Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Juan Casas is an associate professor and director of the Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
His research focuses on relational aggression and victimization, peer relationships and friendships, while his teaching centers on child and adolescent development.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
The early childhood portion of my research program focuses on trying to understand the etiology of relationally aggressive behaviors. These behaviors have been documented in children as young as 2-3 years of age and are associated with a myriad of adjustment difficulties. In particular, I am interested in the role of parents and peers in the development of these behaviors.
Are there any new research projects or activities that you are starting on now?
I recently started work on a collaborative longitudinal project with Dr. Eva Lau from The Education University of Hong Kong. The project focuses on coercive parenting, child temperament and early childhood aggression. Specifically, we are interested in Chinese parents' beliefs on parental control and examining the bidirectional relations between parental control and child aggression. We will also be examining whether child temperament moderates the associations between parental control and child aggression.
How can effective collaborations enhance the research enterprise?
Collaborations can serve many purposes. At the core, though, is that they allow us to leverage the various expertise of early childhood investigators, across disciplines, throughout the NU system to make all of our work more effective, and by extension raise the prospects of children within and outside of Nebraska.
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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:
Julie Tippens, Child, Youth and Family Studies, UNL
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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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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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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Grants
The Caplan Foundation supports research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through age 7, in the United States. The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education. Previously awarded grants range from $22,000 to $100,000.
Letters of inquiry are due
May 31
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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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National Science Foundation STEM + Computing K-12 Education
The STEM + C Program focuses on research and development of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to the integration of computing within STEM teaching and learning for preK-12 students in both formal and informal settings. The STEM + C program supports research on how students learn to think computationally to solve interdisciplinary problems in science and mathematics.
Applications are due
July 2
to be considered for funding for fiscal year 2018.
For more information:
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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 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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Nebraska Young Child Institute Statewide Conference 2018
June 26-27, 2018
Yones Conference Center
Kearney, Nebraska
COST: $35 registration fee
A statewide conference for multidisciplinary professionals to connect on issues to improve the outcomes of young children. The focus is on improving professional practice by providing the latest information on effective, research-based interventions and quality early childhood programing for our most vulnerable children, ages birth to 5, and their families.
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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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