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Carrie Clark
Policy Fellow

Carrie Clark, Ph.D.

cclark4@unl.edu Title: Associate Professor Department:Educational Psychology College/Organization: Education & Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Basic
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Prenatal
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
Population Focus
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Premature Infants
  • Low Income Populations
Research Keywords
  • Executive function
  • Self-regulation
  • Numeracy
  • Perinatal risk & preterm birth
  • Neurophysiology
Research Questions
  • What are the physiological bases of self-regulation?
  • How does perinatal risk affect school readiness?
  • How does executive function support mathematics learning
Research Approach
  • Quantitative methods
Designs & Methods
  • Experimental
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Measurement Development
  • Multilevel Modeling
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • fMRI/Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Psychobiological Assessment
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
Research Content
  • Neuroscience/Brain Development
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Nutrition/Health
  • Self-Regulation
  • STEM (Math, Science)