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2021 NAECR Policy Fellows convene for first meeting |
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NAECR Policy Fellows gathered Oct. 19 for their first meeting of the year. They were joined by members of First Five Nebraska to discuss their areas of research and interest/experience with policy.
Katie Bass of First Five Nebraska provided an overview of the legislative process in Nebraska, including how legislative sessions are structured, how bills are introduced and progress through the system, and how legislative committees form and conduct their work.
She talked about various ways that researchers can participate in a legislative hearing and discussed how First Five Nebraska's involvement in the process and what types of projects or bills are worked on.
Along with Bass, participants included policy fellows Alexandra Daro, Jenna Finch, Anne Karabon, Marisa Macy and Amanda Prokasky; and First Five Nebraska's Adam Feser and and Jason Prokop.
At the next meeting, the policy fellows will share information about their research, focusing on its ties to practice and policy. First Five and the policy fellows will continue to explore connections between research and policy throughout the year.
NAECR Policy Fellows objectives include:
- Educating educate NU early childhood researchers on local, state and federal policy processes, impacts and relationships to research;
- Providing the Nebraska policy community with insight into the University of Nebraska’s latest early childhood research;
- Creating meaningful, bi-directional connections and collaborations among the research and policy communities to develop a policy relevant; and
- Developing a research agenda and enrich early childhood experiences.
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NAECR Networking:
"University of Nebraska Early Childhood Research"
This session will highlight the latest early childhood research across the University of Nebraska system and provide time for attendees to connect with colleagues and brainstorm research and collaboration opportunities.
Presenters for this event include:
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Danae Dinkel, assistant professor of health promotion, social & behavior health, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Jolene Johnson, director of education & child development, and assistant professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Paula Thompson, assistant professor of teacher education, University of Nebraska at Kearney
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Greg Welch, associate director of research and evaluation, Buffett Early Child Institute
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Amanda Witte, CYFS research assistant professor
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021
Noon – 1 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Yingying Wang, Special Education & Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Rebecca Brock, Psychology, 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! Spencer Foundation Small Education Research Grants
The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. This program is "field-initiated" in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method or location.
This program is designed to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.
Application due date: Dec. 1, 2021
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Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation is currently accepting proposals focused on evaluating programs that have the potential of helping to close the opportunity and resulting achievement gaps associated with race and family income.
Stage 1 proposal due date: Dec. 1, 2021
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University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative
The primary purpose of the Collaboration Initiative is to enhance the competitiveness of University of Nebraska faculty for extramural funding by fully leveraging intellectual capacity and research resources across the campuses. The funding opportunity is designed to facilitate and strengthen research collaborations among NU faculty.
Team Formation and Publication Grant Budget: Up to $7,500
Preliminary Data and Application Preparation Grant Budget: Up to $40,000
Team Seed Grant Budget: Up to $150,000
Proposal due date: Jan. 17, 2022
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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 date: Jan. 17, 2022
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UNL Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition
The Office of the Chancellor and the Office of Research and Economic Development have committed $40 million toward the Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition. Up to $10 million is available for allocation each year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Letter of intent deadline: Feb. 28, 2022.
Proposal deadline: April 29, 2022.
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Funding Forecast: Secondary Analyses of Child Care Data, Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families plans to solicit applications in 2022 for two new research grant programs. Findings from both programs are intended to inform policy, program administration and future research.
Secondary Analyses of Child Care Data
Proposals will support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions of relevance to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
Estimated award budget: $90,000-$100,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 1, 2022
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Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data
Proposals will support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions of relevance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs and policies.
Estimated award budget: $90,000-$100,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 1, 2022
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New! American Psychological Association
2022 Annual Convention
Call for Proposals
Aug. 4-6, 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The APA is currently accepting proposals for programs and poster presentations that cover a variety of topics. APA is looking for submissions that include attendee engagement and activities for deeper learning.
Proposal deadline: Dec. 17, 2021
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Society for Prevention Research 2022 Annual Meeting
Call for Proposals
May 31 – June 3, 2022
Seattle, Washington
The Society for Prevention Research is an organization dedicated to advancing scientific investigation on the etiology and prevention of social, physical and mental health, and academic problems and on the translation of that information to promote health and well-being.
The theme for the SPR 2022 Annual Meeting is “Realizing the Power of Prevention through Equitable Dissemination and Implementation Science.”
Proposal deadline: Nov. 15, 2021
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2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
April 13, 2022
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Nebraska Innovation Campus
The 2022 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood aims to:
• Communicate cutting-edge early childhood findings from NU-affiliated researchers and colleagues.
• Link ongoing efforts in early childhood research, practice and policy.
• Advance the science of early childhood education and development via connections among community partners, key stakeholders, policymakers, early childhood practitioners and researchers.
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National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2022
Call for proposals
June 27-29, 2022
Arlington, Virginia
This three-day event presents the latest research about Head Start, Early Head Start, child care, home visiting, child welfare, special education, pre-kindergarten, early elementary and other early childhood programs.
The conference aims to strengthen programs serving young children, inform those establishing national policies for low-income families, and contribute to a meaningful research agenda in the early childhood field.
Proposal due date: Nov. 29, 2021.
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New! MAP Academy Fall 2021 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Robert Shepard, Ph.D.
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021
Noon – 1 p.m.
Virtual
This Friday, Nov. 12, Robert Shepard, assistant professor of geography, will lead a virtual presentation on residential segregation.
The discussion will reveal some of the ways in which geographic scale impacts measures of demographic evenness, isolation and clustering, illustrating how much of the scholarship on residential segregation has been limited — and even entirely misleading.
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NAECR Networking:
University of Nebraska Early Childhood Research
Nov. 18, 2021
Noon – 1 p.m.
Virtual
This NAECR Networking discussion will highlight the latest early childhood research across the University of Nebraska system and provide time for attendees to connect with colleagues and brainstorm research and collaboration opportunities.
Presenters for this event include:
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Danae Dinkel, assistant professor of health promotion, social & behavior health, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Jolene Johnson, director of education & child development, and assistant professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Paula Thompson, assistant professor of teacher education, University of Nebraska at Kearney
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Greg Welch, associate director of research and evaluation, Buffett Early Child Institute
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Amanda Witte, CYFS research assistant professor
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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.
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Find a Researcher
Find and collaborate with other early childhood researchers across the NU system.
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