Funded Projects

Testing the Efficacy of INSIGHTS for Promoting Positive Learning Environments and Academic Achievement in Nebraska: A Replication Study Principal Investigator: Kathleen Rudasill

July 01, 2018 Early Childhood, Families & Schools

Buchheister Layman Working Title Principal Investigator: Kelley Buchheister

April 18, 2018 N/A

Development and Preliminary Test of the Empowering Networks to Eliminate Trans Stigma (E-NETS) Intervention Principal Investigator: Elliot Tebbe

April 18, 2018 N/A

Gormley Layman Working Title Principal Investigator: Matthew Gormley

April 18, 2018 N/A

Tippens Layman Working Title Principal Investigator: Julie Tippens

April 18, 2018 N/A

Willis Layman Working Title Principal Investigator: Mary Willis

April 18, 2018 N/A

Maker Fridays: Engaging Rural and Underrepresented High School Students in Pre-Engineering Design and Creativity Principal Investigator: Michelle Howell Smith

April 17, 2018 Research Methodology, STEM Education

Nebraska STEM: Supporting Elementary Rural Teacher Leadership Principal Investigator: Amanda Thomas

March 19, 2018 STEM Education, Rural Education

Evaluate Education Improvement in Schools that Received SIG Funding (2018) Principal Investigator: Leslie Hawley

February 16, 2018 Research Methodology

Nebraska Multi-Tiered System of Support Implementation Support Team Principal Investigator: Tanya Ihlo

January 29, 2018 Early Childhood, Rural Education

South Dakota Part C/Getting Ready Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

December 07, 2017 Early Childhood

Go NAP SACC Online Tool and Evaluation Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev

October 05, 2017 Early Childhood, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Common Measures e-Learning Principal Investigator: Seth Teager

September 29, 2017 Research Methodology

UNO-NASA Space Grant: Wearable Technologies Project (WearTec) Principal Investigator: Gwen Nugent

September 11, 2017 STEM Education

4-H Common Measures Principal Investigator: Leslie Hawley

August 31, 2017 Research Methodology, STEM Education

An Examination of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation's Effects on Teacher-Student Interactions Principal Investigator: Sonya Bhatia

July 01, 2017 Early Childhood, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Supporting Early Childhood Development in Africa: Capacity-Building Partnership Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol

July 01, 2017 Early Childhood, Research Methodology

Understanding Early Adolescents Coping with Peer Threat: Insecurity as a Risk Factor for Psychopathology Principal Investigator: Meredith Martin

May 26, 2017 Families & Schools, Research Methodology, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Nebraska's ELO Design Challenge: Designing AQuESTT-Aligned ELO Programs Supporting School Districts Across Nebraska Principal Investigator: Leslie Hawley

May 22, 2017 Research Methodology, Rural Education, STEM Education

Using Self-Regulation to Predict Preschoolers' Disruptive Behavior Disorders Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

May 03, 2017 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health, Early Childhood

Enhancing Students with Math Difficulties Transition from Arithmetic to Algebra Principal Investigator: Jessica Min Namkung

May 01, 2017 N/A

Examining Elementary Teachers' Enactment of Digital Instructional Materials for Mathematics Principal Investigator: Amanda Thomas

May 01, 2017 STEM Education

STEM Pathways in the Community College: An Examination of How Community Colleges Broaden or Restrict Institutional Capacity for the STEM Transfer Function Principal Investigator: Elvira Abrica

May 01, 2017 STEM Education

Impact of Natural Environments on Symptom Expression in Children with Autism Principal Investigator: Julia Torquati

April 24, 2017 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Development and Validation of the Inventario Dimensional de Avaliacao do Desenvolvimento Infantil Principal Investigator: Leslie Hawley

January 27, 2017 Early Childhood, Research Methodology

Needs and Adaptation of Caregivers of Young Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in Northeast Brazil: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study Principal Investigator: Natalie Williams

January 27, 2017 Early Childhood, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health, Research Methodology

