Welcome 2016 Project Prepare Scholars

Jul 14, 2016 | AZC News

Anita Zucker Center faculty Mary McLean (left) and Hazel Jones (right) welcomed the new Project Prepare class in July. This August marks the second year of grant assistantship for up to 13 master’s students seeking specialized training opportunities in early childhood...

SWAG To Create Child Care and Early Education Center

Jul 8, 2016 | AZC News

The C.H.I.L.D Center, which stands for the Children’s Health, Imagination, Learning and Discovery Center, will serve as a child care and early education center located in the heart of the SWAG neighborhoods. Set to open for the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year,...

CRIEI Panel and Poster Sessions

May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

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

Apr 15, 2016 | Awards & Recognition, AZC News

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

Mar 8, 2016 | Blue Box

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

Feb 25, 2016 | Awards & Recognition, AZC News

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

Feb 22, 2016 | AZC News

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...

Expert in Biostatistics, Metabolic Syndrome joins ICHP and Anita Zucker Center

Feb 22, 2016 | AZC News

When both adult and pediatric patients come to their checkups with a certain nexus of problems – obesity, high blood pressure, high glucose levels, low “good” cholesterol, and high triglycerides – most doctors know they are on the road for increased risk of...

International Collaboration

Jan 1, 2016 | Uncategorized

These are some of the countries we have collaborated with to share our research-based knowledge in Embedded Instruction: New Zealand – EI team members are currently collaborating with colleagues at the Massey University to explore intentional teaching practices in...

Building Capacity

Jan 27, 2016 | Inspiration, Uncategorized

A young mom at the airport was on her cell phone. Her 4-month-old infant in a stroller was crying — obviously hungry. As the baby’s stress level and crying escalated, she pulled a bottle out of the diaper bag and propped it in her baby’s mouth, continuing with her...