Funded Projects

Advancing Measurement of Spanish-Speaking Students' Mathematics Achievement: A Novel Approach for Controlling Selection Bias in Evaluations of DIF Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol

May 08, 2019 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development

HOME C2OOKING: Creative Culinary Opportunities Offering Kids Inquiry-Based Nutritional Genius Principal Investigator: Kelley Buchheister

May 06, 2019 STEM Education

Getting Ready Preschool Development Grant PDG Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

April 29, 2019 Early Education & Development

The Effectiveness of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation on Student Outcomes in Rural Communities: A Follow-Up Study Principal Investigator: Henry Bass

April 02, 2019 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

Ready Rosie Principal Investigator: Helen Raikes

March 29, 2019 Early Education & Development

NDE Home Visit Study Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

March 20, 2019 Early Education & Development

Strengthening Nebraska's Communities and Cultivating Better Teachers through Arts-Based Education Principal Investigator: Theresa Catalano

March 20, 2019 Academic Intervention & Learning

Cultural Responsive Practices Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

March 15, 2019 Early Education & Development, Rural Education & Communities, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

Mindfulness and Mastery Principal Investigator: Helen Raikes

February 26, 2019 Early Education & Development

Team Nutrition Training Grant in Nebraska Principal Investigator:

December 06, 2018 Early Education & Development

21st CCLC Observation Rubric Development Principal Investigator: Michelle Howell Smith

November 19, 2018 Research & Evaluation Methods

Take Flight Farms/St. Monica's Equine Assisted Therapy Principal Investigator: Michelle Howell Smith

August 28, 2018 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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

July 01, 2018 Early Education & Development, Academic Intervention & Learning, Rural Education & Communities

Dental Wars: Arming Immigrants with the Tools to Combat Poor Dental Health and Stigma Principal Investigator: Mary Willis

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

Teachers and Parents as Partners-Vertical (TAPP-V): Supporting Students with ADHD Across Grade-Level Transitions Principal Investigator: Matthew Gormley

April 18, 2018 N/A

The Roles of Community Health Workers in Addressing Adolescent Maternal Mental Health in a Kenyan Refugee Camp Principal Investigator: Julie Tippens

April 18, 2018 N/A

Train the Coach Approach: Sustaining High-Quality Mathematical Learning in Early Childhood Settings Principal Investigator: Kelley Buchheister

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 & Evaluation Methods, STEM Education

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

March 19, 2018 STEM Education, Rural Education & Communities

Evaluate Education Improvement in Schools that Received SIG Funding (2018) Principal Investigator: Lorey Wheeler

February 16, 2018 Research & Evaluation Methods

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

January 29, 2018 Early Education & Development, Rural Education & Communities

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

December 07, 2017 Early Education & Development

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

October 05, 2017 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

Common Measures e-Learning Principal Investigator: Seth Teager

September 29, 2017 Research & Evaluation Methods

4-H Common Measures Principal Investigator: Michelle Howell Smith

August 31, 2017 Research & Evaluation Methods, STEM Education

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

July 01, 2017 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation Methods

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

May 26, 2017 Academic Intervention & Learning, Research & Evaluation Methods, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

Nebraska's ELO Design Challenge: Designing AQuESTT-Aligned ELO Programs Supporting School Districts Across Nebraska Principal Investigator: Michelle Howell Smith

May 22, 2017 Research & Evaluation Methods, Rural Education & Communities, STEM Education

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

May 01, 2017 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & Development, STEM Education

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

Development and Validation of the Inventario Dimensional de Avaliacao do Desenvolvimento Infantil Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol

January 27, 2017 Early Education & Development, Research & Evaluation Methods

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 Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning, Research & Evaluation Methods

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

January 27, 2017 STEM Education, Early Education & Development

NDE Getting Ready Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

January 03, 2017 Early Education & Development

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 Education & Development, Academic Intervention & Learning, Research & Evaluation Methods, STEM Education

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

June 01, 2016 Research & Evaluation Methods

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 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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

May 12, 2016 Academic Intervention & Learning, Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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

May 03, 2016 Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

Early Learning Network Lead Principal Investigator: Susan Sheridan

December 22, 2015 Early Education & Development, Rural Education & Communities

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

December 22, 2015 Early Education & Development, Rural Education & Communities

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

November 23, 2015 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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 Education & Development, Academic Intervention & Learning, Rural Education & Communities

Thresholds II Principal Investigator: Greg Welch

September 30, 2015 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development

Superintendents' Early Childhood Plan Evaluation Principal Investigator: Lisa Knoche

September 23, 2015 Research & Evaluation Methods, Early Education & Development

Math Early On II Principal Investigator: Victoria Molfese

August 05, 2015 Early Education & Development, STEM Education

Estimating Mediation Effects in Prevention Studies Principal Investigator: Matt Fritz

July 30, 2015 Research & Evaluation Methods

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 & Evaluation Methods, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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

October 01, 2014 Early Education & Development

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

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 Academic Intervention & Learning, Research & Evaluation Methods

Pursuing Causal Inferences With Complex Survey Data Principal Investigator: Natalie Koziol

November 30, 1999 Research & Evaluation Methods

Starting School Socially and Behaviorally Ready: The Impacts of Malleable Home-Based Relationships and Community Setting Principal Investigator: Rachel Schumacher

November 30, 1999 Early Education & Development, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

The Efficacy of Technology-Delivered Mental Health Services in Rural Nebraska: Addressing the Needs of Students, Families and Schools Principal Investigator: Amanda Witte

November 30, 1999 Rural Education & Communities, Psychosocial Development & Social-Emotional Learning

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