Preschool Science Talk in Action and Reflection (Pre-STAR) Principal Investigator: Soo-Young Hong

January 27, 2017 STEM Education, Early Childhood

NDE Getting Ready Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

January 03, 2017 Early Childhood

Closing 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

December 31, 2016 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health, Early Childhood, Rural Education

Early Childhood Plan Evaluation Principal Investigator: Greg Welch

November 28, 2016 N/A

Analysis of Effective Science Coaching: What, Why and How Principal Investigator: Gwen Nugent

October 01, 2016 STEM Education

Equity in Engineering: Understanding and Promoting All Elementary School Children's Knowledge of and Motivation to Engage in Engineering Principal Investigator: Lorey Wheeler

September 01, 2016 Early Childhood, Families & Schools, Research Methodology, STEM Education

Assessing Home Food Environment and Diabetes Self-Management Among Adult Type 2 Diabetes Patients Principal Investigator: Weiwen Chai

June 01, 2016 Research Methodology

A Missing Link to a Better Tomorrow: Developing Health Literacy in Transition-age Youth with High Incidence Disabilities Principal Investigator: Alexandra Torkelson-Trout

May 23, 2016 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

A Randomized Trial of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) with Latino Students: A Replication Study Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

May 12, 2016 Families & Schools, Early Childhood, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

School Psychology Specialization in Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Principal Investigator: Scott Napolitano

May 03, 2016 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Early Learning Network Lead Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

December 22, 2015 Early Childhood, Rural Education

Learning Frontiers: Pre-K to Grade 3 Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

December 22, 2015 Early Childhood, Rural Education

Efficacy of the START-Play Program for Infants with Neuromotor Disorders Principal Investigator: James Bovaird

November 23, 2015 Early Childhood, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Building Bridges through Relationships: A High-School Dropout Prevention Program Principal Investigator: Michael Scheel

November 17, 2015 Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

Getting Ready 0-3 (GR03): Supporting the Development of Infants/Toddlers Through an Integrated Parent-Teacher Relationship-based Approach Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

September 30, 2015 Early Childhood, Families & Schools, Rural Education

Thresholds II Principal Investigator: Greg Welch

September 30, 2015 Research Methodology, Early Childhood

Superintendents' Early Childhood Plan Evaluation Principal Investigator: Dawn Davis

September 23, 2015 Research Methodology, Early Childhood

Collaborative Capacity Building in Rural Nebraska Schools via Technology:Teachers and Parents as Partners Principal Investigator: Amanda Witte

September 01, 2015 Rural Education, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health, Families & Schools

Math Early On II Principal Investigator: Victoria Molfese

August 05, 2015 Early Childhood, STEM Education

Estimating Mediation Effects in Prevention Studies Principal Investigator: Matt Fritz

July 30, 2015 Research Methodology

Developing a Model for Quality of Life: Identifying Domains and Determinants for Rural Ethnic Minorities Principal Investigator: Maria Rosario De Guzman

July 01, 2015 Research Methodology, Social-Emotional & Behavioral Health

NAP SACC Web Development and Analysis Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev

November 25, 2014 Early Childhood

Family Style Dining: An Approach to Improve Healthier Meal Choices in Preschoolers Principal Investigator: Dipti Dev

October 30, 2014 Early Childhood

School Psychology Specialization in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders Principal Investigator: Gina Kunz

October 01, 2014 Early Childhood

Nebraska Wearable Technologies Principal Investigator: Bradley Barker

August 25, 2014 STEM Education

Evidence-Based Interactions Between Indoor Environmental Factors and Their Effects on K-12 Student Achievement Principal Investigator: Lily Wang

April 22, 2014 STEM Education

Efficacy of the Getting Ready Intervention at Supporting Parental Engagement and Positive Outcomes for Preschool Children at Educational Risk Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

July 01, 2012 Early Childhood, Families & Schools

A Randomized Trial of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) in Rural Educational Settings: Efficacy for Elementary Students with Disruptive Behaviors Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

March 09, 2010 Families & Schools, Research Methodology

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