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Video available for ‘Sampling, Recruiting, and Retaining Diverse Samples’

Lorey Wheeler
Lorey Wheeler

Lorey Wheeler, CYFS research assistant professor, continued the 2015-16 Methodology Applications Series on Nov. 20 with a discussion titled “Sampling, Recruiting, and Retaining Diverse Samples.”

Sampling and recruiting participants are basic steps in almost every research enterprise and are fundamental to determining the quality of the resulting research. This presentation introduces sampling, recruitment and retention strategies that have been found to be successful when conducting research that includes or focuses on diverse ethnic minority populations. Full Article

Video available for Enders methodology workshop

Craig Enders, author and professor of quantitative psychology at UCLA, leads the 2015 fall Nebraska Methodology Workshop.

UNL alumnus Craig Enders returned to campus Oct. 26 to host the MAP Academy’s Fall 2015 Nebraska Methodology Workshop: “Dealing with Missing Data.”

There have been substantial methodological advances in the area of missing data analyses during the last 25 years. Methodologists currently regard maximum likelihood estimation (ML) and multiple imputation (MI) as two state-of-the-art handling procedures for missing data. Full Article

Video available for ‘research ethics with minority communities’

Dan Hoyt
Dan Hoyt

Dan Hoyt, professor of sociology, began the 2015-2016 Methodology Applications Series on Sept. 18 with a discussion titled “Research Ethics with Minority Communities.”

Hoyt is a professor of sociology and the associate dean of faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. His primary scholarly interest is focused on mental health and substance use among high-risk adolescents. He is currently a co-investigator on NIH-funded grants, examining these issues among homeless and runaway youth, and American Indian children.  Hoyt is also interested in general methodological issues, including approaches to gathering data on sensitive topics and how to conduct research with populations that are difficult to sample and access. Full Article

Registration available for upcoming Emerging Scholars Series

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Jessaca Spybrook

The MAP Academy will host the Emerging Scholars Series Dec. 3-4 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The series features Jessaca Spybrook, associate professor of educational leadership, research, and technology at Western Michigan University.

The series begins Thursday, Dec. 3 with a keynote presentation titled “Moving Beyond the Average Treatment Effect: A Look at Power Analyses for Moderator Effects in Cluster Randomized Trials.” This presentation is free, open to the public and requires no registration. Full Article

CYFS co-hosts 2015 Educational Neuroscience Conference

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As the 2015 Educational Neuroscience Conference drew researchers, professors, graduate students and teachers to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, it also brought an emerging field to the forefront of conversation. CYFS co-sponsored the inaugural event, held Oct. 15-16 at UNL’s Wick Alumni Center. Full Article

CYFS announces early childhood research academy

Lisa Knoche, director of the CYFS-housed Nebraska Early Childhood Research Academy
Lisa Knoche, director of the Nebraska Early Childhood Research Academy

As a strategic partner in UNL’s renewed commitment to early childhood, CYFS announced the formation of the Nebraska Early Childhood Research Academy Sept. 24.

Led by Lisa Knoche, CYFS assistant director for research, the CYFS-housed academy will include interdisciplinary partners across all University of Nebraska campuses, as well as the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and community and state agencies. Full Article