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Jenna Finch

Jenna Finch, assistant professor of psychology, is exploring the effects of time in school on students’ executive function — mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking and self-control. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Research explores how classroom time affects children’s self-regulation skills

April 19, 2024

Society & Culture

The Self-regulation and Motivation In Learning Environments (SMILE) project, whose funding was supplemented by an ORED COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant, examines children as they transition from second to third grade — and how their self-regulation, motivati

SMILE project aided by COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant

January 7, 2021

Cross-campus collaboration aims to strengthen early childhood research

July 20, 2020

Society & Culture

Students relax in the shade and hammocks on the Nebraska Union Plaza during spring 2019.

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for May 17

May 17, 2019