Research and community initiatives
Through the ongoing projects listed below, the Erikson faculty develops knowledge and improves early childhood practice in Chicago and throughout the nation.
 
Schools and teaching
City Colleges of Chicago Early Childhood Faculty Development
Aisha Ray and Jana Fleming

Dual Language Learners in Chicago Public Schools
Jana Fleming, Aisha Ray, Mark Nagasawa, Jessica Manvell, and Christi Chadwick

Early Mathematics Education Project
Jie-Qi Chen and Jennifer McCray

Every Child Ready for Kindergarten Project
Luisiana Meléndez

Family Outcomes of Early Intervention
Pamela Epley

Family Strengths and Needs Assessment
Pamela Epley

Head Start and Early Head Start Training on Dual Language Learners
Luisiana Meléndez


High Quality Classroom Libraries to Support Emergent Literacy
Jane Fleming

Home-based Parent Involvement and Early School Performance of Children with Disabilities
Pamela Epley

New Schools Project
Christine Maxwell


Parent-Professional Partnerships in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
Pamela Epley

Policy Statement on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Project
Luisiana Meléndez


Predictors of Early School Performance for Kindergarteners with Disabilities
Pamela Epley


Urban Children's Literature Project
Jane Fleming

Assessment
Ounce Scale
Samuel J. Meisels

Infancy
Culturally Informed Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
Tracy Moran

Fussy Baby Network
Linda Gilkerson

Maternal Anxiety and Infant Health Care Use
Tracy Moran

Promoting Parenting Self-Efficacy
Tracy Moran and Linda Gilkerson

Children at risk
Austin Community Early Learning Partnership Needs Assessment
Aisha Ray and Jana Fleming

Early Childhood Disability Transition Project
Center for Children and Families at Erikson Institute

Home Visiting Program Quality Assessment Project
Jon Korfmacher

Illinois Child-Parent Psychotherapy Learning Collaborative
Jon Korfmacher

Infant Crying and Developmental Outcome: A Biobehavioral Approach
Linda Gilkerson

Family support
Project Match


Workforce development
Developmental and Educational Needs of Culturally Marginalized Children Project
Aisha Ray, Barbara Bowman, and Jana Fleming

Foster care
Early Childhood Project with DCFS
Andria Goss

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