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Dr. Dina Castro and Dr. Ruth Paris join Wheelock College Dean Dr. David Chard on trip to Lesotho
Earlier this year, Institute Director, Dina Castro, and Associate Director for Research, Ruth Paris, had the opportunity to join David Chard in visiting Lesotho to learn more about local early childhood well-being efforts. Dr. Margaret Lombe, associate professor at the BU School of Social Work also joined the team.They were... More
Dr. Dina Castro to join The Hunt Institute’s Early Efforts Panel: Literacy from Day One
The Hunt Institute is a nonprofit organization that works to inspire and inform elected officials and policymakers about key issues in education, honoring James B. Hunt, Jr., a champion of education. The webinar, taking place on March, 7th at 2pm ET, will highlight the importance of promoting early literacy... More
Institute Director, Dr. Dina Castro, Awarded Five-Year Grant from US Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition
The grant will fund the Nuestros Niños program, which aims to improve teaching for young bilingual learners by delivering professional development to teachers and teacher assistants working in prekindergarten classes. Dina Castro, alongside Cristina Gillanders of the University of Colorado, Denver, will lead the project in collaboration with Boston... More
EC Institute’s Associate Director of Research Presents at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting
Dr. Ruth Paris presented 2 studies at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research in Phoenix, AZ on Jan 13, 2023. As chairperson of the session "Parental Mental Health across the Globe: Inequities and Protective Factors Impacting Families with Young Children", Dr. Paris presented "Experiences of Latinx... More
EC Institute Faculty Governing Board Members Present Equity-Driven Work at Fall Conferences
The Fall semester provided opportunities for members of the EC Institute's Faculty Governing Board to share their work at state and national conferences. Both presentations shared a focus on advancing equity in early childhood work. In September of last year, Dr. Ellie Friedland presented “Setting the Stage and Guiding Child-Directed... More
Institute Welcomes New Faculty Governing Board Members
With the Fall semester underway, the BU Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being would like to formally welcome new Faculty Governing Board members Lindsey Locks, MPH, ScD, and Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD. Dr. Lindsey Locks, ScD MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Health Sciences (Sargent College) and Global... More
The First Year of an Infant’s Life for Families in Recovery
Associate Director for Research, Ruth Paris, PhD, LICSW (SSW) and Mei Elansary, MD, MPhil (MED/PEDS) have been awarded two grants to support the study entitled: The First Year of an Infant’s Life for Families in Recovery. The BUMC Clinical & Transitional Science Institute and the BU Initiative on Cities will... More
CTSI Awards Two Institute Faculty Members Pilot Grants
Associate Director for Research Dr. Ruth Paris and Faculty Governing Board member Dr. Peter Rockers were both awarded pilot grants from the Clinical & Translational Science Institute. Dr. Paris’ pilot, will track the experiences of mothers in recovery and their young children in order to identify short- and long-term risk and... More
Research on Tap: Improving Early Childhood Well-Being
Early childhood well-being Research on Tap is an event hosted by the Office of Research at Boston University where faculty from across BU presented research that seeks to transform early childhood nurturing ecosystems by mitigating a wide range of issues, from adverse childhood experiences to broad social disadvantage. Attendees learned about... More
How universal pre-K can reduce overall U.S. crime
Associate Director of Research, Ruth Paris, offers insight on how universal pre-k can impact youth development. Excerpt from The 19th* (19thnews.org) By Mariel Padilla "In his early career as a law enforcement officer, Vernon Stanforth, the president of the National Sheriffs’ Association, said he often saw arrests of grandfathers, fathers and sons of... More