Research and
community engagement projects
Through the ongoing projects listed below, the Erikson faculty develops knowledge and improves early childhood practice in Chicago and throughout the nation.
 
Assessment
Assessment in Early Childhood Classrooms
Jie-Qi Chen and Gillian McNamee

New Schools Project
Patricia Horsch

Ounce Scale Validation Project
Samuel J. Meisels

Infants at risk
Doula Support for Young Mothers
Jon Korfmacher Collaborator: University of Chicago

Early Head Start: National Research Study and Local Program Evaluation
Jon Korfmacher

Fussy Baby Network
Linda Gilkerson

Illinois Early Intervention System Social-Emotional Component Evaluation
Linda Gilkerson

Infant Crying and Developmental Outcome
Linda Gilkerson

Infant Mental Health Consultation and Training
Linda Gilkerson and Samantha Wulfsohn

Literacy
Developing Early Childhood Teachers' Competence in Early Literacy Instruction with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children
Barbara Bowman and Aisha Ray

Early Reading First
Molly Collins

Electronic and Traditional Books
Molly Collins

Vocabulary Acquisition Among English-Language-Learning Preschoolers
Molly Collins

Schools and teaching
After-School Programs
Robert Halpern

Apprenticeship
Robert Halpern

City Colleges of Chicago Early Childhood Faculty Development
Aisha Ray

Early Mathematics Education Project
Jie-Qi Chen

Faculty Development Project on the Brain
Linda Gilkerson

Family support
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Early Childhood Unit
Laura Esikoff and Andria Goss

Project Connect
Linda Gilkerson

Project Match
Toby Herr

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