Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Danae Dinkel is an assistant professor in the School of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her work focuses on the development and evaluation of evidence-based physical activity programs, as well as the identification of factors that impact children’s ability to live a physically active lifestyle.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"My goal is to identify the earliest point of intervention needed to ensure all children are able to develop the skills necessary to live a physically active life."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on now?
"Later this spring, we will begin a study to explore how parents promote active play and motor development with their infants and whether weight influences these behaviors. We will bring infant-parent dyads into the lab for a qualitative interview and video observation of their play behaviors."
How can effective collaboration enhance the research enterprise?
"Early childhood development is a complex issue. With the different expertise across the NU system, collaborating and combining this expertise can only strengthen research studies and identify solutions for improving children’s health."
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Find a Researcher
To find other early childhood researchers across the NU system, please visit the
NAECR Find a Researcher
database.
If you would like to be part of the database or know of another early childhood researcher who may be interested, please contact
Lisa Knoche.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Eric Buhs, Educational Psychology, UNL
Maital Neta, Psychology, UNL
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HRSA Maternal and Child Health: Vision Screening in Young Children
This program seeks to fund a national entity to support efforts to implement evidence-based and promising early childhood vision screening, follow-up and surveillance protocols by providing technical assistance, tools, training and opportunities for information sharing and learning. Eligible applicants include public or private entities. Approximately $300,000 is expected to be available annually to fund one recipient.
Applications are due
March 26
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For more information:
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Buffett Early Childhood Institute: Graduate Scholars
The Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska is accepting applications from advanced doctoral students within the university system for one-year fellowships worth up to $25,000. The Graduate Scholars program seeks to support high-quality research from diverse fields that impacts the early years, including health, education, social work, music, art, the neurosciences and others.
Applications are due
March 30
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For more information:
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Society for Research in Child Development: Small Grants Program for Early Career Scholars
Grants of up to $7,500 are available for research projects conducted by SRCD Early Career Members who have completed their degrees in the past five years, regardless of their appointment, institution or country of residence.
The funding priorities for these grants include a proposed project that:
- Exemplifies exceptional scientific merit;
- Will contribute to the applicant’s competitiveness for external funding and/or career development; and
- Furthers SRCD’s strategic priorities, including support for diversity, international and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Applications are due
March 30
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For more information:
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation: Head Start and Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants
The purpose of the Early Care and Education Scholars grants are to support doctoral dissertation research addressing issues related to Head Start and child care. Applicants may apply for project periods up to 24 months with two 12-month budget periods. Up to $25,000 may be awarded for each budget period.
Applications are due
April 2
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For more information:
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Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant
The Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant provides support for students interested in a career in global early child development, and who are from or doing research in low- or middle-income countries.
The grant includes $5,000 to support dissertation research and a two-year student membership to the Society for Research in Child Development.
Applications are due
April 30
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For more information:
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Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants
The Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants program is intended to support education research projects with budgets of $50,000 or less. The foundation's general interest is funding research and education; it has funded projects spanning a range of topics and disciplines, including education, psychology, sociology, economics, history and anthropology.
Applications are due
May 1
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For more information:
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2018 CYFS Summit on Research in Early Childhood
April 25, 2018
Nebraska Innovation Campus
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This event will highlight innovative and critical early childhood research conducted by faculty across the NU system. It will focus especially on the dynamic interplay among research, practice and policy.
The free, daylong event will include a keynote address by a research-to-practice expert,
Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
, research presentations from NU faculty, a graduate student poster session, and commentary from the practice and policy communities.
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2018 Nebraska Council for Exceptional Children State Conference
May 11-12, 2018
Nebraska Innovation Campus
Nebraska Council for Exceptional Children is a statewide community of educators who strive to be the voice and vision of special and gifted education. This event focuses on support for students with special needs.
Registration is required to attend the two-day event. The conference will include a research poster session, Student and Teacher of the Year Awards, and various exhibits.
Early bird registration ends
May 1
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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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NAECR News will be shared twice a month to inform the early childhood research community across the NU system.
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