NEWS AND CONGRATS​

• Shiyi received her NSF CAREER grant! 🙌This 5-year, $1.4 million grant spans from 2025-2030, and it includes 3 studies on children's metacognition and science learning. 

• Nikki became a certified yoga teacher in summer 2025, congrats on another milestone 🎉

• Michaela and Ashlyn started their MS-Child Development program in fall 2025✨

• Michaela and Sydney attended their first SRCD conference in Minneapolis. Michaela presented her poster on young children's metacognition and externalizing behavior. 

• Rebecca and Zoe won 1st and 2nd place at the 2025 IDEAS student research symposium. They presented their dissertation and thesis project on children's creativity and Indigenous ECE practices. 

• MAJOR congrats to Nikki for successfully completing her Master's program! Nikki will still be part of the research team as a project coordinator.

• Congrats to Sydney, Michaela, and Dylan on their first undergrad research presentations at CEHHS' IDEAS symposium!

• Our group proposal on children's self-regulated learning in a science learning environment was accepted by American Psychological Association 2024 conference. 

• Nikki's thesis study is recently accepted by the 2024 American Psychological Science annual convention. She will present her poster in San Francisco in May 2024. 

• A conference abstract coauthored by Shiyi, Rebecca, and Nikki has been accepted to present at the 2024 Cognitive Society Conference in March. 

• Nikki completed her thesis data collection and analysis, she is ready to finish her degree strong! #dontstoptillyouareproud

• Rebecca co-authored her first peer-reviewed journal publication. 

• Abril received the University of Idaho Alumni Excellence Award. Shiyi also received this award as her research project mentor. 

• Rebecca is admitted into a Ph.D. program starting fall 2023.

• Ashley graduated with a BS in FCS and began her new adventure as a special education teacher. 

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