Introduction
The Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants program supports dissertation research addressing child care policy interests in partnership with lead Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) agencies or administrators. The grant program builds capacity in the field to produce research that informs child care policy decision-making.
The immediate goals of the grant program are to:
- build capacity in the early care and education field by supporting high-quality dissertation research and student-faculty collaboration and mentorship;
- conduct rigorous research that has the capacity to inform child care programs, policies, and practices;
- support active communication, collaboration, and partnerships between researchers and CCDF policymakers; and
- foster the exchange of current research, ideas, and information among research, policy, and practice communities.
The 2023 Child Care Dissertation grant recipients are:
Graduate Student | Project Title | University | Principal Investigator/ Faculty Mentor |
Jessica Horst | Child Care Subsidy Policies and Workforce Outcomes | American University | Dr. Taryn Morrissey |
Anne Kou | State-Level Variation in Child Care and Social Policies in the United States: Consequences for Single Mothers’ Work and Well-Being
| New York University | Dr. Kathleen Gerson |
Donger Liu | An Investigation of the Potential Benefits of Nature Exposure on Emotion Regulation of Preschool-aged Children
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln
| Dr. Julia C. Torquati
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Averill F. Obee | Support and Retention of Early Childhood Educators Through Professional Development and Wage Supplement Scholarships: Examining Educator Engagement in a County-Wide Quality Improvement System | Florida International University | Dr. Katie Hart |
Elizabeth Wong | Providing Child Care in a 24/7 Economy: A Mixed Methods Study of the Supply of Nontraditional Hour Care in the Child Care Subsidy System | Brandeis University | Dr. Pamela Joshi |