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Dr. Shea was the winner of the College of Education 2026–2027 Research Development Grant competition for her project "Effects of Nevada State-Funded Pre-K on Children's Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in K–3rd Grade". The grant provides about $25k in research support, along with funding for a 9-month doctoral-level graduate research assistant.
Dr. Shea was the winner of the College of Education 2026–2027 Research Development Grant competition for her project "Effects of Nevada State-Funded Pre-K on Children's Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in K–3rd Grade". The grant provides about $25k in research support, along with funding for a 9-month doctoral-level graduate research assistant.
Dr. Shea and Co-PI Dr. Jenna Weglarz-Ward were awarded $151k by the Nevada Department of Education for their project, Strengthening Early Literacy in Partnership (SELP). The grant will support initiatives to improve kindergarten literacy readiness at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.
Dr. Shea and Co-PI Dr. Jenna Weglarz-Ward were awarded $151k by the Nevada Department of Education for their project, Strengthening Early Literacy in Partnership (SELP). The grant will support initiatives to improve kindergarten literacy readiness at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.
Dr. Shea was awarded $19,974 in funding through UNLV's 2026 Faculty Opportunity Awards program for her project “Building an Equitable Evidence Base to Strengthen Early Childhood Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Nevada”.
Dr. Shea was awarded $19,974 in funding through UNLV's 2026 Faculty Opportunity Awards program for her project “Building an Equitable Evidence Base to Strengthen Early Childhood Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Nevada”.
Dr. Shea reconnected with her postdoctoral mentor and past and present colleagues from the Ohio State University at the SSSR conference, Netherlands.
Dr. Shea reconnected with her postdoctoral mentor and past and present colleagues from the Ohio State University at the SSSR conference, Netherlands.
Dr. Shea presented her project on Reading Activities in Kindergarten Classrooms and Children's Gains at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading at Rotterdam, Netherlands on July 18th!
Dr. Shea presented her project on Reading Activities in Kindergarten Classrooms and Children's Gains at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading at Rotterdam, Netherlands on July 18th!
This study used the U.S. national dataset from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten and examined how teachers used different reading activities in kindergarten classrooms shaped children's academic gains.
Dr. Shea presented her research project at Pacific Coast Research Conference at Long Beach on Feb 5th.
Dr. Shea presented her research project at Pacific Coast Research Conference at Long Beach on Feb 5th.
The study identified two meaningful profiles for Chinese oral language skills using Chinese listening comprehension and oral expression skills. The finding also indicated E-book discussions promoted children's English comprehension for children with lower Chinese oral language skills.
Dr. Shea was named as one of the Data Sprint Winners by the Center on Reinventing Public Education! See here for detail.
Dr. Shea was named as one of the Data Sprint Winners by the Center on Reinventing Public Education! See here for detail.
The study is the first national analysis of Response to Intervention (RTI) adoption, examining how implementation related to changes in disability rates.
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