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Three NAECR researchers are part of a multidisciplinary team from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln that received a Grand Challenges catalyst award to develop a community-based research program to promote children’s health, development and learning through expanding access to green space. The team includes (front row, from left) Julia Torquati, professor of child, youth and family studies; Sarah Karle, associate professor of landscape architecture; Holly Hatton, associate professor of child, youth and family studies; and Jennifer Leeper Miller, director of the Ruth Staples Child Development Lab; (back row, from left) Salvador Lindquist, assistant professor of landscape architecture; Anne Schutte, associate professor of psychology; Nicholas Hubbard, assistant professor of psychology; and Katie Krause, Extension educator. (Photo by Nick Kumpula, Office of Research and Innovation) | |
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NAECR researchers collaborating to ensure
children can grow and thrive in the great outdoors
Three NAECR researchers are working to ensure every Nebraska child has access to green spaces and environments that promote healthy development — especially in early childhood education and child care settings.
Anne Schutte, associate professor of psychology, is leading a multidisciplinary team of researchers to develop a community-based research program that integrates design, developmental science and educational outcomes to enhance children’s daily environments. The project is funded by a 2024 UNL Grand Challenges Catalyst Grant.
Other NAECR researchers working on the project include Holly Hatton, associate professor of child, youth and family studies and early childhood Extension specialist, and Julia Torquati, professor and graduate director and interim chair of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies.
Research suggests that green spaces and other physical environments are essential to young children’s health and well-being. Many studies suggest such outdoor exposure helps generate improved attentiveness, memory, emotional well-being and other positive outcomes. In Nebraska, despite its plentiful open spaces, disparities persist among those who have access to the natural world for play and exploration, particularly in low-income communities, where urban environments are often more prevalent than green spaces.
Researchers will work with Nebraska Extension and the Early Childhood Health Outdoors program to help determine ways Nebraska communities can enhance, improve and create healthy environments for young children and their caregivers. They will focus on designing professional development resources to help educators incorporate green spaces, especially in communities with fewer resources.
Schutte said the team's variety of expertise is crucial to the project's success.
"The multidisciplinary team is integral to the project," she said. "We have team members in psychology, education, extension and landscape architecture, and everyone is needed and required."
Using behavioral and physiological measures, and MRI neuroimaging, researchers will explore how physical environments impact children's development and well-being. They will also create opportunities for College of Architecture students to learn how to design healthy environments — both indoors and outdoors.
"What excites me about this project is that we can make a difference in children's lives and their early childhood development," Schutte said.
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NAECR Networking event highlights early childhood social/emotional development | A panel of researchers and community partners explored the latest programming, interventions and resources being used to promote early childhood social/emotional development across Nebraska at the Fall NAECR Networking event Oct. 31. | | | |
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Presentation Details
NAECR Knowledge: Effective Online Data Collection
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024
11 a.m. – Noon CST
Virtual via Zoom
A Zoom link will be distributed to registrants prior to the event.
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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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American Association of University Women American Fellowships and Grants
These fellowships support women scholars in all fields of study who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conduct postdoctoral research full time, or prepare research for publication.
Award budget: $8,000 – $50,000
Proposal due date: This Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
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Student Funding: Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship
The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship program supports graduate research projects and scholarships in child psychology and seeks to nurture excellent young scholars in areas of psychology, such as child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational and developmental psychology.
Award budget: $23,900
Proposal due date: Nov. 27, 2024
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Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation is accepting research project proposals and existing program evaluation 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.
Stage 1 Proposal due date: Dec. 1, 2024
Stage 2 Proposal due date: April 1, 2025
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Spencer Foundation: Research Grants on Education – Small
The Spencer Foundation is currently accepting proposals for the Research Grants on Education (Small) program. This program supports education research projects ranging from one to five years in length that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived.
Award budget: Up to $50,000
Proposal due date: Dec. 4, 2024
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University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative
The Collaboration Initiative is designed to enhance the competitiveness of University of Nebraska faculty for federal extramural funding by fully leveraging the intellectual capacity and research resources across the NU campuses.
One-year seed grants are available to strengthen federal research funding applications. Awards are available to collaborative teams with faculty from at least two different NU campuses. Principal investigators must attend the Faculty Collaboration Initiative Grants Annual Meeting on Nov. 1 to be eligible for funding.
Award budget: $10,000 - $100,000
Proposal due date: Jan. 15, 2025
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Funding Forecast: Administration for Children and Families Tribal Early Childhood and Family Economic Well-being Research Center
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation anticipates announcing the availability of funds and requesting applications for the Tribal Early Childhood and Family Economic Well-being Research Center (TRC). The TRC will provide leadership, collaboration, and support for culturally responsive and actionable research and evaluation of federal early childhood and family economic well-being initiatives that serve Indigenous communities.
Estimated award budget: $700,000 – $1,000,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 1, 2025
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Funding Forecast: Administration for Children and Families Tribal Child Care Data and Research Capacity Awards
The Tribal Child Care Data and Research Capacity Awards (Phase I) will support partnerships between Tribal (CCDF) Lead Agencies and research and coordinating organizations to develop and improve tribal data systems and strengthen capacity-building of Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies.
Sponsored projects will identify, collect, analyze and use early childhood data to complete research activities guiding policy and program improvement efforts.
Estimated award budget: $400,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 1, 2025
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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
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Head Start Dissertation Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: May 16, 2025
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars Grants
Estimated award budget: $20,000-$25,000
Estimated proposal due date: April 28, 2025
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New! ZERO TO THREE LEARN Conference 2025
Call for Proposals
Oct. 8-9, 2025
Baltimore, Maryland
ZERO TO THREE’S LEARN’s fall 2025 conference will feature professionals from across the early childhood field, a range of learning experiences, the latest research, promising practices and policy strategies.
Proposals are now being accepted in four different areas: poster presentations, baby talks, lecture sessions and issue intensives.
All notifications will be made by the end of February 2025.
Proposal due date: Dec. 13, 2024
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Minority Health Disparities Initiative Health Equity Conference
Call for Proposals
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
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2025 Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders
Call for Proposals
May 29-31, 2025
Madison, Wisconsin
The SRCLD promotes high quality research on language disorders in children by providing a focused forum for scientific exchange and fostering connections between researchers.
The symposium is regularly attended by more than 200 researchers from the U.S. and other countries.
For 2025, submissions on any aspect of language and cognitive performance in all languages will be considered.
Proposal due date: Feb. 15, 2025
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NAECR Knowledge: Effective Online Data Collection
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024
11 a.m. – Noon CST
Virtual
The fall NAECR Knowledge event will focus on effective online data collection with specific emphasis on creating and implementing effective survey questions.
Amanda Prokasky, senior research specialist at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, will lead the discussion. There will be time for questions and conversation.
The event is free, but registration is required.
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