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Project searches for solutions to bullying in U.S., South Korea

Jared Noetzel, doctoral candidate in the school psychology program, is leading a dissertation study to explore ways to help reduce bullying in schools through evidence-based, culturally responsive teacher training. Learn more about this project in the CYFS Research Network.

Because bullying often begins and ends at school, teachers are the front line of defense against such behavior.

However, teachers in one country may respond differently than their international counterparts.

Jared Noetzel, doctoral candidate in the school psychology program, is leading a dissertation study on culturally responsive teacher training to prevent bullying in schools. Full Article

National data reveal breastfeeding barriers for new moms at work

From left, Kailey Snyder, assistant professor in the School of Health & Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, answers a question at the Nebraska Breastfeeding Coalition’s quarterly meeting last November, along with Nebraska Extension’s Audra Losey. (Courtesy photo)

For new mothers, returning to work often means deciding whether to continue breastfeeding. But systemic barriers often make it difficult to do so.

To explore the relationship between breastfeeding and returning to work, Kailey Snyder, assistant professor in the School of Health & Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, partnered with the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics (MAP Academy) to examine a decade’s worth of national lactation data. Full Article

CYFS launches Signature Research Impact Program

For the past 20 years, the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has remained committed to making positive difference in people’s lives through research in the social, behavioral and educational sciences.

As CYFS looks ahead to the next 20 years, the center is offering a new funding opportunity: The CYFS Signature Research Impact Program. Full Article

MAP Academy selects two faculty to receive Catalyst awards

The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics (MAP Academy) is awarding $10,000 through a competitive funding opportunity created to enhance the rigor of field-based human subjects research at the University of Nebraska.

These awards were made possible by a grant from the Nebraska Research Initiative. Full Article

IES’ Albro reflects on CYFS-IES collaboration at celebration breakfast

Elizabeth Albro, commissioner of education research at the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education, delivers her presentation Dec. 5 at Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall. See photo gallery.

Elizabeth Albro, commissioner of education research at the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education, recently shared her vision of how the National Center for Education Research (NCER) is advancing the education sciences.

Albro’s Dec. 5 presentation at Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, “Transforming the Education Sciences Together,” was part of the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools. Full Article

CYFS marks 20-year milestone with celebration

Mark Greenberg, Emeritus Bennett Chair in Prevention Research at Penn State University, shares his forward-thinking message on the role we all can play in creating a more caring and compassionate world for the next generation during the Nov. 19 CYFS@20: Research That Shapes the Future celebration. See photo gallery below.

For the past 20 years, the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has worked to impact lives by conducting, supporting and sharing high-quality research in the social, behavioral and educational sciences.

And there are no plans to slow down. Full Article

Study explores effects of intergenerational family dynamics on child well-being

Weiman Xu, MAP Academy graduate research assistant, is exploring the association between intergenerational coparenting and child social-emotional development. Lean more about this project in the CYFS Research Network.

Family dynamics among caregivers tend to be complicated. They can become even more complex when grandparents take on coparenting roles.

Weiman Xu, graduate research assistant at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics (MAP Academy) and a doctoral student in the Global Family Health and Well-being program within the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, is exploring the association between intergenerational coparenting and children’s social-emotional development. Full Article

Registration is open for CYFS’ 20-year anniversary celebration

For 20 years, the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has been committed to one core mission: Make a positive difference in people’s lives through research in the social, behavioral and educational sciences.

There will be a special event Nov. 19 to celebrate CYFS’ 20th anniversary and recognize the vibrant, interdisciplinary research community that has contributed to the center’s mission since its founding in 2004. Full Article