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Danae Dinkel
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Danae Dinkel, Ph.D.

dmdinkel@unomaha.edu @DrDanaeDinkel, @PAHPLabUNOmaha Title: Associate Professor Department:Health and Kinesiology College/Organization: Education, Health, and Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska Omaha
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Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Prenatal
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Healthcare/Mental Health Providers
  • Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Physical activity
  • Movement
  • Early childhood
  • Qualitative
  • Caregivers
Research Questions
  • How can we best support movement in early childhood?
  • What factors are related to infant movement?
  • How can we support parents and childcare professionals own physical and mental health?
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Case Studies
  • Experimental
  • Interventions
  • Measurement Development
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Observational Approaches
  • Quasi-Experimental
  • Program Evaluation
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Psychobiological Assessment
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Assessment/Measurement
  • Social-emotional Skills/Challenging Behaviors
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Communication/Language Development
  • Evaluation and Research Methods
  • Family Engagement
  • Prevention/Intervention
  • Physical Development
  • Mental Health
  • Parenting/Parent-child Relationship
  • Workforce Well-being and Self-sufficiency