* Denotes subcontract
Early Childhood Education and Development
Advancing Measurement of Spanish-Speaking Students' Mathematics Achievement: A Novel Approach for Controlling Selection Bias in Evaluations of DIF
Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol
Jun 3, 2019 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation MethodsTesting the Efficacy of INSIGHTS for Promoting Positive Learning Environments and Academic Achievement in Nebraska: A Replication Study
Principal Investigator: Gwen Nugent
Jul 1, 2018 Early Childhood Education and Development, Rural Schools and Communities, Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Academic Intervention & LearningEducare Evaluation 2018-19
Principal Investigator: Helen Raikes
Jan 1, 2019 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation Methods* Getting Ready Preschool Development Grant PDG
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Feb 1, 2019 Early Education & DevelopmentReady Rosie
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Jan 1, 2019 Early Education & Development* NDE Home Visit Study
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Feb 1, 2019 Early Education & DevelopmentCulturally Responsive Practices: Early Learning Contexts in Rural and Urban Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jun 1, 2018 Rural Education & Communities, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development* Mindfulness and Mastery
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Sep 1, 2018 Early Education & Development* Team Nutrition Training Grant in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Oct 10, 2016 Early Education & Development* Nebraska Multi-Tiered System of Support Implementation Support Team
Principal Investigator: Amanda Witte
Oct 1, 2018 Rural Schools and Communities, Early Childhood Education and Development, Academic Intervention & LearningSouth Dakota Part C/Getting Ready
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Oct 1, 2017 Early Education & Development* Go NAP SACC Online Tool and Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Oct 1, 2017 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development* Supporting Early Childhood Development in Africa: Capacity-Building Partnership
Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol
Jul 1, 2017 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & DevelopmentEnhancing Students with Math Difficulties Transition from Arithmetic to Algebra
Principal Investigator: Jessica Namkung
May 1, 2017 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentDevelopment and Validation of the Inventario Dimensional de Avaliacao do Desenvolvimento Infantil
Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol
Jan 1, 2017 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & DevelopmentNeeds and Adaptation of Caregivers of Young Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in Northeast Brazil: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Natalie Williams
Jan 1, 2017 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningPreschool Science Talk in Action and Reflection (PreSTAR)
Principal Investigator: Soo-Young Hong
Jan 1, 2017 Early Education & DevelopmentNDE Getting Ready
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Jan 1, 2017 Early Education & DevelopmentEarly Childhood Plan Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Greg Welch
Nov 1, 2016 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development* Equity in Engineering: Understanding and Promoting All Elementary School Children's Knowledge of and Motivation to Engage in Engineering
Principal Investigator: Lorey Wheeler
Sep 1, 2016 Research & Evaluation Methods, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentTAPP Para Familias Latinas: Benefitting Students, Families and Schools
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jul 1, 2016 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & Learning, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningEarly Learning Network Lead
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jun 1, 2016 Early Childhood Education and Development, Rural Schools and CommunitiesLearning Frontiers: Pre-K to Grade 3
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jun 1, 2016 Rural Schools and Communities, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentGetting Ready 0-3 (GR03): Supporting the Development of Infants/Toddlers Through an Integrated Parent-Teacher Relationship-based Approach
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Sep 30, 2015 Rural Education & Communities, Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningThresholds II
Principal Investigator: Greg Welch
Sep 30, 2015 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & DevelopmentSuperintendents’ Early Childhood Education Plan Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Nov 10, 2020 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & DevelopmentMath Early On II
Principal Investigator: Victoria Molfese
Aug 1, 2015 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningDevelopment of a Mathematics Learning Task for Functional Neuroimaging
Principal Investigator: Carrie Clark
Jan 1, 2017 Early Education & DevelopmentClosing the Health Gap: An Energy-Balance Approach to Bridging Early Childhood Obesity Disparities Among At-Risk Children in Rural and Urban Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Changmin Yan
Apr 1, 2016 Rural Education & Communities, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentConjoint Behavioral Consultation: A Cross-Systemic Intervention to Manage Overweight and Obesity for Low Income Preschoolers
Principal Investigator: Brandy Clarke
Nov 24, 2014 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningDetermining the Operative Elements to Improve Parent-Teacher Relationships During Conjoint Behavioral Consultation
Principal Investigator: Shannon Holmes
May 15, 2015 Research & Evaluation Methods, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningEarly Head Start Home Visitors Identification of Risk for Maltreatment
Principal Investigator: David Hansen
Sep 30, 2014 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentEarly Steps to School Success
Principal Investigator: Helen Raikes
Sep 1, 2011 Early Education & DevelopmentEfficacy of the Getting Ready Intervention at Supporting Parental Engagement and Positive Outcomes for Preschool Children at Educational Risk
