We partner with a wide variety of public, private, academic, and community based organizations to conduct the research necessary for evaluation of target projects to address their needs.
The UCSC engages stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels to disseminate findings, bridge the gap between research and practice, and promote implementation of evidence-based practices..
The UCSC works to inform and change policy and practices to serve the best interest of urban children and youth.
UCSC Participates in Empowered Readers Children’s Literacy MarchOn Saturday January 19, 2019 staff and students from the Urban Child Study Center participated in the Empowered Readers Children’s Literacy March. We sponsored a table where children and families could engage in literacy and writing activities as well as take photographs with Pounce. We also donated books to help Empowered Readers reach their… more »
UCSC Presents to Faculty and Students in ChinaDrs. Gary Bingham and Chenyi Zhang presented a series of presentations about the quality of early childhood program, program evaluation and early childhood professional development in Baoding, Hebei Province, China from November 19 to November 21, 2018. The presentations were given to the faculty and students at Hebei University, local directors of child care centers,… more »
UCSC Participates in ASHA ConventionDr. Rihana S. Mason presented “The Use of the Language Environment Analysis System (LENA) in a Noisy Environment: Feasibility Study in Family Child Care Homes on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the American Speech and Hearing Association Convention ( ASHA). This year’s convention was held in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mason shared the results… more »
UCSC L&L Undergraduate Fellow Presents at ABRCMSOn Friday November 16, 2018 Alvin Glymph presented his first career poster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Indianapolis, Indiana. ABRCMS is one the largest professional conferences for underrepresented students. Alvin presented “ Building Young Children’s Vocabulary in Family Child Care Homes”. His preliminary study included the analysis of… more »
