Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Dr. Hiro Yoshikawa
leads the fall's first NAECR Networking event Sept. 26 at UNMC.
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Dr. Hiro Yoshikawa leads NAECR Networking event
The first NAECR Networking event of the fall semester was Sept. 26 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. More than 40 attended in person and via Zoom video conferencing to hear a presentation about global child development by
Dr. Hiro Yoshikawa
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Yoshikawa, who also serves as co-director of the Global TIES for Children Center at NYU, is implementing an
evidence-based research and evaluation program
to measure the success of the Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee’s educational work supporting children and families in the Middle East. The program educates young children displaced by conflict and persecution in places such as Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.
"A huge challenge for our field is how to figure out the right sequence of early to middle childhood programs and issues of quality, and sustaining the impacts of investments in early childhood," he said, adding that coordinating global efforts is crucial.
NAECR Networking and NAECR Knowledge are an ongoing series of networking and training events designed to enhance early childhood research across the NU system.
The next NAECR event will be
Oct. 29
, when the NAECR Knowledge series resumes. Leslie Delserone and Erica DeFrain of University Libraries will join Jeffrey Stevens, associate professor of psychology, to discuss best practices for making data publicly available.
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Emily Starr, left, works with Renata Trefiglio Mendes Gomes and her sister, Paula, during the first NAECR Undergraduate Research Experience Brownbag Series event Oct. 9.
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Courtney Boise, CYFS postdoctoral research associate, shares suggestions for effective resume and CV creation with Cara Jack, left.
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From left, Meredith Cartwright and Brenna Schulte discuss techniques for creating resumes and CVs.
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From left, Rachelle Johnson and Kimia Akhavein review a CV.
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NAECR kicks off undergraduate discussion series
Courtney Boise, CYFS postdoctoral research associate, hosted the first NAECR Undergraduate Research Experience Brownbag Series event Oct. 9 at the Nebraska Union.
Six undergraduate students attended the session, "Creating a Resume or CV." Boise discussed ways to create effective, eye-catching resumes and CVs to highlight students' work.
The next event is
Friday, Oct. 25
, when Boise will lead the session, "Writing a Personal Statement." It will be at Teachers College, Room 204, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
The twice-a-month series is open to all undergraduate students working with NAECR faculty on research, and is designed to help students build
their research and professional skills. It also supports
NAECR faculty affiliates by providing training to make undergraduate students even stronger research assistants.
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Making Your Data Publicly Available
Join us
Tuesday, Oct. 29
, for the next NAECR Knowledge event, featuring a discussion on making data publicly available.
Leslie Delserone and Erica DeFrain of University Libraries will join Jeffrey Stevens, associate professor of psychology, to discuss best practices for making data publicly available, including registering studies, related IRB issues and implications for publication (i.e., journal requirements).
Presentation Details
"Making Your Data Publicly Available"
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Nebraska Union
South Platte River Room
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Karabon earns NAECTE outstanding educator award
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Dr. Anne Karabon, assistant professor of Early Childhood/STEM Education at the University of Nebraska Omaha, is the recipient of the 2019 NAECTE Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award.
She will be honored Nov. 20 at a reception during the annual meeting of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators to be held in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Position opening: SBEd associate/full professor
There is an opening for an associate/full professor in Social, Behavioral, Educational (SBEd) Research to be jointly appointed in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS) and an academic department within UNL's College of Education and Human Sciences.
The position is broadly defined and applicable to many areas of expertise.
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Jessica Namkung, SECD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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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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NIH Refinement and Testing of Interventions to Sustain ADHD Treatment
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage pilot studies to assess the preliminary effectiveness of augmented or modified interventions designed to promote enhanced and sustained improvement in ADHD symptoms and functional impairments across settings and transitions in children, adolescents and young adults.
The funding agency encourages applicants to contact the Program Contact listed in the RFA early in the application process to discuss the match between their application concept and the priorities outlined in the funding opportunity announcement.
NIMH intends to commit $1.4 million in direct costs in fiscal year 2020 to fund 5-6 awards.
Proposals are due
Nov. 15, 2019
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Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation is currently accepting proposals focused on evaluating programs that have the potential of helping to close the opportunity and resulting achievement gaps between children living in under-resourced communities and/or from under-represented populations and other children.
