Data for good: preventing child abuse
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 47% of children who experience some type of child abuse and neglect are under the age of 5.Dr. Melissa Bright, Center assistant research scientist and early...
Student Spotlight: Jennie Sun
While studying psychology as an undergraduate student at the University of California at Los Angeles, Jennie became enthralled with the field of human development. Committed to learning more, she joined the Anita Zucker Center as an early childhood studies master's...
Professional development that works: how coaching can transform early learning experiences
You have just wrapped up another workshop where you received great information on how to create meaningful learning experiences for young children. However, in the bustle of returning to your practice context, you find it challenging to put your new knowledge into...
Center welcomes colleagues from prestigious SEC Faculty Travel Program
This week the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies will welcome two nationally recognized scholars from the 2017-18 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Travel Program as a follow-up activity to 2017’s Early Childhood National Summit. William...
Anita Zucker Center welcomes two new doctoral students
With a No. 5 national ranking in special education, 13 esteemed transdisciplinary faculty, and $23 million in funded projects and research, it’s no surprise that the Anita Zucker Center attracts some of the most promising leaders in early childhood. Among these...
Colleagues converge on Anita Zucker Center for BEST in CLASS Web training
In many Head Start preschools, children who demonstrate challenging behaviors — defiance, disruption, aggression and more — comprise about 25 percent of classrooms. These children are more likely to face behavioral and learning challenges later in school, and into...
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...