Dr. Charles Greenwood and Dr. Judith Carta

On May 11 and 12, 2006, the Center was pleased to host Charles Greenwood and Judy Carta of the Juniper Gardens Children's Project (JGCP). Research presentations open to faculty and students were conducted on May 11. Videos of these presentations are available through CYFS. These may be checked out by contacting Holly Sexton, Office Supervisor, hsexton1@unl.edu.

Dr. Greenwood is an internationally renowned researcher, Director of JGCP in Kansas City, Kansas and Senior Scientist, and Professor of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas. Dr. Greenwood's recent research involves scaling up effective intervention practices and progress monitoring for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Additionally, he is interested in inner city community development such as the Children's Campus of Kansas City, a multi-agency project to co-locate programs such as Early Head Start, JGCP, and other community agencies to enhance comprehensive and coordinated services for families in need.

Dr. Judith Carta is Senior Scientist in the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies and the Director of Early Childhood Research at JGCP. She holds academic appointments in the Departments of Special Education and Human Development and Family Life at the University of Kansas. She is Editor of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. Dr. Carta is a national expert in the area of risk and protective factors in the lives of young children and their families. She is principal investigator of several large research projects including "Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development," "Project EPIC-Enhancing Parenting Interventions with Children" and the "Center for the Study of Child Neglect."