Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Shari DeVeney,
University of Nebraska Omaha
Shari DeVeney is an associate professor in the Special Education and Communication Disorders Department at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"My primary research focus is in early speech-language development and delay with long-range goals that include the advancement of evidence-based, effective assessment and intervention for young children whose communication delays are likely to persist and/or worsen without early childhood intervention, including infants at high-risk for later autism diagnosis and toddlers late to begin speaking, known as late talkers."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on now?
"Right now, I have three main avenues to my research agenda: (1) Continuing the Early Diagnostic Signs of Autism interdisciplinary project with Anastasia Kyvelidou (Creighton University, Physical Therapy Department), in which we are examining early motor and communication behaviors associated with infants at high risk for an eventual diagnosis of ASD; (2) ongoing work with colleagues at UNO regarding the development and use of screening instruments targeting play behaviors and early language skills; and (3) building on my previous work to address the clinical challenges of assessing and diagnosing speech sound disorders prior to the age of 3."
Why is early childhood research important?
"Early delays in speech and/or language development may have long-standing negative effects on later communication and pre-literacy development. I’m a big fan of early intervention and have seen what a huge positive impact it can have on young children with communication deficits and their families. However, our prevention, assessment and intervention practices need to be evidence-based for maximum effectiveness. This is where clinically relevant early childhood research comes in."
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NAECR Knowledge series begins with Box training
More than 20 people attended the inaugural NAECR Knowledge event Nov. 14 at the Nebraska Union — in person and via video conferencing — to learn more about Box features and data security.
Information Technology Services’ Ranelle Maltas, technology training services associate, and Cheryl O’Dell, security awareness and incident response manager, outlined some of Box’s most useful features and discussed how to share secure data using the collaborative file storage tool.
NAECR Networking and NAECR Knowledge are an ongoing series of networking and training events designed to enhance early childhood research across the NU system.
For more information on NAECR activities, contact Sommer Fousek, project coordinator, at 402-472-3743, or
sfousek2@unl.edu
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Ranelle Maltas, technology training services associate, leads the first NAECR Knowledge presentation.
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Attendees learn about Box features and data security during the first NAECR Knowledge event.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Natalie Koziol, Nebraska Center for Research on Child, Youth, Families & Schools, UNL
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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!
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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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.
Stage 1 proposals are due
Dec. 1
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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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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!
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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New!
Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders
Call for Papers
June 6–8, 2019
Madison, Wisconsin
Deadline for submission of papers is
Feb. 1, 2019
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2019 APA Convention
Call for Proposals
Aug. 8–11, 2019
Chicago, Illinois
Proposals are being accepted for the American Psychological Association's 2019 convention. The annual event showcases the various ways psychology is helping improve lives and solve some of the world’s most intractable problems.
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Division Programs
The APA divisions accept presentations, posters, and programs that cover a variety of topics.
The proposal submission deadline is
Monday, Dec. 3
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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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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.
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