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Susan Sheridan

Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.

ssheridan2@unl.edu Title: Professor Emerita Department:Educational Psychology College/Organization: Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families & Schools
Education & Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Personal Website Research Nebraska Page
Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
  • Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Low Income Populations
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Parent engagement
  • Family-school partnerships
  • Relationships
  • School readiness
  • Social-emotional/behavioral functioning
Research Questions
  • What is the effect of XX (parent/family-school) intervention on children's social-emotional, behavioral, academic functioning?
  • How do we effectively support parents/families/children at risk?
  • What are salient mediators and moderators of XX (parent/family-school) intervention on child outcomes?
Research Approach
Designs & Methods
  • Interventions
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • Observational Approaches
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Document Reviews
  • Observational Assessments
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Family Engagement
  • Reading/Literacy Skills