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.
In its second year, the Applied Analytics and Data Infrastructure (AADI) Catalyst Program will provide funding to two faculty members conducting research aimed at advancing public health.
The awards will enable faculty to collaborate with the MAP Academy team, drawing upon its expertise in rigorous analysis and database support — and laying the groundwork for future research collaboration.
The following researchers, along with their project teams, have been selected to receive AADI Catalyst awards in the 2024-25 fiscal year:
Principal investigator: Ann Rogers, Assistant Professor
Affiliation: College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion
Campus: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Project title: “Youth Sport Participation by Geographic Location: 2021-2022 National Survey of Children’s Health”
Principal investigator: Kailey Snyder, Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Department of Public Health
Campus: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Project title: “A Cross-sectional Examination of Lactation Disparities Based on Employment Type using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey”
Housed within the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS), the MAP Academy promotes the advancement of methodologies, applied analytics and data infrastructure to support and enhance rigorous research within the social, behavioral, health and educational sciences. Experienced faculty and staff work closely with researchers to understand their needs and ensure high-quality data through advanced statistical and methodological approaches.
A call for proposals for additional AADI Catalyst Program awards will open in the fall to support projects in the 2025-26 fiscal year. Program details are available on the MAP Academy’s funding opportunities webpage.