Introduction
The Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants program supports dissertation research addressing child care policy interests in partnership with state 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 researcher, policy, and practice communities.
The FY2020 Child Care Dissertation grantees are:
|
Graduate Student |
Project Title |
University |
Principal Investigator/ Faculty Mentor |
|
Tara Carr |
Help Me Feed Me: A Mixed Methods Study of Factors Associated with Infant and Toddler Teachers Feeding Styles |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Dr. Dianne Ward |
|
Samantha Melvin |
Exploring High Quality in Family Child Care: Does Alignment with Government Expectations Have Implications for Engagement and Retention in the Field? |
Teachers College, Columbia University |
Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan |
|
Juliann Nicholson |
Examining Child Care Subsidies for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and their Children: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study |
Boston University |
Dr. Yoonsook Ha |
|
Gerilyn Slicker |
Examining Provider Participation in the Child Care Subsidy System: A Mixed Methods Study |
University of Delaware |
Dr. Jason Hustedt |