Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Abbie Raikes is the Director of Global Early Childhood Development and an assistant professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She is trained in both developmental psychology and public health, and her research focuses on early childhood development in high-risk contexts.
Abbie works across sectors, with public health and education as her two primary points of connection.
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Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on now?
We are launching a communitywide study of quality and child development in a Brazilian city near the Amazon. We are interested in understanding more deeply the dynamics of teacher/child and parent/child interactions in low-income countries. There is still much more research on child development that comes from high-income than low-income countries, although the majority of the world’s children live in low-resource settings. We’re now building partnerships across countries to help produce culturally relevant information on how to promote learning and development in a range of settings.
Why is early childhood research important?
Many countries are now investing in early childhood development because of the clear benefits of investing early in human capital development. However, the investments only lead to positive returns if they are culturally appropriate, evidence-based and implemented well. While we know a lot about early childhood development, there is still much to learn. Generating knowledge on early childhood development helps create more effective policies and programs, which in turn have the potential to increase human capital all over the world.
What is a strength of early childhood research at the University of Nebraska?
The range of disciplines involved in early childhood research, and the opportunity to build truly interdisciplinary approaches, are big strengths that should be celebrated and built upon. By working across disciplines and campuses, we have the opportunity to develop innovative new approaches that will benefit children everywhere.
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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:
Jessica Namkung, Special Education & Communication Disorders, UNL
Natalie Koziol, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, UNL
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William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
The William T. Grant Foundation funds research that increases understanding in two focus areas: 1) programs, policies and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes, and 2) strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.
Grants typically range from $100,000 to $1 million, and cover two to four years of support.
Letters of Inquiry are due
May 2
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For more information:
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NIH Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects of Mothers, Infants and Children
The National Institutes of Health seeks to fund applications that improve health outcomes for women, infants and children by stimulating interdisciplinary research focused on maternal nutrition and pre-pregnancy obesity.
Applications are due
June 5
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For more information:
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NIH Understanding Factors in Infancy and Early Childhood that Influence Obesity Development
The National Institutes of Health Research Project (R01) grants provide support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH.
The grant is awarded to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the
mission of the NIH
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The grant includes $5,000 to support dissertation research and a two-year student membership in the Society for Resea
rch in Child Development.
Applications are due
June 5
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For more information:
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American Psychological Foundation Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund
The Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund supports research and demonstration activities that promote the understanding of the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement with an emphasis on children in grades K-8.
One $10,000 research grant is available with a one-year project period.
Applications are due
June 15
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Two-year Post-Doctoral Fellow Sought at University of Virginia's
Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
The Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education seeks applicants for a two-year post-doctoral fellow position.
Funded by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, the fellow will participate in research on the efficacy of programs and practices designed to improve social and emotional learning, the quality of early childhood classrooms, effective teachers and teaching, and more.
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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Pre-K CLASS Observation Training
May 1-2, 2018
136 Whittier
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
COST: $175 plus shipping costs for materials
Participants will receive an overview of the CLASS measure and its uses, as well as training to assess teaching quality based on the CLASS system.
Space is limited. Register by April 13 by contacting Linda Reddish at
[email protected]
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In the subject line, include:
PreK CLASS Registration – Attendee’s Name. In the email body, provide your first name, last name and email address.
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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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