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;
- encourage active communication, networking, and collaboration among graduate students, their mentors, other senior child care researchers and policymakers; and
- encourage active communication, networking, and collaboration among graduate students, their mentors, and policymakers.
The FY2019 Child Care Research Scholars are:
Graduate Student |
Project Title |
University |
Principal Investigator/ Faculty Mentor |
Jonathan Borowsky |
Provider Choice in a CCDBG-Subsidized Population: The Role of QRIS, Distance, Local Supply Variation, and Household Characteristics |
The University of Minnesota |
Dr. Elizabeth Davis |
Olivia Healy |
The Effect of Targeted Public Pre-K on the Broader Child Care Landscape in Illinois |
Northwestern University |
Dr. Terri Sabol |
Danielle Riser |
Understanding Child Care Decision-Making for Families who have Young Children with Disabilities: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study |
University of Delaware |
Dr. Rena A. Hallam |
Jing Tang |
Examining Parental Child Care Decision-Making: A Mixed Methods Study of Parental Search Strategies |
University of Delaware |
Dr. Rena A. Hallam |