Proposals are due
Dec. 1, 2019
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln Office of Research and Economic Development
The UNL Office of Research and Economic Development has announced several internal funding opportunities to support UNL faculty members’ research, scholarship and creative activities.
Award types, funding amounts and application deadlines vary.
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NIH Secondary Data Analysis to Examine Long-Term and/or Potential Cross-Over Effects of Prevention Interventions: What are the Benefits for Preventing Mental Health Disorders?
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage research to integrate/harmonize existing data sets from preventive intervention trials implemented early in life to:
1) examine risk and protective factors relevant to later mental health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood; and
2) determine whether preventive interventions delivered earlier in life have long-term effects, and/or cross-over effects (e.g., unanticipated beneficial effects), on important mental health outcomes, including serious mental illness (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicide ideation and behaviors, and psychosis behaviors).
NIMH intends to commit $3 million to fund 4-6 awards and NCCIH intends to commit $500,000 to fund 1 award.
Proposals are due
Jan. 2, 2020
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New!
National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2020
June 22-24, 2020
Arlington, Virginia
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2020 will identify and disseminate research relevant to young children (birth to 8 years) and their families, and encourage collaboration among researchers, practitioners and policymakers to build the base for policy and practice.
Proposals are due
Nov. 15, 2019
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Society for Prevention Research 2020 Annual Conference
May 26-29, 2020
Washington, D.C.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The theme for the SPR 2020 Annual Conference is "Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science."
A place-based approach to prevention science recognizes that risk and protective factors are spatially differentiated, and that health disparities and cultural variations between neighborhoods, regions and countries are magnified in particular places.
Proposals are due
Oct. 31, 2019
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American Psychological Association 2020 Conference
Aug. 6-9, 2020
Washington, D.C.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020 sessions, including division programs and Psych Science in 3 sessions.
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Division programs include skill-building sessions, data blitz, symposia, and discussion and posters.
Proposals are due
Dec. 2, 2019
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Psych Science in 3 sessions are designed for graduate students to present their research in three minutes for an educated but non-specialist audience.
Proposals are due
Dec. 2, 2019
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International Congress of Infant Studies Biennial Congress
July 6-9, 2020
Glasgow, Scotland
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
ICIS is accepting abstract submissions for its XXII Biennial Congress. The event will be comprised of pre-conference workshops, plenary speakers and symposia, contributed symposia and poster sessions.
Proposals are due
Dec. 2, 2019
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New!
Pediatric Research Seminar:
Qualification of Lutein + Zeaxanthin Presence in Human Placenta
and Correlations with Blood Levels and Maternal Dietary Intake
Oct. 18, 2019
Noon – 1 p.m.
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Glow Auditorium
The UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute sponsor Pediatric Research Seminars on the third Friday of the month. The location of the seminars alternates between UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.
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New! — Student event:
NAECR Undergraduate Research Experience Brownbag Series
NAECR’s Undergraduate Research Experience Brownbag Series aims to support NAECR faculty by providing research and professional training to undergraduate research assistants working with NAECR affiliates. Topics will include quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, maximizing article reading, and writing a CV and/or personal statement.
Please have your undergraduate students contact Courtney Boise at
cboise2@unl.edu
for more information and to register for a session.
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New!
K-3 CLASS Observation Training
Nov. 7-8, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
Room 136
Participants will learn how development affects classroom interactions and the link between effective teacher-child interactions as it relates to learning. Training includes an overview of the CLASS measure and its uses, and will prepare participants to assess teaching quality based on the CLASS system.
Registration deadline is
Tuesday, Oct. 22
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NAECR Knowledge:
Making Your Data Publicly Available
Oct. 29, 2019
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nebraska Union, Platte River Room South
Leslie Delserone and Erica DeFrain with the University Libraries will discuss best practices for making your data publicly available, including registering studies, related IRB issues and implications for publication (i.e., journal requirements).
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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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Connecting Research and Policy
Learn more and sign up for alerts about legislation relevant to early childhood researchers.
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NAECR Student Researchers
Students involved in early childhood research at the University of Nebraska can access a number of resources through NAECR.
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Find a Researcher
Find and collaborate with other early childhood researchers across the NU system.
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NAECR News archives available
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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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