Cross-University Research Team Awarded Early Intervention and Early Learning IES Grant
This project will examine the impact of Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers (FL-EPIC) on early childhood providers, families and children.
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...
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...
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...
Anita Zucker Center Leads Early Childhood Trainings in Zambia
After three days of learning in the Zambian town of Kalomo, a group of health and education professionals, parents, caregivers and village representatives were eager to give special care to local children with developmental delays or disabilities. In June, the Anita...
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...
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...