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NAECR Networking: Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Well-being: Program Exemplars from Nebraska
A panel of researchers and community partners will explore the latest programming, interventions and resources being used to promote early childhood social/emotional development across Nebraska. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Panelists will include:
- Sami Bradley, Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
- Amy Colwell, Early Childhood MTSS
- Holly Hatton, Child, Youth & Family Studies, UNL
- Lisa Knoche, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
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Presentation Details
NAECR Networking: Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Well-Being: Program Exemplars from Nebraska
Oct. 31, 2024
Noon – 1 p.m. CDT
Virtual via Zoom
The event is free, but registration is required. Please register below.
A Zoom link will be distributed to registrants prior to the event.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Parent-Teacher Relationships Factors That Relate to Dyadic Congruence
Lorey Wheeler*, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
Karalynn Brown, School Psychology, UNL
Amanda Witte*, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
Donna Chen, Statistics, UNL
Susan Sheridan*, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
Matthew Gormley*, Educational Psychology, UNL
Elizabeth Brower, School Psychology, UNL
Sunhyoung Lee, Educational Psychology, UNL
Renata Mendes Gomes**, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
* Denotes NAECR Researcher
** Denotes NAECR Student Researcher
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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! Student Funding Forecast: Administration for Children and Families Graduate Student Dissertation Grants
The Administration for Children and Families supports rigorous dissertation research by advanced doctoral students addressing policy relevant issues. ACF is accepting proposals for child care, Head Start and behavioral interventions dissertation grants.
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Child Care Dissertation Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 1, 2025
Learn more.
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Head Start Dissertation Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 16, 2025
Learn more.
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 28, 2025
Learn more.
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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.
Funding is provided in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play and parenting education.
Letter of inquiry due date: Sept. 30, 2024
Learn more.
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Applied Analytics & Data Infrastructure Catalyst Program
The MAP Academy invites faculty across all NU campuses and disciplines to submit proposals for the Applied Analytics and Data Infrastructure (AADI) Catalyst Program — an initiative to support the rigor of high-quality, field-based human subjects research at the University of Nebraska. Proposals that aim to enhance teams' competitiveness for future large-scale funding opportunities are especially encouraged. View a list of available supports for the program.
Budget: Up to $5,000 in project support from MAP Academy
Proposal due date: Oct. 4, 2024
Learn more.
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New! Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
Call for Proposals
May 27–30, 2025
Seattle, Washington
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) is accepting proposals for its 33rd annual meeting. The theme for the meeting is “Prevention Science for Action: Leveraging Data Science and Technology to Enhance Research, Practice and Policy.”
SPR 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.
Proposal due date: Oct. 31, 2024
Learn more.
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Society for Research in Child Development
2025 Biennial Meeting
Call for Proposals
May 1-3, 2025
Minneapolis, Minnesota
SRCD is an international, multidisciplinary, nonprofit professional association whose primary goal is to promote the understanding of child development through research and dissemination. SRCD invites submissions for the 2025 Biennial Meeting and encourages submissions from researchers at all career stages, including graduate and undergraduate students.
Proposal due date: Sept. 26, 2024
Learn more.
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UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference
Sept. 27-28, 2024
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
Registration is now open for the 2024 UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference. This year’s theme is “Promoting Knowledge and Well-being for Children, Families and Educators.”
The intended audience includes university faculty, childcare providers, teachers, early interventionists and community members interested in early care and education.
Learn more.
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Minority Health Disparities Initiative Health Equity Conference
Feb. 28, 2025
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
Lincoln, Nebraska
Each year, the University of Nebraska Minority Health Disparities Initiative (MHDI) hosts a conference to create space for students, researchers, community health professionals, policymakers, and organizations to come together and share strategies and resources for advancing health equity in Nebraska and beyond. MHDI is currently accepting abstracts for the 2025 conference poster session, which aims to highlight various health equity research projects through brief presentations, allowing for more personal conversation and discussion.
Proposal due date: Dec. 6, 2024
Learn more.
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New! NAECR Networking: Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Well-being: Program Exemplars from Nebraska
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024
Noon – 1 p.m. CDT
Virtual
A panel of researchers and community partners will explore the latest programming, interventions and resources being used to promote early childhood social/emotional development across Nebraska. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Panelists will include:
- Sami Bradley, Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
- Amy Colwell, Early Childhood MTSS
- Holly Hatton, Child, Youth & Family Studies, UNL
- Lisa Knoche, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
The event is free, but registration is required.
A Zoom link will be distributed to registrants prior to the event.
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MAP Academy 2024-25 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Lorey Wheeler
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024
Noon – 1:30 p.m. CDT
Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall 312
The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the first presentation of the 2024-25 Methodology Applications Series.
On Friday, Oct. 4, Lorey Wheeler, MAP Academy director, will lead a presentation titled, "Developing a Strong Research Data Infrastructure."
The presentation will provide best practices and practical guidance for how to successfully manage human subjects’ quantitative data from project inception to completion. It will outline four crucial steps to be implemented through the life cycle of the project to support data analysis, sharing and archiving: planning, data documentation, database setup and data cleaning.
Learn more.
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MAP Academy 2024-25 Methodology Applications Series
Featuring Jungwon Eum and Amanda Prokasky
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Noon – 1:30 p.m. CST
Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall 312
The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics invites you to the second presentation of the 2024-25 Methodology Applications Series.
On Friday, Nov. 8, Jungwon Eum and Amanda Prokasky, MAP Academy senior research specialists, will lead a presentation titled, "Ensuring Data Integrity Through Ongoing Monitoring and Maintenance."
More details coming soon.
This four-talk series, hosted by MAP Academy with funding support from the Nebraska Research Initiative, will guide students and applied researchers in developing, maintaining and accessing high-quality data to promote rigorous and impactful research.
Learn more.
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