College of Education and Human Ecology
Emotion socialization is the idea that learning, understanding, expressing, and regulating emotions happens in social contexts. This process directly connects with future socioemotional outcomes for children. Dr. Xin Feng will discuss her recent study of how fathers uniquely contribute to this development in 3- and 4-year-old children. Dr. Feng's research centers on the interplay of temperament, emotion regulation, […]
When: Wednesday, Feb. 2 from Noon to 1 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom Each semester, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy features research on emerging or key topics affecting children. The Spring 2022 line-up seeks to further our understanding on how to improve academic outcomes for all children as well as how […]
When: Wednesday, March 2 from Noon to 1 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom Each semester, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy features research on emerging or key topics affecting children. The Spring 2022 line-up seeks to further our understanding on how to improve academic outcomes for all children as well as how […]
Join us for the September Crane Research Forum with Dr. Shayne Piasta, Crane faculty associate and professor of literacies, literatures, and language arts in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University The Nemours BrightStart! program is a widely available emergent literacy intervention. Dr. Piasta will share findings from a recent […]
Join us for the October Crane Research Forum with Dr. Susan Yoon, Crane faculty affiliate and associate professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University. Fathers can make unique and important contributions to their children’s well-being and positive development. Through a recent project funded by the U.S. Administration for Children and […]
Join us for the November Crane Research Forum with Dr. Zeynep Saygin, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. How does uniquely human cognition emerge in the brain? The developmental cognitive neuroscience laboratory at OSU uses noninvasive brain imaging (MRI) to study newborns, infants, and young children before and as […]
If you ask an elementary school child to identify their favorite time of the school day, chances are their answer will be recess. Not only is recess a popular time, but it also creates a natural opportunity to develop social competence and build social connections. However, the experiences of students with significant disabilities at recess […]
Join us for a special March research forum focused on racial equity and early childhood development hosted by the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Dr. Clemens Noelke, research director for the diversitydatakids.org project at the Institute for Child, Youth and Family […]
Every two years the Crane Lecture Series brings a high-profile, nationally known speaker to Columbus, Ohio to inspire and engage us on a key early childhood or education topic. This year, Dr. Valora Washington, President & CEO of The CAYL Institute, will describe challenges and opportunities facing the early childhood workforce; challenge our thinking about […]
Recently there has been a large increase in the number of STEM-focused educational television shows available for children, as well as a strong push for more diverse and inclusive children’s programming. The underlying assumption at play is that if children see more diverse characters on-screen engaging in STEM activities and modeling STEM interest, this will […]
Join the Crane Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a special event on childhood trauma and resilience featuring Dr. Moria Szilagyi, immediate past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She will discuss childhood trauma and resilience and the need to coordinate between systems of care through a trauma-informed lens. Register
Big Little Leap: Challenges and Possibilities in the Kindergarten Transition: The transition to kindergarten can present significant challenges to young children, given that many are transitioning for the first time into a formal school environment with specific rules and routines. In this presentation, Dr. Laura Justice and Dr. Kelly Purtell will provide a theoretical framework […]