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jul 1, 2012 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentEvaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Teacher Efficacy for Promoting Partnership Measure
Principal Investigator: Amanda Moen
May 15, 2016 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development* Impact of Natural Environments on Symptom Expression in Children with Autism
Principal Investigator: Julia Torquati
Jul 1, 2017 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning* Language Bases of Skilled Reading Comprehension
Principal Investigator: Tiffany Hogan
Jul 1, 2010 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningMath Early On
Principal Investigator: Ruth Heaton
Jan 1, 2014 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & Development* Temperament and Preschool Classroom Processes as Predictors of Kindergarten Achievement for Children with Demographic Risk
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Rudasill
Apr 15, 2013 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentSchool Psychology Specialization in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Principal Investigator: Edward Daly
Jan 1, 2015 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningStarting School Socially and Behaviorally Ready: The Impacts of Malleable Home-Based Relationships and Community Setting
Principal Investigator: Rachel Schumacher
Jun 1, 2019 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningDevelopment of a Three-Tiered Model in Early Intervention to Address Language and Literacy Needs of Children at Risk
Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan
Jun 1, 2009 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentNeighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Child Development Trajectory: Longitudinal Approach Merging National Surveys and Census Datasets
Principal Investigator: Evan Choi
Jan 1, 2019 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development* Efficacy of the START-Play Program for Infants with Neuromotor Disorders
Principal Investigator: James Bovaird
Jul 1, 2015 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development* Language Gains during Early Childhood: Prediction of Later Outcomes and Multiple-Methods Exploration of Relevant Classroom Factors
Principal Investigator: Rachel Schachter
Jul 1, 2019 Research & Evaluation Methods, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentLearning Social and Emotional Skills in Head Start: Influence of Familial Risk Factors and Classroom Characteristics
Principal Investigator: David Hansen
Sep 30, 2019 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningEvaluating Psychophysiological Mechanisms of Early Childhood Teachers' Stress Resilience and Their Relevance for Preschoolers' Self-regulation
Principal Investigator: Carrie Clark
Apr 15, 2020 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & Learning* Lens on Science Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Sep 1, 2019 Early Education & Development* Help Me Grow
Principal Investigator: Lorey Wheeler
Sep 1, 2019 Early Education & DevelopmentBuilding the Infrastructure for Early Childhood Executive Function Research in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Carrie Clark
Jul 1, 2019 Early Education & DevelopmentEarly Head Start University Partnership
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
May 7, 2020 Early Education & DevelopmentExploring Cognitive and Foundational Processes Underlying Pre-algebra among Students with and without Mathematics Learning Difficulties
Principal Investigator: Jessica Namkung
Jul 1, 2020 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning* From the ROOTS — Recognizing Outdoor Opportunities to Teach STEM
Principal Investigator: Kelley Buchheister
Aug 1, 2019 Rural Education & Communities, Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningKey Factors Influencing Infant Attachment Security with Mothers and Fathers
Principal Investigator: Patty Kuo
Aug 1, 2020 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningFamily Environments and Child Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Principal Investigator: Jenna Finch
Aug 1, 2020 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional LearningCultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators (CHIME)
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Jun 1, 2020 Early Education & DevelopmentEducare Evaluation 2020-21
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Sep 1, 2020 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation MethodsExploring Non-Contact Time in Early Childhood Education
Principal Investigator: Erin Hamel
Jul 1, 2020 Early Education & DevelopmentThe Associations Between Early Numeracy Environments and Young Children's Early Numeracy Skills
Principal Investigator: Keting Chen
Jul 1, 2020 Early Education & Development* Child Care Essentials: Choosing Quality Child Care in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Dec 1, 2020 Rural Education & Communities, Early Education & DevelopmentARPA Getting Ready
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Apr 30, 2023 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & Development* STEM Lesson Creation Coaching Framework to Improve the Pedagogy of K-5 Teachers Implementing the NGSS
Principal Investigator: Raymond Reichenberg
Sep 1, 2020 Rural Education & Communities, Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningAt the Intersection of Neighborhoods and Schools: Relationships as Moderators between Neighborhood and Children’s Social-Emotional Development
Principal Investigator: Hannah Kerby
Jan 15, 2021 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentVeggie Meter
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Sep 30, 2021 Early Education & DevelopmentCoaching in Early Intervention (CEI): Promoting Outcomes for Infants/Toddlers with Disabilities through Evidence-Based Practices
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Nov 1, 2020 Rural Schools and Communities, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentThe NU-SensiTray: Improving Feasibility and Validity in Children's Dietary Assessment in Child Care
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Apr 30, 2021 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentCan Family Child Care Home Providers Influence Children's Vegetable Consumption?
