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Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
Nov. 28, 2022
NAECR Knowledge event focuses on research partnerships

A panel of University of Nebraska early childhood researchers and community partners from across Nebraska led a virtual discussion Nov. 17 about the importance of creating and maintaining research partnerships.

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cyfs.unl.edu
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
Nebraska Evaluation Network seeks board members
The Nebraska Evaluation Network is accepting board applications. Up to five new board members will be elected to start terms of service in early 2023.

If you would like to learn more about board service, please reach out to Claire Hoff at hoff.claire.m@gmail.com.

The Nebraska Evaluation Network's aims are to:

  • serve as a regional resource to program evaluators, organizations and community programs through the provision of continuing education opportunities, student development and a networked evaluation referral service;
  • engender the development of community organizations that value evaluation and successfully use evaluation as part of a culture of continuous improvement; and
  • create support for an environment that has adequate funding for evaluation of programs to maximize benefits for individuals, organizations and communities. 

NAECR student research opportunities available
Are you looking for graduate or undergraduate students to assist with your research?

Our Student Research Opportunity page lists early childhood research positions of all types and is shared broadly with student and advising groups across NU campuses.
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.
Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:

Lisa Franzen-Castle, Nutrition and Health Sciences Department, University of Nebraska–Lincoln*

Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at naecr@unl.edu
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.
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: Monday, Dec. 5, 2022

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: Monday, Dec. 5, 2022

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

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

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

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

New! American Psychological Association

Call for proposals

Aug. 3-5, 2023
Washington, D.C.

APA is currently accepting proposals for symposia, poster presentations, workshops, three-minute research presentations and more. All proposals topics are welcome but must relate to the field of psychology.

Proposal due date: Jan. 10, 2023, 4 p.m. CDT

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: This Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

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.

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.

NAECR Networking:
Exploring Research Impact Through Partnerships

Monday, 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.
MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring James Bovaird

Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the first presentation of the Spring 2022 Methodology Applications Series.

On Friday, Feb. 24, James Bovaird, MAP Academy director, will lead a virtual presentation.

The event is free and open to the public.

MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Eric Brown

Friday, March 31, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the second presentation of the Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series.

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.

MAP Academy Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Joseph Gardella

Friday, April 28, 2023
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the final presentation of the Spring 2023 Methodology Applications Series.

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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