The Schubert Center promotes the bridging of research and policy in undergraduate and graduate education. In 2021, we began collaborating with the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP), which resulted in the Schubert Research Fellows program, allowing Emerging Scholars the opportunity to gain research experience with a faculty mentor and build professional skills while receiving financial support. Our four Schubert Research Fellows were each paired with a Schubert Associate for the Spring semester.
The foundational "Public Policy in Child Development" course (CHST 301), which now includes an option for graduate-level credit, was well attended again in the Fall. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our experiential learning undergraduate course (CHST 302) that takes place in Washington, D.C., supported by Robbie and Carol Mann, was not offered. The Mann Externship, which enables students to work with a local organization on research and policy impacting children in Cleveland, went ahead with in-person and remote work.
This year, we offered two Welter-Muzic Grants for undergraduate research. Marie Kallay used the award to fund her research on families with children with serious illnesses. The research examined how a caregiver's strength-based approach impacts a child's perception of self-worth. Madison Miles' project focused on examining the role of art exploration on feeding behaviors and selective eating. Our Freedheim Fellowship was granted to Ellen Doernberg, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical child psychology.
The Schubert Center's Spring 2022 Research Fellows met weekly with the Schubert Center's Research Director, Dr. Sonia Minnes ( top row left), and Post Doctoral Scholar Dr. Amy Fisher (top center). Four of our Research Associates mentored our students. Dr. Cara Byrne mentored Haneen Abdel-Nabi (top right), and Dr. Angela Ciccia mentored Tameyah Scott (bottom left). Dr. Amy Przeworski mentored Oumnia Baqucen (bottom center), and Dr. Faye Gary mentored Mackenzie Norris (bottom right).
During the Spring of 2022, students Jazmin Diaz and Zoë Büki participated in the Mann Child Policy Externship Program. Jazmin was placed at the YWCA's a Place 4 Me, and Zoë Büki was placed at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court in the Probation Training and Quality Assurance (PTQA) department.
Marie Kallay used her Welter-Muzic Grant to fund her research on families with children with serious illnesses. The research examined how a caregiver's strength-based approach impacts a child's perception of self-worth.
Madison Miles worked with our Schubert Faculty Associate, Dr. Sarah Hope Lincoln, on their project examining the role of art exploration on feeding behaviors and selective eating.
Ellen Doernberg's broad research interests are in characterizing and ameliorating the social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children diagnosed with autism and related developmental disorders.