Principal Investigator: Saima Hasnin
Jul 1, 2021 Early Education & DevelopmentMindfulness in Early Care and Education
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Apr 30, 2021 Early Education & DevelopmentCultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators (CHIME): Evaluating the Use of Mindfulness and Compassion to Promote Early Head Start/Head Start Education Staffs' Well-Being
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Oct 1, 2021 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentInterdisciplinary Training for Early Intervention and Visual Impairment (IT-EIVI)
Principal Investigator: Mackenzie Savaiano
Oct 1, 2021 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningEducare Evaluation 2021-22
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Sep 1, 2021 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation MethodsFamilies Count: Learning Early Math Skills at Home
Principal Investigator: Amy Napoli
Jan 1, 2022 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & LearningNebraska Community Action Research for Equity and Sustainability (Nebraska CARES) Hub
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zuckerman
Sep 1, 2022 Early Education & DevelopmentRISE with Insects (Resilience Ignited through Science and Ethics)
Principal Investigator: Ana Maria Velez Arango
Sep 1, 2022 Early Education & DevelopmentEarly Care and Education Policy, System and Environment Approaches for Improving Children's Health Behaviors: The Nebraska NAP SACC program
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Aug 1, 2023 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentAll in a Day’s Work: The Effects of Daily School Experiences on Children’s Executive Function Skills
Principal Investigator: Jenna Finch
Jan 23, 2023 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentMeasuring Gross Motor Function Change in 3- to 24-Month-Old Children With or at High Risk for CP: Validation of the Gross Motor Function Measure-66 Item Sets
Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol
Oct 1, 2021 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & DevelopmentCultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators (CHIME) for Teachers and Families
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Apr 30, 2022 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentResponsive Equitable System for Preparing Early Childhood Teachers (RESPECT) across Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Julia Torquati
Jul 1, 2022 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentMealtime Emotional Climate and Feeding Practices: An Avenue to Improve Children's Dietary Intake in the Early Care and Education Settings
Principal Investigator: Jasmin Smith
Sep 30, 2022 Early Education & DevelopmentThe Development and Psychometric Testing of the Mealtime Emotional Climate in Childcare Observational Scales (MECCOS)
Principal Investigator: Jasmin Smith
Jul 1, 2022 Early Education & DevelopmentEducare Evaluation 2022-23
Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis
Sep 1, 2022 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development* WORDS (Workshops on Reading Development Strategies) for Pandemic Recovery in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Pamela Bazis
Nov 22, 2022 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentThe Effects of Embedding Augmentative and Alternative Communication within Storybook Reading and Play Time for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Principal Investigator: Ciara Ousley
Aug 1, 2023 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Early Childhood Education and Development* Knowledge Network for Early Childhood Education Workforce (KNEW)
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Jul 1, 2024 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentPreSTAR Rural: Enhancing Early Childhood Educators' Reflective Practice and Content Knowledge to Increase Children's Capacity for Science Talk
Principal Investigator: Soo-Young Hong
Sep 1, 2023 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentNature Exposure on Children: An Investigation of the Potential Benefits of Nature Exposure on Emotion Regulation of Preschool-aged Children
Principal Investigator: Donger Liu
Sep 30, 2023 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentEducare Evaluation 2023-24
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Sep 1, 2023 Research, Measurement and Evaluation Methods, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentLearning Begins at Birth
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Apr 30, 2023 Early Education & DevelopmentTransformED: Transforming the Early Childhood Education Workforce
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Sep 1, 2023 Rural Education & Communities, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Early Education & DevelopmentNew INSIGHTS: Testing the Efficacy of INSIGHTS for Promoting Positive Learning Environments and Academic Achievement in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Gwen Nugent
Jun 1, 2023 Rural Schools and Communities, Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentInvestigating The Impact of Elaborative Conversation Strategies Intervention on Parent-Child Interactions and Preschool Children's Science Learning Using a Single-Case Experimental Design
Principal Investigator: Yao Yao
Jul 1, 2023 Early Education & DevelopmentGetting Ready and Early Care and Education (ECE) Program Connections for EDN
Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche
Oct 1, 2024 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEffectiveness of a Multilevel Rural Community Engagement Model for Improving Children's Dietary Intake in Family Child Care Homes (EAT for Prevention)
Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev
Jul 1, 2024 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducare Evaluation 2024-25
Principal Investigator: Amy Napoli
Sep 1, 2024 Early Childhood Education and Development, Research, Measurement and Evaluation MethodsPredictors of Native American Children's Social Emotional Outcomes: A Strengths-Based Approach
Principal Investigator: Amanda Prokasky
Nov 1, 2024 Early Childhood Education and Development, Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Rural Schools and Communities* School Characteristics, Classroom Processes, and PK-1 Learning and Development
Principal Investigator: Amanda Witte
Nov 30, 2021 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentPilot Evaluation of a Community-led Breastmilk Sharing Program to Improve Health
Principal Investigator: Patty Kuo
Jul 1, 2025 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentHead Start University Partnership Workforce Well-Being Data Coordination Center
Principal Investigator: Amanda Prokasky
Feb 5, 2025 Research, Measurement and Evaluation Methods, Early Childhood Education and Development* Relationship between Mental Health and Communication in Parents with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Principal Investigator: HyeonJin Yoon
Apr 14, 2025 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Well-being, Early Childhood Education and Development