Mel Sedlacek
Office Associate, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, and Great Plains IDEA campus coordinator

Amanda Prokasky, Ph.D.
MAP Academy Senior Research Specialist

Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies

Christen Million, MSc
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation-Rooted in Relationships

Holly Hatton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Early Childhood Extension Specialist

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CYFS

Michelle Hughes, Ph.D.
Professor, Special Education & Communication Disorders

Chrishana M. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Research Scholar, Child Trends

Nick Pace, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-director, CYFS; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research

Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies

Tracy Gordon
Executive Director, Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children

Jason Prokop
Director, First Five Nebraska

Alexandra Daro, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Ilissa Talkington
Program Manager, Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative

Melody Hobson
Administrator, Nebraska Department of Education

Jason Ball, MBA, Strategic Management
President & CEO, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce

Chrishana M. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Research Scholar, Child Trends

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-director, CYFS; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Jemalyn Griffin, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Practice, Advertising & Pubic Relations

Julia Torquati, Ph.D.
Professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, CYFS

Sue Sheridan, Ph.D.
Director, CYFS

Sue Sheridan, Ph.D.
Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Lorey Wheeler, Ph.D.
Director, Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics

Beth Doll, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Psychology

Matthew Gormley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, CYFS

Pam Brezenski, Ed.D.
Project Manager, Get SET Nebraska

LaDonna Werth
Extension Educator, The Learning Child Team, Nebraska Extension

Lisa Poppe
Lead Extension Educator, The Learning Child Team, Nebraska Extension

Michael Medwick
Strategic Communications Manager, First Five Nebraska

Dena Abbott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology

Tessie Beaver
Principal, North Bend Central Elementary School

Danae Dinkel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health Promotion, Social & Behavior Health, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Natalie Hanna
Early Childhood Educator, Natalie's Daycare

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
CYFS Director

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
CYFS Research Assistant Professor

Amanda Prokasky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC

Susan Harris, Ph.D.
Nebraska Extension Educator, Rural Health, Wellness & Safety

Mackenzie Savaiano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CYFS

Katie Bass, Ph.D.
Data and Policy Research Advisor, First Five Nebraska

Jenna Finch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Abbie Raikes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Promotion, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Chelsey Klein
Early Childhood Coordinator, York Public Schools

Jenna Finch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Katie Bass, Ph.D.
Data & Policy Research Advisor, First Five Nebraska

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CYFS

Quentin Brown
Executive Director, Educare of Lincoln

Rachel Schachter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Stephanni Renn
Vice President of Early Childhood, Nebraska Children & Families Foundation

Guy Trainin, Ph.D.
Professor of Education, Department of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education

Kristi Collins
Microsoft Learning Consultant

HyeonJin Yoon, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, MAP Academy

Patty Kuo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CYFS

Kristi Collins
Microsoft Learning Consultant

Yingying Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education & Communication Disorders

Amanda Prokasky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC

Susan Harris
Nebraska Extension Educator, Rural Health, Wellness & Safety

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, CYFS

HyeonJin Yoon, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, CYFS

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research; Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Ashley Adams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University

Sara Ruffner
Literacy Outcomes Specialist, Learning Ovations

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research; Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Ashley Adams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University

Sara Ruffner
Literacy Outcomes Specialist, Learning Ovations

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research; Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Iheoma Iruka, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Public Policy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Meghan McCormick, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Family Well-Being and Children’s Development, MDRC

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools; Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research; Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Iheoma Iruka, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Public Policy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Meghan McCormick, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Family Well-Being and Children’s Development, MDRC

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

JoAnn Hsueh, Ph.D.
Director, Families & Children’s Well-Being Policy Area

Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

JoAnn Hsueh, Ph.D.
Director, Families & Children’s Well-Being Policy Area

Theresa Catalano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

Peiwen Wang
Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

Ginny Vitiello, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Kelly Purtell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University

Ginny Vitiello, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Kelly Purtell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University

Elizabeth Lopez Everett
Deputy Director & Public Policy Manager, First Five Nebraska

Marc Goodrich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D.
Alan T. Seagren Associate Professor in Education, Child, Youth & Family Studies

Derek Rodgers, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Dana Ludvik
CYFS Communications and Media Specialist

Patty Kuo, Ph.D.
NAECR Researcher

Rachel Wenzl
Associate Director, Research Compliance Services

Hannah Kerby, Doctoral Candidate in School Psychology
Principal Investigator

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CYFS

Amy Bunnell
Special Education Program Specialist, Nebraska Department of Education

Katie Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

Theresa Catalano, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Peiwen Wang
Research/Teaching assistant, Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

Natalie Williams, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Pompéia Villachan-Lyra, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Emmanuelle Chaves, Ph.D.

Lorey Wheeler, Ph.D
Co-Director, MAP Academy

Natalie Koziol, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, MAP Academy

Michael Hebert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Mackenzie Savaiano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Introduction)

Meghan McCormick, Ph.D.
MDRC team

Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D
University of Nebraska-Lincoln/HighScope

Kelley Buchheister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies

Theresa Catalano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education

Hiro Yoshikawa, Ph.D.
Professor of globalization and education at New York University

Michelle Howell Smith, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, CYFS

Kristin Duppong Hurley, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Marc Goodrich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders

Carrie Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Maria de Guzman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child, Youth & Family Studies

Rodrigo Cantarero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Community & Regional Planning

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Julia Torquati, Ph.D.
Professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies

Cheryl O'Dell
SR INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST

Ranelle Maltas
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SERVICES ASSOCIATE

Kathy Rudasill, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology, VCU

Meredith Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Carol Connor, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Robert Pianta, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Jessica Logan, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator

Margaret Burchinal, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

JoAnn Hsueh, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Meredith Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Marjorie Kostelnik, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences

Dan Olweus, Ph.D.
Researcher and Founding Father of the Field of Bullying Prevention and Intervention

Marjorie Kostelnik
Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences

Carol Mcdonald Connor, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Irvine

Iheoma Iruka
Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Jen Goettemoeller
Senior Policy Associate, First Five Nebraska

Susan Sheridan
Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families & Schools

Renee Wessels
Associate Executive Director, Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Hank Bounds
President, University of Nebraska

Ricardo Paes de Barros, Ph.D.
Leading Brazilian Economist