Student Spotlight: Sara Germansky
Meet Sara Germansky, a second-year Anita Zucker Center doctoral student affiliate. Committed to creating a more empowered and effective early childhood workforce, Sara works alongside advisors Drs. Patricia Snyder and Brian Reichow. Alexis Brown: Let’s begin the...
Mentorship makes the difference for Center’s Project Prepare program
In Krista Steele’s pre-K practicum, a picture board spoke a thousand words. One young student with cerebral palsy had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) goal to use a picture board to communicate his wants and needs during lunch. Steele, who graduated in May...
Student Spotlight: Michelle Crosby
Meet Michelle Crosby. Michelle is a second-year doctoral student enrolled in the Preparing Leaders in Early Childhood Studies and Implementation Science (PLECSIS) leadership training grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education...
UF grant supports study of link between early childhood maltreatment and disease
Are children who have experienced abuse or neglect in their early years responding differently to critical vaccines that protect against deadly viruses like influenza? A new study led by Dr. Melissa Bright, assistant research scientist at the Anita Zucker Center for...
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.