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NAECR Knowledge, Networking events on the way
Mark your calendar for this semester’s NAECR Knowledge & Networking events!
Both virtual events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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NAECR Knowledge: Creating and Maintaining Research Partnerships
Establishing and sustaining productive research partnerships is critical for early childhood researchers, but these can sometimes be difficult to establish. This session will feature a panel of NU early childhood researchers and community partners who will share their experiences in forming and maintaining successful research partnerships and lessons learned through their interactions.
The event will include time for attendees to ask questions and participate in the discussion.
This Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. CST
Virtual via Zoom
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NAECR Networking: Exploring Research Impact Through Partnerships
Research collaborations and partnerships are essential for early childhood researchers. This session will include remarks from Jocelyn Bosley, UNL research impact coordinator, who will share strategies for coordinating research impacts, including the facilitation of research partnerships.
The session will also include breakout rooms and small group conversations for NAECR researchers to share strategies for initiating and sustaining research partnerships and collaborations with community partners and other researchers.
Monday, Dec. 5, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. CST
Virtual via Zoom
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NAECR Researcher Database update
We are updating the NAECR Researcher Database to include Twitter handles on researcher profile pages, including individual professional handles and/or handles for a research lab or specific project.
If you would like this information included on your profile page, please complete the following survey by Friday, Nov. 18.
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Early childhood graduate courses now available
for spring 2023 semester
The NAECR website has been updated with early childhood graduate courses that will be offered in spring 2023 at UNL.
Graduate students who are interested in early childhood are encouraged to visit the site when planning for class registration.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Brett Kuhn, Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center*
Zachary LaBrot, School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi
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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! Early Career Interdisciplinary Scholars Fellowship Program
The Early Career Interdisciplinary Scholars Fellowship is designed to allow early scholars in relevant fields outside of psychology/human development to participate in the SRCD Biennial Meeting.
This will provide fellows with exposure to developmental theory and research, as well as opportunities to interact with and present their research to other researchers within the society. This bi-directional exchange is hoped to speed the flow of ideas and generate novel interdisciplinary collaborations.
Application due date: Dec. 5, 2022
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New! Brady Education Foundation
The Foundation is currently accepting Research Project (RP) proposals and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity and family income.
Proposal due date: Dec. 21, 2022
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New! Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is an incubator of promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States.
Grants are only made if a successful project outcome will likely be of significant interest to other professionals, within the grantee’s field of endeavor, and would have a direct benefit and potential national application.
Proposal due date: Jan. 31, 2023
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Student Funding: American Psychological Foundation
The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowship program supports graduate research projects and scholarships in child psychology.
The program is accepting applications to provide support for the 2023-24 academic year.
Proposal due date: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022
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Spencer Foundation – Small Research Grants on Education
This program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets of up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.
Proposal due date: Dec. 5, 2022
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Spencer Foundation – Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change
This program supports education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years.
Full proposal due date: Dec. 7, 2022
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Nebraska Research Initiative and Collaboration Initiative Grants
The Nebraska Research Initiative and Collaboration Initiative is accepting proposals for one- or two-year grants to fund preliminary data collection, resubmissions, exploratory research, seed grants, NSRI IRAD topics and Intellectual Property (IP) development.
With the exception of grants specifically for IP development, awards are only available to collaborative teams with faculty from at least two different NU campuses. Principal investigators must attend the NRI and Collaboration Initiative Grants annual meeting to be eligible for funding.
Proposal due date: Jan. 17, 2023
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Society for Cross-Cultural Research
Annual Meeting Home Visiting Summit
Call for proposals
Feb. 22-25, 2023
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Society for Cross-Cultural Research is accepting proposals for individual paper presentations, poster presentations, symposia and workshops. All presentations must pertain to cross-cultural or cultural research. Work that explicitly addresses equity/inequity, social justice, or racism and anti-racism is especially welcomed.
Proposal due date: Dec. 1, 2022
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National Home Visiting Summit
Call for proposals
March 14-16, 2023
Virtual
Start Early (formerly known as The Ounce) is seeking proposals for the National Home Visiting Summit. Proposals should demonstrate a clear connection to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging that advances the home visiting field and connected systems of care through innovation, diverse perspectives and a focus on impact.
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Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
Call for proposals
May 30 – June 1, 2023
Washington, D.C.
The theme of the Society for Prevention Research 2023 Annual Meeting is "The Role of Prevention Science in Achieving Social Justice and health Equity for All."
SPR is currently accepting proposals and encourages submissions that focus on structural inequality and health equity in marginalized populations and communities, advancing gender health equity in the context of social justice and/or addressing the impacts of global climate change on health equity in the context of social justice.
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NAECR Knowledge:
Creating and Maintaining Research Partnerships
This Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. CST
Virtual via Zoom
Establishing and sustaining productive research partnerships is critical for early childhood researchers, but these can sometimes be difficult to establish. This session will feature a panel of NU early childhood researchers and community partners who will share their experiences in forming and maintaining successful research partnerships and lessons learned through their interactions.
Panelists include:
- Tessie Beaver, North Bend Central Elementary School principal
- Danae Dinkel, assistant professor, Health Promotion, Social & Behavior Health, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Natalie Hanna, early childhood educator, Natalie’s Daycare
- Amanda Witte, CYFS research assistant professor
The virtual event will include time for attendees to ask questions and participate in the discussion.
The event is free but requires registration.
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NAECR Networking:
Exploring Research Impact Through Partnerships
Dec. 5, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. CST
Virtual via Zoom
Research collaborations and partnerships are essential for early childhood researchers. This session will include remarks from Jocelyn Bosley, UNL research impact coordinator, who will share strategies for coordinating research impacts, including the facilitation of research partnerships.
The session will also include breakout rooms and small group conversations for NAECR researchers to share strategies for initiating and sustaining research partnerships and collaborations with community partners and other researchers.
The virtual event is free but requires registration.
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MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring James Bovaird
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Virtual
On Friday, Feb. 24, James Bovaird, MAP Academy director, will lead a virtual presentation.
The event is free and open to the public.
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MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Eric Brown
Friday, March 31, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual
On Friday, March 31, Eric Brown, associate professor at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, will lead a virtual presentation.
The event is free and open to the public.
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MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Joseph Gardella
Friday, April 28, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual
On Friday, April 28, Joseph Gardella, postdoctoral research associate at the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory, will lead a virtual presentation.
The event is free and open to the public.
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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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Connecting Research and Policy
Learn more and sign up for alerts about legislation relevant to early childhood researchers.
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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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NAECR News archives available
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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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