Graduate Scholars
The Buffett Early Childhood Institute offers fellowships for advanced doctoral students in the University of Nebraska System who conduct research concerning the development and education of young children, prenatal to 8 years old.
The program awards one-year fellowships worth up to $25,000 to a maximum of four NU doctoral students every year. The program seeks to support high-quality research from diverse fields—including health, education, social work, music, art, psychology, the neurosciences, and others. Multidisciplinary research and new methodologies are encouraged.
Want to find out more about becoming a Graduate Scholar?
Matthew Brooks, 2024–25 Graduate Scholar
Matthew Brooks, of Hastings, Nebraska, is a student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His project examines whether connecting with nature, a frequent recommendation for healthy child development, can also help alleviate stress and burnout in early childhood professionals.
His faculty mentor is Carrie Clark.
Kaitlin Fraser, 2024–25 Graduate Scholar
Kaitlin Fraser, of Carl Junction, Missouri, is a student in the Department of Biomechanics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
She is studying how children with upper limb loss use and feel about their prosthesis by interviewing them and conducting gesture analysis. Many children reject the use of their prosthetic limbs, which can make it more difficult to adapt to a prosthesis as they age.
Her faculty mentor is Jorge Zuniga Ulloa.
Weiman Xu, 2024–25 Graduate Scholar
Weiman Xu, of Shandong, China, is a student in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Her project analyzes intergenerational caregiving, specifically the role of grandparents in China and the social-emotional development of their young grandchildren, and the potential impact of their coparenting relationship with the child’s parents.
Her faculty mentor is Gilbert R. Parra.
Past Graduate Scholars
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