Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
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Rebecca Brock,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rebecca Brock is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the director of the
UNL Family Development Lab
, which investigates the development of mood and anxiety disorders, and other comorbid forms of psychopathology, across the lifespan with a focus on the family context and its etiological significance. She is also a core faculty member in the
Clinical Psychology Training Program
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Her work has focused on couple relationships, applying a multidimensional model of relationship quality to understand functioning across domains, and developing interventions for preventing and treating adult and child psychopathology and comorbid family dysfunction.
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What is the future direction for your early childhood research?
"Since joining UNL in 2015, I have been following a sample of families across the transition into parenthood and toddler age. I am conducting a longitudinal and systematic examination of the 'whole family' and its impact on child socioemotional functioning. By simultaneously examining multiple family subsystems — interparental, parent-child, co-parenting — within a unified model, I aim to disentangle the incremental effects of various family processes on child development. Further, this research is being conducted within a differential susceptibility framework to identify pathways leading to poor socioemotional functioning in children with varying degrees of bio-behavioral sensitivity to the environment. I intend for the results of this project to eventually inform the development of novel intervention components aimed at promoting healthy functioning in at-risk families."
Are there any new research projects or activities you are starting on?
"A more recent direction of my research has been to identify the core behavioral, cognitive and affective processes underlying psychopathology that are altered by family relationships — for better or worse. For example, I am developing a project with collaborators that will investigate the impact of early family processes on preschool age executive control, which has important implications for a range of mental health outcomes, such as depression, anxiety and ADHD."
Why is early childhood research important?
"One of the primary aims of my research is to use basic science to inform the development and refinement of interventions aimed at preventing psychopathology across the lifespan. By focusing on early childhood, I can investigate the origins of maladaptive pathways ultimately leading to adverse outcomes and identify points of intervention during infancy and toddler age that could greatly enhance preventative efforts."
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Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:
Jessica Namkung, Special Education & Communication Disorders, UNL; Peng Peng, Special Education & Communication Disorders, UNL; Marc Goodrich, Special Education & Communication Disorders, UNL; Victoria Molfese, Child, Youth & Family Studies, UNL
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Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at
naecr@unl.edu
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Call for Papers:
Special Issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Manuscripts are being solicited that describe rigorous studies that either: (a) offer novel syntheses of past efforts to define and measure classroom quality, or (b) provide new empirical evidence of current and recent measurement strategies, or (c) present rich descriptions of innovative approaches for conceptualizing and assessing classroom quality in the future.
The focus is on assessments of learning environments, including those that aggregate to the classroom level, focus on teachers or teaching teams, or consider individual children’s experiences.
Proposals must be submitted by
Sept. 30, 2018
, by email to the guest editors.
Selection of authors/papers will be made by
Oct. 31, 2018
, with full manuscripts due no later than
Feb. 28, 2019
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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 discussing funding opportunities for your research.
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New!
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
Sept. 30
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New!
Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation funds program evaluations in education that have the potential of informing public policy and private funding. The Foundation is particularly focused on the evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, accessible, effective and sustainable.
Stage 1 proposals are due
Dec. 1
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Spencer Foundation Research Grants
The Lyle Spencer Research Awards program encourages proposals by scholars across a variety of disciplines to conduct creative and ambitious research that advances our understanding of educational practice and its improvement. Examples of research areas include studies of instructional practice, studies of educational infrastructure and studies of research infrastructure, although proposals are not limited to these areas.
Letters of intent are due
Oct. 2
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University of Nebraska Core Facility Grant Program
The University of Nebraska is extending a grant program to encourage faculty researchers across all four campuses to employ NU core facilities in their research projects. The program’s aim is to help researchers generate data that strengthens grant proposals, resubmissions and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Faculty members from all ranks are eligible to submit proposals if they did not use core facilities or associated technology platforms in fiscal year 2017 or 2018. Applicants may request $5,000 per facility, or up to $9,000 total if they use more than one facility.
Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
New awards will not be made after
March 31, 2019
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New!
NAECR Knowledge: Box Features and Data Security
Nov. 14, 2018
Nebraska Union, Colonial B
10 - 11 a.m.
What are some of the most useful features of Box? What is the process for sharing secure data via Box?
Join representatives from UNL IT Services, Security Services and UNL IRB to learn more about this powerful collaborative tool and ask any questions you may have.
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NAECR Networking: Connecting Nebraska Extension
and Early Childhood Research
Oct. 1, 2018
Nebraska Union, Colonial A
1:30 - 3 p.m.
What is Nebraska Extension and how can it support early childhood research? How can early childhood research be used in Extension materials and educational programming? Hear researcher teams share their work and how they have partnered with Extension, and explore opportunities for future collaborations.
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UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference:
"Promoting Well-being for Children and Families"
Oct. 19-20, 2018
College of Education Building - UNK
Friday, Oct. 19: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The third-annual UNK-Community 2018 Early Childhood Conference, "Promoting Well-being for Children and Families," is scheduled for Oct. 19-20. The event will be at the College of Education Building, 1615 W. 24th St. in Kearney, Nebraska.
For more information, visit the
conference website
. Anyone planning to attend the conference must register online.
Anyone planning to attend the conference must register online.
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2018 International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Annual Meeting
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2018
San Diego, California
The ISDP annual meeting provides the opportunity to learn about new research in all areas of developmental psychobiology. Attendees are invited to attend a pre-conference symposium Oct. 31 that will focus on the future of perinatal research.
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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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Student Research Opportunities
The
Student Research Opportunities
website enables NU faculty to advertise opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students seeking work experience in early childhood research.
Students can browse available positions and filter them by campus location, academic level (i.e., graduate or undergraduate), position type (e.g., assistantship, paid, volunteer) and the age group being researched.
Postings automatically expire after six months, or faculty can select a specific expiration date.
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Find a Researcher
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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