Introduction
The Child Care Research Scholars Program supports dissertation research addressing child care policy interests in partnership with state Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies. The Child Care Research Scholars Program builds capacity in the field to produce research that informs child care policy decision-making.
The immediate goals of the Child Care Research Scholars grants are to:
- directly support graduate students as a way of encouraging the conduct of child care policy research;
- foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and graduate students who are pursuing doctoral-level research in the child care field; and
- encourage active communication, networking, and collaboration among graduate students, their mentors, other senior child care researchers and policymakers.
The FY2018 Child Care Research Scholars are:
|
Graduate Student |
Project Title |
University |
Principal Investigator/ Faculty Mentor |
|
Mary Lee Porterfield |
Exploring Teacher-Family Relationships: Avenues for Increasing the Quality of Care in Infant-Toddler Classrooms |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Dr. Catherine Scott-Little |
|
Ying-Chun Lin |
Examining Access to and Participation in Early Care and Education Among Children of Immigrants |
University of Wisconsin |
Dr. Katherine Magnuson |
|
Jun (AJ) Ai |
Implementation and Sustainability of Positive Behavior Support in Real Early Care (InSPIRE) |
University of Kansas |
Dr. Eva Horn |
|
Alexandra Lundquist |
Filling the Gap: Understanding Responsive Feeding Practices in Early Care and Education Settings |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Dr. Brent McBride |