Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Dear Colleagues,
We hope your spring semester is off to a good start!
The sit
e enables NU faculty to advertise opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students seeking work experience in early childhood research. Learn more in the Resources section below.
You are encouraged to remind students about the research opportunities posted on the site throughout the semester.
Thank you for your continued work in early childhood research!
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Tiffany Moore,
UNMC
Tiffany Moore is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her clinical background includes neonatal nursing and neonatal transport care.
Her research focuses on the effects of stress and health and disease in the perinatal population, oxidative stress and inflammation in the perinatal population, and feeding intolerance in the neonatal population.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"I currently study the effects of chronic stress on pregnant women and their babies. I intend to identify at-risk pregnant women and begin bio-behavioral interventions during pregnancy to decrease toxic stress."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"I am actively pursuing funding to develop a bio-psycho-social screening tool to identify women at risk for pre-term birth based on chronic stress (including the ACE score), health disparities and biological factors."
Why is early childhood research important?
"Early childhood research is our future. If we can decrease toxic stress in childhood, we can improve physical and psychological outcomes in adults."
How can effective collaborations enhance the research enterprise?
"Early childhood research is not one-dimensional. It requires an interdisciplinary team because the problems and the solutions need holistic approaches and expertise."
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The NAECR Knowledge series continues
Thursday, Feb. 7
, when video data collection, administration and coding will be highlighted.
The event will be from
2 to 3 p.m.
in the
Nebraska Union’s Colonial A Room
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Those who cannot attend in person may participate via Zoom.
And mark your calendar for the next NAECR Networking event, which will be
Wednesday, May 1
. More details will be provided soon in NAECR News.
NAECR Networking and NAECR Knowledge are an ongoing series of networking and training events designed to enhance early childhood research across the NU system.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Wayne Fisher, Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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Bridging Research and Practice
Do you want to translate your research into a positive impact for the field?
As a leading publication for early childhood professionals, the
Child Care Exchange magazine
seeks to provide a bridge linking research and practice — and to share it with students and professionals at all levels.
Nominate your own previously published research, or the research of a colleague or graduate student.
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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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New!
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.
A notification of intent to submit is due
Feb. 4
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Applications are due
July 2
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New!
University of Nebraska Foundation Women Investing in Nebraska Grant
Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) is a collective giving group operating in partnership with the University of Nebraska Foundation and the UNF Charitable Gift Fund to support women philanthropists through education, engagement and empowerment. WIN is seeking interest from NU programs that address issues important to the state for its annual grant awards program.
Eligible categories include Arts and Culture, Health and Human Services, Education and Environment, and Community and Civic Engagement.
Letters of intent are due
Feb. 18
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Invited full proposals are due
April 22
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New!
NIH HEAL Initiative: HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
This funding opportunity will support the planning and initial development of a large-scale, multi-site research study to prospectively examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional development beginning prenatally through childhood, and the long-term impacts of pre/postnatal drug and adverse environmental exposures on brain and behavioral health and risk for substance use and mental disorders.
Applications are due
March 25
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An optional letter of intent is due 30 days prior to the application due date.
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Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants
The Small Research Grants program aims to support smaller scale or pilot research projects that have budgets of $50,000 or less. Proposals are encouraged from scholars across a variety of disciplines in an effort to fund field-initiated education research.
The next deadline for applications is
Feb. 1, 2019
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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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Administration for Children and Families: Early Care and Education Research Scholars Grants
The ACF Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation is considering funding Child Care, Head Start, Family Strengthening and Behavioral Interventions graduate student dissertation grants in 2019:
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Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
Six awards are expected, each of $20,000 to $25,000.
Application due date:
April 2, 2019
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Child Care Research Scholars Grants
Six awards are expected, each of $20,000 to $25,000.
Application due date:
April 2, 2019
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Four awards are expected, each of $20,000 to $25,000.
Application due date:
April 14, 2019
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Family Strengthening Scholars Grants
Three awards are expected, each of $10,000 to $25,000.
Application due date:
May 30, 2019
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National Institutes of Health: Reducing Health Disparities among Minority and Underserved Children
This NIH initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children, including a focus on ethnic and racial minority children and populations of underserved children.
