Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research

Aug. 11, 2025

Social Service Review Call for Papers


Social Service Review is celebrating its 100-year birthday in 2026. To celebrate, the journal is planning to publish a collection of papers summarizing what we've learned and what we still need to learn across various areas of social welfare research.


These papers can be on any social welfare related topic, including early care and education policies and programs.


Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2025, and full papers (if invited) will be due Feb. 1, 2026.


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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:


Promoting Cooperation with Dental and Medical Procedures

Sara Kupzyk*, Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha

Regina Carroll, Psychology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Keith Allen, Psychology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

 

Family Child Care Home Providers’ Perceived Difficulty in Serving Vegetables to Children: Findings from a Multi-Method Study

Saima Hasnin, Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Dipti Dev*, Child, Youth & Family Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Carly Hillburn**, Nebraska Extension, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Susan Sisson, Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma

Alison Tovar, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Brown University


 * Denotes NAECR Researcher

** Denotes NAECR Student Researcher

Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at naecr@unl.edu
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.

New! 2025 Professional Development Grant for Emerging Scholars Studying Poverty, Economic Well-Being, and Early Care and Education Among Hispanic Children and Families


The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families emerging scholars’ grant program supports professional development activities for doctoral students and early career scholars whose research focuses on poverty, economic well-being and early care and education among Hispanic children and families in households with low incomes.


Proposal due date: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025


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New! 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, 2025


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2026 Nebraska Young Child Institute Conference


Call for Proposals

 

July 16-17, 2026

Kearney, Nebraska


The Nebraska Young Child Institute conference is a multidisciplinary event bringing together professionals to assess and respond to the most pressing needs of young children and families.


NYCI is currently accepting conference proposals featuring content relevant to professionals working with young children and their families and focused on addressing a range of topical areas.


Proposal due date: Sept. 12, 2025


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University of Nebraska Kearney-Community

Early Childhood Conference

 

Oct. 17-18, 2025

Kearney, Nebraska


The 9th Annual UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference is themed "Promoting Knowledge and Well-being for Children, Families and Educators."


Sessions will feature Speaker Jani Koslowski, author of Every Child Can Fly: An Early Childhood Educator's Guide to Inclusion, and Anne Meeker Watson, a music therapist, early interventionist and founder of the SING.PLAY.LOVE.® program.


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New! 2025 Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit Childhood Conference

 

Sept. 30, 2025

1 – 2:30 p.m. CDT

Virtual


The Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit is an annual event focused on translating research into actionable policies.


This year’s Summit will focus on the 2025 State Policy Roadmap, expert insights on evidence-based policies, the interaction of state and federal policy choices, and opportunities to advance policy in 2026. Summit information and registration will be available soon.


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