Legal challenges in early childhood take center stage in transdisciplinary conference
In early childhood, should our work focus on equality or equity, or both? How can we ensure that all young children and their families receive the supports they need to thrive? And what are the critical legal components to providing proactive support for children,...
Community celebrates opening of new CHILD Center
On June 7, 2018, members of the Anita Zucker Center, the UF College of Education and the greater Gainesville community gathered together to celebrate the opening of the CHILD Center in Southwest Gainesville that will be home to an innovative, community-based initiative to support children in their most transformative years.
Center members to address challenging behaviors at 2018 National Training Institute
Several Anita Zucker Center members and students will dive into two days of training and professional development around promoting healthy social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors in young children at the 15th National Training Institute...
CRIEI Panel and Poster Sessions
The UF scholars attended the Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention forum held in San Diego Feb. 11-13, 2016, a biennial research conference devoted to early intervention for young children with at risk for disabilities from birth to age 8, their...
Anita Zucker Center Co-Director Honored For Leadership, Impact on Behavioral Disorders
Maureen Conroy, co-director of the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, has received the 2016 Outstanding Leadership Award from the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. CCBD, a division of the Council for...
UF Early Childhood Researcher Works with World Health Organization
Brian Reichow, an associate professor in the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, is collaborating with colleagues from around the world to develop services to families worldwide in areas lacking much-needed support services. His technical...
Alumnus Earns Distinguished Early Career Research Award
UF College of Education Alumnus Brian Boyd has been selected for prestigious national honors from the Council for Exceptional Children for his outstanding research. Boyd won the 2016 Distinguished Early Career Research Award. The honor recognizes scholars who have...
UF Scholars Contribute to National Meeting in Research Innovations in Early Intervention
More than a dozen faculty, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students affiliated with the UF Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies recently contributed to a national conference focused on sharing innovative research for the benefit of children...