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Amanda Prokasky
Policy Fellow

Amanda Prokasky, Ph.D.

aprokasky3@unl.edu Title: Senior Research Specialist College/Organization: Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families & Schools Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Basic
Age Group:
  • 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
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Sleep in Children and Families
  • Poverty and Low Income Children and Families
  • High Quality Early Care and Education
  • Individual Differences (e.g. Temperament) in Children tha
  • Quantitative Research Methods, emphasis
Research Questions
  • What are the barriers to access and affordability of high quality early care and education for low income families?
  • How do individual differences in children influence their development and family functioning?
Research Approach
  • Quantitative methods
Designs & Methods
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Multi-variate analysis
  • Multilevel Modeling
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Observational Assessments
  • Psychobiological Assessment
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Policy (Federal, State, Local, Program)
  • Evaluation and Research Methods
  • Social-emotional Skills/Challenging Behaviors