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Researcher Spotlight
Chad Abresch,
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chad Abresch is an assistant professor in the division of child health policy and vice chair of culture in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
He also serves as the executive director of CityMatCH, a national membership organization of city and county health departments’ maternal and child health programs representing urban communities in the U.S.
What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"I’m interested in health inequities and drivers of these inequities. My research focuses especially on the social determinants of health and the emotional labor involved in race and health equity."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"We’re planning to undertake Perinatal Periods of Risk analyses in Douglas County, Nebraska, and three other Midwest communities with rates of non-Hispanic Black infant mortality."
Why is early childhood research important?
"A focus on early childhood gives us the opportunity to lift developmental trajectories across the lifespan, providing highly impactful interventions and adding the most overall years of life."
How can effective collaborations enhance the research enterprise?
"Collaboration is essential for successful research. Few, if any of us, are individually qualified to singularly implement a large-scale study, capable of changing population health indicators. However, when the right team gets together, anything is possible. As the old saying goes, 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.'”
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The Early Childhood Education Journal
seeks submissions for special issue, book chapters
The Early Childhood Education Journal has proposed two projects: 1) a special issue of Early Childhood Education Journal, and 2) an edited book on COVID-19 for the series, Educating the Young Child.
The Journal is seeking submissions that address the effects of COVID-19 on young children, families, and early education and care.
Abstracts for the special issue are due Sept. 10, 2021.
Abstracts for book chapters are due Oct. 15, 2021.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health seeks submissions for special issue
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is welcoming paper submissions for a special issue on the promotion of physical activity in early childhood.
The issue welcomes papers addressing aspects of the development of physical activity in early childhood in a multitude of areas. New research papers, reviews, methodological papers and brief reports are eligible to submit.
The submission deadline is July 31, 2021.
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NAECR can help connect you with research staff
NAECR can help connect researchers with trained, experienced research staff. If you are in need of research staff for a current or upcoming project, contact Sommer Fousek at sfousek2@unl.edu.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Rachel Schachter, 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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NAECR can assist you in finding research partners for your funding applications and 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 building a collaborative team, need assistance with proposal development or would like to discuss funding opportunities for your research.
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New! African American Child and Family Research Center
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is accepting applications for an African American Child and Family Research Center to lead and support research on the needs of African American populations served by ACF and promising approaches to promote social and economic well-being among low-income African American populations.
Letter of intent due date: June 11, 2021
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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Grants
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports development projects and promising research with the potential to significantly enhance the physical and mental health, safety, nutrition, play, social integration, and/or quality of life of children, from birth through seven years of age. The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education.
Letter of intent due date: May 31, 2021
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Administration for Children and Families Graduate Student Dissertation Grants
Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Award budget: $20,000 - $25,000
Proposal due date: June 1, 2021
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT) provides financial assistance to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas.
DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals and rural residents. These grants are intended to increase rural access to education, training and health care resources that are otherwise unavailable or limited in scope.
Award budget: $50,000 to $1 million
Proposal due date: June 4, 2021
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Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for ECE Workforce Well-Being
This funding opportunity aims to support projects that will contribute to the knowledge base regarding the individual, program and community factors that promote the well-being of Head Start and/or Early Head Start education staff (i.e., teachers and assistant teachers).
Projects must be led by researchers working in partnership with one or more Head Start programs. Together, they will identify and evaluate promising approaches to improving education staff well-being that are supported by existing research and evidence-based theory of change models.
Letter of intent due date: June 4, 2021
Application due date: July 6, 2021
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Notice of Special Interest: COVID-19 Related School Disruptions Impact on Mental Health, Cognitive, Social and Emotional Development of Children
The National Institute of Mental Health has issued a notice of special interest to highlight interest in research to understand the mental health impact of COVID-19 on school-aged children, specifically ages 3-12.
There is particular interest in the impact of primary instruction settings disruptions on the mental health, cognitive, social and emotional development of children.
First proposal due date: June 5, 2021
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Department of Education Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities: Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership
This funding opportunity will support and identify needs for existing doctoral degree programs that prepare special education, early intervention and related services personnel at the doctoral degree level who are well qualified for — and can act effectively in — higher education faculty positions as researchers and preparers of personnel.
Award budget: Up to $750,000
Proposal due date: June 7, 2021
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Foundation for Child Development 2022 Young Scholars Program
The Foundation for Child Development is currently accepting proposals for its 2022 Young Scholars Program (YSP).
YSP supports scholarship for early-career researchers and 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.
Award budget: Up to $225,000 for primary research; up to $180,000 for secondary data analysis
Letter of intent due date: June 8, 2021
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Department of Education Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs
The purposes of this program are to 1) help address state-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers and youth with disabilities; and 2) ensure those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge to be successful in serving those children.
Award budget: Up to $250,000
Proposal due date: June 22, 2021
Focus Area A: Preparing Personnel to Service Infants, Toddlers and Preschool-Age Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs
Focus Area B: Preparing Personnel to Serve School-Age Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs
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Funding Forecast: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children
NHLBI has forecasted a funding opportunity announcement for Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH). Applications should propose to test the effectiveness of an implementation-ready intervention designed to determine if a cardiovascular health (CVH) promotion module delivered within the context of a home visiting program can enhance maternal and early childhood CVH, and address CVH disparities in mothers and children (0-5 years).
The study population includes those who are of low socioeconomic status, or live in low-resource or underserved rural or urban communities, or in diverse geographic regions of the U.S. with a high burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Estimated proposal due date: June 22, 2021
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National Science Foundation Development Sciences Program
The Developmental Sciences Program supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan.
Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.
Expected award budget: $100,000 - $200,000
Proposal due dates: July 15, 2021, and Jan. 17, 2022
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New! American Educational Research Association 2022 Annual Meeting
Call for Proposals
April 22-25, 2022
San Diego, California
AERA is now accepting proposals for its 2022 annual meeting, whose theme is “Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century.”
Proposal due date: July 12, 2021
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2021 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference
Sept. 27, 2021
Virtual
The Buffett Early Childhood Institute will virtually host the 2021 Thriving Children, Families and Communities Conference.
The conference is free and intended for community leaders, including those in education, economic development, child care, business, government, health care, higher education and philanthropy. Attendees will learn about key research, program, policy and outreach aspects of high-quality early childhood education programs and services and their important role in economic development.
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Spring 2021 PD for All Series Anti-Racist Early Childhood Education: Principles, Practices and Possibilities
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
7 p.m.
Virtual
Kerry-Ann Escayg, assistant professor of education at the University of Nebraska Omaha, is the featured presenter for the third and final webinar in the spring 2021 PD for All series, “Educators’ Reflections on Anti-Racist Teaching.”
Educators will provide a short narrative of their anti-racist journeys, discuss how their teaching practices have been transformed and explore how their future goals align with an anti-racist school context and U.S. society.
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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.
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