Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Kelli Hauptman, UNL
Kelli Hauptman is a project director for the University of Nebraska Center for Children, Family and the Law, and co-director of the Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children.
Her research interests include infants and toddlers, the access and availability of services for young children, juvenile law, court collaboration and the legal representation of children and parents.
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What is the future direction of your early childhood research?
"We currently manage the Child-Parent Psychotherapy training program in Nebraska and conduct basic program evaluation. In partnership with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation (NCFF), we are expanding our evaluation of early childhood mental health services in Nebraska to include process and outcome evaluation, which will include assessment of how early childhood mental health services are being utilized across Nebraska."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"Over the past year, we have conducted an initial program evaluation of our Nebraska Center on Reflective Practice work in partnership with NCFF, the Nebraska Department of Education and the Monroe-Meyer Institute. We are currently transitioning to larger-scale program evaluation of reflective practice that will measure the use of reflective practice as a coping mechanism, and changes in levels of burnout, turnover and other measures."
How can effective collaboration enhance the research enterprise?
"Our programs and centers each have strengths and special skills that are only maximized when we can collaborate together. Collaboration between researchers and on-the-ground practitioners is especially important in ensuring that what we do is making a difference in children’s and families’ lives."
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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:
Anne Schutte, Psychology, UNL
Danae Dinkel, Health Promotion, Social & Behavior Health, UNO
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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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New!
Educational Technology, Media and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services invites applications to fund the establishment and operation of a national Center on Early Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Learning for Young Children with Disabilities. The center will increase the body of knowledge related to evidenced-based practices for STEM learning in young children with disabilities, and expand the use of these EBPs by childhood programs, providers and families. It also aims to increase faculty awareness of EBPs.
The award will not exceed $1,450,000 for a project period of up to five years.
The application deadline is
July 30
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New!
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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William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
The William T. Grant Foundation funds research that increases understanding in two focus areas: 1) programs, policies and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes, and 2) strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.
Grants typically range between $100,000 and $1 million and cover two to four years of support.
Letters of inquiry are due
Aug. 1
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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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IES Education Research and Special Education Research Grants
The U.S. Department of Education's
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) invites applications for new awards for fiscal year 2019 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs.
More detailed information about topics and award amounts is available at the end of the
IES notice
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Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation funds program evaluations in education that have the potential of informing public policy and private funding. The foundation is particularly focused on the evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, accessible, effective and sustainable.
For more information:
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New!
2019 American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting
April 5-9, 2019
Toronto, Canada
The theme of the 2019 AERA annual meeting is “Leveraging Educational Research in a ‘Post-Truth’ Era: Multimodal Narratives to Democratize Evidence.”
Submissions are due
July 23, 2018
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New!
2019 Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meeting
March 21-23, 2019
Baltimore, Maryland
Submissions are due
Aug. 16
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NIMH Mental Health Services Research Conference
August 1-2, 2018
Rockville, Maryland
Registration is required, but there is no fee
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) announces that registration is now open for the 24th Mental Health Services Research Conference: MHSR 2018.
The conference will be Aug. 1-2 in Rockville, Maryland. A career development workshop for selected early stage investigators will be Aug. 3.
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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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National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs
Call for Proposals
The Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs convenes researchers, advocates and policymakers.
The summit is
Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2019
, in Washington, D.C.
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