Specific targeted areas of research include bio-behavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities (biological, lifestyle factors, environmental, social, economic, cultural and family influences); studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings.
The closing date for applications is
May 7, 2020
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New!
NAECR Knowledge: Video Data Collection,
Administration and Coding
Feb. 7, 2019
Nebraska Union, Colonial A
2 – 3 p.m.
The
NAECR Knowledge series continues with a presentation on video data collection, administration and coding.
Please bring your questions and experiences to share with the group.
Those who cannot attend in person may participate via Zoom.
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New!
Spring 2019 SBSRC Interdisciplinary Brown Bag Series
The Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium is hosting a brown bag series on community-based participatory research (CBPR).
CBPR is an approach to research that involves equitable partnerships among researchers, communities and organizations. Partners are involved in all phases and aspects of the research process. CBPR practitioners benefit from highly relevant and generalizable findings with real-world, broader impacts.
Introduction to CBPR
Feb. 13
Noon – 1 p.m.
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Unity Room (212)
CBPR Best Practices
March 13
Noon – 1 p.m.
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Unity Room (212)
CBPR Community and Researcher Panel
April 10
Noon – 1 p.m.
Nebraska Union, Regency Suite
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New!
Society for Research in Child Development
2019 Biennial Meeting
March 21–23, 2019
Baltimore, Maryland
The Society for Research in Child Development stimulates and supports research to encourage cooperation among individuals engaged in the scientific study of child development, and to encourage applications of research findings.
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New!
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Reception
SRCD Biennial Meeting
March 21, 2019
Hilton Baltimore, Calloway AB Room
Baltimore, Maryland
7 – 9 p.m.
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New!
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Annual Meeting
Call for Papers
The International Society for Developmental Psychobiology encourages research on the development of behavior in all organisms, with special attention to the effects of biological factors operating at any level of organization.
Symposium submission topics and categories include models of neurodevelopmental disorders, physiological processes, socio-emotional, perception, sleep, neurodevelopment and plasticity, learning, memory, cognitive processes, genetics and epigenetics, stress and adversity, GxE interactions, cultural influences, sensori-motor development and parental behavior.
Submissions due
April 1
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National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs
Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2019
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington, D.C.
The Ounce of Prevention Fund invites researchers, advocates, policymakers and practitioners to attend the Eighth National Home Visiting Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs.
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Division for Early Childhood's Annual International Conference
on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families
Call for Papers
Oct. 1-4, 2019
Dallas, Texas
The theme for this year’s conference is “Dreaming of a Bigger Tomorrow: Building our future through collaboration and partnerships.”
Quality proposals will demonstrate meaningful, effective and sustainable collaborations across research, policy and practice to increase learning opportunities for every child, family and community through everyday routines and interactions.
Proposals are due
Thursday, Jan. 31
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Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders
Call for Papers
June 6–8, 2019
Madison, Wisconsin
Deadline for submission of papers is
Feb. 1
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Society for Cross-Cultural Research Annual Meeting
Feb. 13–16, 2019
Jacksonville, Florida
SCCR is a multi-disciplinary organization that provides members the opportunity to network with scholars from a wide variety of approaches to cross-cultural and comparative research.
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Zero to Three Annual Conference
Call for Papers
Oct. 2-4, 2019
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Zero to Three’s annual conference gathers early childhood professionals from all disciplines to explore the most up-to-date research, best practices and policy developments available.
Proposals are being accepted for presentations relevant to children age 5 and younger (including the prenatal period) and their families. Content should appeal to a multidisciplinary group including early childhood educators, mental health practitioners, early intervention providers, trainers, program administrators, policy advocates, etc.
Proposals are due
Feb. 19
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Cognitive Development Society
Call for Papers
Oct. 17-19, 2019
Louisville, Kentucky
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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Is there an upcoming conference you want to publicize? A new publication you would like to share? Let us know!
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Student Research Opportunities
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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Find a Researcher
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 archives available
Miss an earlier issue of NAECR News?
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NAECR News will be shared twice a month to inform the early childhood research community across the NU system.
If this newsletter has been forwarded to you and you would like to be added to the mailing list, please email us using the button above.
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