{"id":1053,"date":"2024-04-26T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/?page_id=1053"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:30:30","slug":"publications-and-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/publications-and-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications and Collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Publications and Collaborations<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/07\/4470_eldc_class_20230522-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"child playing on the ground with train tracks\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/07\/4470_eldc_class_20230522-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/07\/4470_eldc_class_20230522-232x174.jpg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2023\/07\/4470_eldc_class_20230522-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h6><strong>Research:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Hooper Undergraduate Research Award,(2024-2025),\u00a0<em>Exploring Teachers&#8217; Experiences Engaging with Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in a Preschool Classroom<\/em>.\u00a0PI Marisa Edrozo and Dr. Victoria Damjanovic<\/p>\n<p>TRIF Faculty Research and Creative Activity Support Grants (2024-2025),\u00a0<em>Interprofessional Delivery of Early Language and Literacy Skills.<\/em> PI Dr. Mary Harmon<\/p>\n<p>Student Mentored Research Grant, (2024-2025),\u00a0<em>Praxis and Possibilities for Reggio Emilia-Inspired Preschool Art Ateliers Run by Art Education Practicum Students.<\/em>\u00a0 PI Dr. Andrew Tegarden, Rebecca Cirzan, MEd.<\/p>\n<p>Pending (2024-2025),\u00a0<em>Exploring Literacy and Teacher Practices in Inquiry-Based Learning Settings<\/em>. PI Dr. Stephanie Branson<\/p>\n<p>Pending (2023-2026), Supporting<em>\u00a0early childhood educators teaching marginalized children through professional learning communities.<\/em> PI Dr. Victoria Damjanovic<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Publications:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Damjanovic, V., Cirzan, R. (2024).\u00a0<em>From dream to reality: creating a teacher educator laboratory preschool.\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The How and Why of Laboratory Schools: innovations and Success Stories in Teacher Preparation and Student Learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6>Awards:<\/h6>\n<div>\n<p>Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS), Funded by US Department of Education (October 1, 2022 &#8211; December 31, 2024). $1,292,800.00, Completed, Fall 2020, PI Dr. Victoria Damjanovic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Arizona Child Care Assistance Provider Grant (AzCAP) (October 2023-June 2024). $35,000, Completed October 2023, PI Rebecca Cirzan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Arizona Child Care Infrastructure Grant. (June 2023). $100,000 towards toddler room furnishings and materials.<\/p>\n<p>McFarland Endowment Chair (2024-2025). $6,000 towards teacher workshop on STEM and Inquiry-Based Learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications and Collaborations Research: Hooper Undergraduate Research Award,(2024-2025),\u00a0Exploring Teachers&#8217; Experiences Engaging with Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in a Preschool Classroom.\u00a0PI Marisa Edrozo and Dr. Victoria Damjanovic TRIF Faculty Research and Creative Activity Support Grants (2024-2025),\u00a0Interprofessional Delivery of Early Language and Literacy Skills. PI Dr. Mary Harmon Student Mentored Research Grant, (2024-2025),\u00a0Praxis and Possibilities for Reggio Emilia-Inspired [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":734,"featured_media":540,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1053","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1053"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1477,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1053\/revisions\/1477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}