prepare participants to assess teaching quality based on the CLASS system.
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Pediatric Research Seminars
June 21, 2019
Noon – 1 p.m.
University of Nebraska Medical Center, DRC 1, 1005
The UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute sponsor Pediatric Research Seminars on the third Friday of each month. The location of the seminars alternates between UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.
Researchers may also attend via Zoom.
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Connecting Research and Policy
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NAECR Student Researchers
Students involved in early childhood research at the University of Nebraska can access a number of resources through NAECR.
Post-doc Opportunities:
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Find a Researcher
Find and collaborate with other early childhood researchers across the NU system.
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