CDSP Lab News
Blog post published!
In April 2024, the Child and Family Blog featured our Tulsa SEED Study research! Click the image to read the blog post!
2024
Congratulations to Dr. Johnson!
In March 2024, Dr. Anna Johnson was promoted to full professor of psychology at Georgetown University. Congratulations!!
2023
Op Ed Published!
In October 2023, Tulsa SEED study PI Dr. Anna Johnson published an op ed in the Tulsa World about what Oklahoma standardized 3rd grade tests can tell us – and what they can’t. Her key takeaway is that Oklahoma’s standardized test program does not fully capture what children know and can do, and the skills it misses are highly consequential for future learning. Click the image to read the op ed!
SREE 2023
Doug Hummel-Price, a member of the Tulsa SEED Research Team, presented new findings at the nation's leading education evaluation research conference – the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). His findings link public pre-k participation in Tulsa to increased school attendance and reduced chronic absenteeism post-COVID. This is BIG NEWS in a post-COVID world in which public schools are struggling with historic low and unstable attendance!
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan!
Congratulations to Professor Ryan for winning another competitive grant! This award from the W.T. Grant Foundation will fund the project: “Reducing Structural Barriers in a School-based System of Food Assistance to Reduce Inequality in Food Security and Child Outcomes.” Learn more about the Power Packs Study here! July 2023.
Samantha Steimle wins Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Grant
Congratulations to CDSP’s doctoral candidate Samantha Steimle for winning a Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Research award to fund her dissertation. Less than 5% of this year's applicants were awarded fellowships! June 2023.
Congratulations to Dr. Partika!
Congratulations to CDSP’s newest alumna, Dr. Anne Partika, who successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “The Role of Bilingual Support in Dual Language Learners’ Language and Literacy Development throughout Early Education,” May 2023.
Deborah Phillips teaches her last class at Georgetown
CDSP’s Professor Deborah Phillips taught her last class at Georgetown University after more than 20 years of being an instructor; students from past and present came to celebrate! May 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan!
Congratulations to CDSP’s Professor Ryan along with Georgetown’s Professor Barr for winning a competitive NICHD grant for their project “Connect to Baby: A Pilot Study of a Parenting and Coparenting Program for New Parents.” Click here to learn more about this exciting project! April 2023.
SRCD 2023
This year’s Society for Research in Child Development Conference featured presentations from multiple CDSP lab members, including Anna Johnson, Anne Partika, Rebecca Ryan, Samantha Steimle, and Anna Wright, March 2023.
2022
APPAM 2022
CDSP members were well-represented at this year’s Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Conference, featuring presentations from Anna Johnson, Anne Partika, and Samantha Steimle, November 2022.
CROCUS Conference on Tulsa’s Pre-K Program
The Center for Research of Children in the United States (CROCUS) at Georgetown University held a conference on the 20 years of research on Tulsa’s Pre-K program, featuring presentations and panels from Deborah Phillips, Anna Johnson, and Anne Partika, September 2022.
SREE 2022
This year’s Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) conference in Washington, DC featured presentations from CDSP’s Anna Johnson and Anne Partika, September 2022.
Anne Partika Receives Head Start Dissertation Grant
A huge congratulations to CDSP’s doctoral candidate Anne Partika for receiving the Early Care & Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grant from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She is one of only six recipients to receive this funding! October 2022.