https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-rss/?orgId=115504&title=News+from+PEER A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 16 May 2026 09:35:23 Z https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/teaching/2026/05/05/beyond-coddling-and-canceling-opinion https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/teaching/2026/05/05/beyond-coddling-and-canceling-opinion We can, and should, empathize with students’ trauma. But we shouldn’t validate desires to shield them from discomforting course content, writes Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, in Inside Higher Ed. Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-announces-leadership-transition/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-announces-leadership-transition/ The PEER management team is excited to announce that Joanna Meyer has assumed the role of director. Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, will continue to serve on the PEER management team as co-director. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/ct-ccdf-evaluation-completes-second-year/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/ct-ccdf-evaluation-completes-second-year/ A team of researchers and policymakers is evaluating Connecticut's Child Care Development Fund program, specifically the impact of subsidy payment policies and practices on program participation of early care and education providers and families. The second year of the evaluation focused on understanding the perspectives of child care and early education providers research team and acquiring administrative data the researchers can use to examine the effect of policy changes on participation rates. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-releases-final-report-from-ece-wpp-program-evaluation/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-releases-final-report-from-ece-wpp-program-evaluation/ The Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) has released the final report from a collaborative evaluation of an early childhood educator workforce development program administered by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC). Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/opre-awards-ccdf-evaluation-grant-to-connecticut-team/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/opre-awards-ccdf-evaluation-grant-to-connecticut-team/ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) has awarded a phase 2 implementation grant to Connecticut through the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives project. Dr. Heidi Rosenberg of EDC and Dr. Michael Strambler of YSM, both members of the Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) management team will lead the study. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/educational-policy-special-issue-the-politics-of-research-practice-partnerships/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/educational-policy-special-issue-the-politics-of-research-practice-partnerships/ An article written by the founding PEER management team is featured in the January 2023 special issue of Education Policy entitled The Politics of Research-Practice Partnerships. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-management-team-participates-in-prospr-community-of-practice/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-management-team-participates-in-prospr-community-of-practice/ As part of their work on an CCDF evaluation plan grant, PEER management team members are participating in the PROSPR community of practice, a network convened by ACF OPRE. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/welcoming-new-peer-management-team-members/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/welcoming-new-peer-management-team-members/ The Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) is pleased to announce new members of the management team. Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is a new organizational member, while Dr. Heidi Rosenberg of Education Development Center (EDC) is a new organizational representative. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-collaborates-with-stamford-partners-to-promote-continuous-improvement-of-home-visiting/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-collaborates-with-stamford-partners-to-promote-continuous-improvement-of-home-visiting/ Greater Stamford Parenting Partnership (GSPP) formed in 2021 to expand access to home visiting services for the families of young children. PEER is supporting GSPP in the area of continuous quality improvement. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/understanding-ece-teacher-turnover/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/understanding-ece-teacher-turnover/ REL Northeast & Islands recently published a study designed to better understand factors associated with turnover in the early childhood educator workforce. The study was initiative by the REL's Early Childhood Workforce Development Research Alliance, a group of state leaders who oversee early childhood workforce initiatives such as certification, training, and ongoing professional development. Alliance members hope the study will inform their agencies’ policies to improve educator retention and guide the allocation of resources to support the educator workforce. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/understanding-language-development-milestones/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/understanding-language-development-milestones/ Parents, educators, and primary care doctors can make a great difference in children’s growth by being aware of the milestones associated with language development and signs that a child may benefit from additional resources and assistance in language development. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/evaluating-maritime-odyssey-preschools-early-stem-education-model/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/evaluating-maritime-odyssey-preschools-early-stem-education-model/ Maritime Odyssey Preschool is a STEM-focused early childhood education program in Norwalk that was founded in 2016 by Odyssey Learning, Inc. and The Maritime Aquarium. Over the past two years, PEER has worked with these organizations to develop a logic model for the preschool’s early STEM education approach and design a preliminary evaluation. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/opportunities-for-learning-evaluating-the-preschool-development-grant-pdg/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/opportunities-for-learning-evaluating-the-preschool-development-grant-pdg/ PEER has partnered with the Office of Early Childhood, the State Department of Education, and the University of Connecticut to evaluate the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) program in Connecticut. PEER will use existing data to examine the association between PDG participation and child outcomes in the kindergarten year. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-supports-bridgeport-early-childhood-social-emotional-learning-initiative/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-supports-bridgeport-early-childhood-social-emotional-learning-initiative/ In an effort to promote coordinated, high quality SEL programming and supports for the young children and families of Bridgeport, a number of local stakeholders came together in the summer of 2018 to launch the Bridgeport Early Childhood SEL Initiative (BECSELI). The initiative is led by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and PEER is contributing as an evaluation partner. Several of PEER’s member organizations serve on the BECSELI Steering Committee. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-hosts-early-childhood-education-conference-building-bridges-between-research-and-practice/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-hosts-early-childhood-education-conference-building-bridges-between-research-and-practice/ PEER hosted its inaugural early childhood education conference, entitled Building Bridges between Research and Practice: Supporting Early Childhood Education in Connecticut Tue, 24 May 2016 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-continues-development-of-collaborative-research-agenda/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/peer-continues-development-of-collaborative-research-agenda/ PEER held a second Research Agenda Workshop work session to continue development of its collaborative research agenda Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/first-peer-research-agenda-workshop-held-on-june-2/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/first-peer-research-agenda-workshop-held-on-june-2/ PEER convened early childhood education stakeholders from Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE), and Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to start development of a collaborative research agenda to guide PEER's work. Fri, 05 Jun 2015 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/grant-creates-new-research-alliance-to-explore-preschool-and-kindergarten-educational-outcomes/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/psychiatry/news-article/grant-creates-new-research-alliance-to-explore-preschool-and-kindergarten-educational-outcomes/ Michael J. Strambler, Ph.D., an associate research scientist in psychiatry affiliated with The Consultation Center, has been awarded nearly $400,000 from The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to create a Connecticut Early Childhood Education Research Alliance. The main aim of the grant is to develop the alliance’s research agenda in collaboration with other early childhood education practitioners, advocates, and researchers in Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk. Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:00:00 Z