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Anita Zucker Center’s newest member finds association between adverse childhood experiences and early childhood development
Sometimes, adverse childhood experiences, or “ACEs” are unavoidable. Ranging from physical abuse to substance abuse within a child’s household, these experiences can have detrimental consequences for children affected by them. For Dr. Melissa Bright, a developmental...
Student Spotlight: Debra Prykanowski
Meet Debra Prykanowski, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the College of Education’s School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies. At the Anita Zucker Center, she has worked with Dr. Maureen Conroy, co-director, on the center’s BEST in...
Center students and faculty to present at annual conference on children with special needs and their families
A strong contingent of Anita Zucker Center students and faculty are joining national experts this week to present, share and inspire at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood’s 33rd Annual International Conference on Young Children with...
UF College of Law Professor and Anita Zucker Center partner examines inequality among children in forthcoming book
How does every child gain an equal opportunity to develop to his or her fullest potential? According to Anita Zucker Center partner Nancy E. Dowd, professor and David H. Levin Chair in Family Law, equality starts in early childhood. As a 2017 UF Distinguished...
Doctoral student appointed Assistant Professor at Capital Normal University, Beijing
When Li “Emily” Luo first stepped foot in the United States in 2012, she marched into the Anita Zucker Center on a mission. Her goal was to learn everything she could about the evidence-based social-emotional interventions for preschool children from experts in the...
Student Spotlight: Ke Huang (Tracy) Huang
Meet Ke Huang (Tracy) Huang, a third year doctoral student at the Anita Zucker Center from Beijing, China. Dedicated to creating better educational opportunities for children with autism (especially those aged 3-5) and children with social-emotional challenges, Tracy...
Publications
Anita Zucker Center Overview Brochure (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Progress Report 2017 (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Case for Support (pdf)
The Early Years – UF Explore Magazine Summer 2015 (pdf)
Solutions Seekers: Anita Zucker Center Researchers Aim to
Transform Development and Learning in Early Childhood (pdf)