(November 2012)

Detroit School Based Health Collaborative: Focus group findings to inform project development

Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa, J., Mortensen, J., Saint Gilles, M., Calhoun, K., McNall, M., & Stewart, G.

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

San Jose, California

(November 2012)

Writing evaluation plans for National Science Foundation grants

Van Egeren, L. A.

Evaluation Circle, Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative

East Lansing, Michigan

(October 2012)

The importance of cultural competence when evaluating youth interventions

Kornbluh, M., Roddy, L., Wu, H.-C., & Van Egeren, L. A.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association Conference

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

Family substance use and Head Start teacher’s perceptions of children’s behavior

Lee, K.-S., Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Bellow, A., Farrell, P., & Gerde, H.

Poster presented at the 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education

Barcelona, Spain

(October 2012)

Family substance use and Head Start teacher’s perceptions of children’s behavior

Lee, K.-S., Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Bellow, A., Farrell, P., & Gerde, H.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange

Denver, Colorado

(October 2012)

Health disparities between Arab and Chaldean Americans in southeast Michigan and Michigan residents: Differences in access to health providers and insurance

Perlstadt, H., Gasteyer, S., Hassoun, R., McNall, M., & Nawyn, S.

Sixth International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities

Dearborn, Michigan

(October 2012)

Master Teacher Series—Powering up for the Head Start on Science program: Using power analysis to plan the sample size required for a multi-site cluster randomized trial

Pierce, S. J., Van Egeren, L. A., & Reyes-Gastelum, D.

Demonstration session presented at the 26th annual conference of the American Evaluation Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

Obtaining balanced intervention and control groups in a multi-site cluster randomized trial: Minimization as an alternative to randomization in the Head Start on Science program

Reyes-Gastelum, D., Pierce, S. J., & Van Egeren, L. A.

Presentation at the 26th annual conference of the American Evaluation Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

Using cost-effective processes to develop large-scale data-driven continuous improvement systems for local programs

Van Egeren, L. A., Garner, A., Wu, H. -C., & Smith, C.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

Using youth-adult meeting observations to assess youth 21st Century skills

Van Egeren, L. A., Wu, H. -C., & Kornbluh, M.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

A first look at chronic diseases and lifestyle behaviors among Arab and Chaldean Americans in southeast Michigan

Williams, K. P., Hassoun, R., McNall, M., & Farroukh, M.

Sixth International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities

Dearborn, Michigan

(October 2012)

Documenting training/coaching activities for evaluation and intervention manualization: A case study of the Youth-Driven Space project

Wu, H. -C., Van Egeren, L. A., Kornbluh, M., & Weiss, J.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association Conference

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(October 2012)

American Indian children’s school readiness

Barnes-Najor, J. V., Thompson, N., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., Farrell, P., Lee, K-S., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange

Denver, Colorado

(October 2012)

A review of the CLASS in AI/AN Head Start and Early Head Start programs

Barnes-Najor, J. V., Gerde, H., Farrell, P., Lee, K-S., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Native Children’s Research Exchange

Denver, Colorado

(September 2012)

Data to inform the next RFP

Van Egeren, L. A., & Reed, C. S.

Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Committee

Lansing, Michigan

(August 2012)

Head Start on Science

Van Egeren, L. A.

University Outreach and Engagement annual retreat

East Lansing, Michigan

(July 2012)

Healthy babies through infant-centered feeding

Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Brophy-Herb, H., Van Egeren, L. A., Auld, G., Lindau, J., & Aldasouqi, Dua

Paper presented at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference

Washington, D.C.

(July 2012)

Maintenance in care and health after release from prison: An evaluation of Michigan’s Community Re-entry Program for HIV-positive ex-offenders (THPE563)

Miller, R. L., McNall, M. A., Forney, J. A., & Janulis, P.

XIX International AIDS Conference

Washington, D.C.

(June 2012)

Coaching preschool teachers to enhance the social-emotional environment in classrooms: What makes the difference?

Harewood, T., Vallotton, C.D., & McNall, M.

Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference

Washington, D.C.

(June 2012)

Coaching preschool teachers to enhance the social-emotional environment in classrooms: What makes the difference?

Harewood, T., Vallotton, C.D., & McNall, M.

NAEYC's 21st National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development

Indianapolis, Indiana

(June 2012)

Effects of distance learning professional development for teachers of the American Indian Head Start on children’s math and literacy outcomes

Gerde, H., Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., & Whitty, H. A.

Paper presentation at the Head Start Research Conference

Washington, D.C.

(June 2012)

Cluster-randomized trial of the efficacy of early childhood science education with low-income children

Van Egeren, L. A., Gerde, H., Schwarz, C., Lownds, N., Pierce, S., Reyes-Gastelum, D., Morris, B., Brophy-Herb, H., & Stein, M.

Poster presented at the 2012 Discovery Research K-12 PI Meeting

Arlington, Virginia

(June 2012)

The CLASS in the American Indian Head Start Programs: Implementation, evaluation, and cultural responsiveness

Belleau, A., Barnes, J., Sarche, M., Farrell, P., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Paper presented in H. Gerde (Chair), The measurement of teacher-child interactions in American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start programs using the classroom assessment scoring system (CLASS): A debate between culturally responsive and standardized assessment practices. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the National Head Start Research Conference

Washington, D.C.

(June 2012)

Wiba Anung: Supporting our Early Stars

Barnes, J. V., Belleau, A., Kilpatrick, M., Gerde, H., Farrell, P., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Presented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Washington, D. C.

(June 2012)

Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) in American Indian Head Start Programs: Implementation, evaluation, and cultural relevance

Barnes, J. V., Gerde, H., Belleau, A., Farrell, P., Lee, K., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Paper presentation at the Head Start Research Conference

Washington, D.C.