Human Development & Family Studies

Early Development, Care and Education Research Projects

Current Research Projects:

• LIBRARY Project. Investigators: Gayle Luze and Carla Peterson.
• Midwest. Investigators: Lesia Oesterreich, Carla Peterson, Susan Hegland, and Grace Aiton.
• Project HOME (Home Observation to Measure Effectiveness): This project is examining home visiting services received by families in Early Head Start. It is conducted as part of the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project. Investigators: Carla Peterson and Gayle Luze.
• Quality Preschool Program Standards: Participating faculty: Gayle Luze, Carla Peterson, Susan Hegland.
• QUINCE: Investigators: Susan Hegland, Kere Hughes, and Grace Aiton.
• Shared Visions: Investigators: Carla Peterson.
• SIGE-O: Investigators: Lesia Oesterreich, Susan Hegland, and Grace Aiton.
• Individual Growth and Development Indicator - Comprehensive Assesment Project (IGDI-CAP). Investigators: Gayle Luze and Kere Hughes.

Current Educational Outreach and Service Projects:

Iowa

• Early Access: Participating faculty: Mary Jane Brotherson.
• Baby Talk: Participating faculty: Gayle Luze.
• Quality Rating System Environment Rating Scale Assessment Project: Carla Peterson, Susan Hegland, Melissa Thorson.
• Quality Rating System Environmen Rating Scale Training Project: Lesia Oesterreich, Sharon Mays, Grace Aiton.
• Next Steps Environment Rating Scale Study Circles: Lesia Oesterreich, Grace Aiton
• New Staff Orientation: Lesia Oesterreich, Sharon Mays, Jen VanRyswyk
• Child Care Lasts A Lifetime: Lesia Oesterreich, Jeanne Warning
• Positive Behavior Support: Carla Peterson, Gayle Luze

National

• CYFERnet Children, Youth, and Families Research Network: Lesia Oesterreich; Early Childhood Editor
• National Network for Child Care: Lesia Oesterreich, Director

Current faculty and staff in EDCE:
Grace Aiton
Mary Jane Brotherson
Susan Hegland
Kere Hughes
Gayle Luze
Lesia Oesterreich
Susan Maude
Carla Peterson
Candice Rutter
Melissa Thorson