About Us
What is Nurture Nebraska?
Nurture Nebraska is a statewide public awareness campaign developed as part of the TransformED initiative at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The campaign helps families, parents, and caregivers learn more about young children’s social and emotional development, what it is, why it matters, and how to support it every day.
Meet Our Nurture Nebraska Team
Changmin Yan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Nebraska
Jemalyn Griffin, M.A.
Associate Professor of Practice
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Nebraska
Collaborators
Holly Hatton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Early Childhood Extension Specialist
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
University of Nebraska
Carrie Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Developmental & Learning Sciences
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Nebraska
Jenna Finch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychology
University of Nebraska
Kelli Hauptman, Ph.D.
Project Director
Center on Children, Families & the Law
University of Nebraska
Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
University of Nebraska
Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Jennifer Leeper Miller, M.S.
Lecturer
Director, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
University of Nebraska
Jennifer Peeksmease, Ph.D.
Director of Faculty Success
Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
University of Nebraska
Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
Founding Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
George Holmes University
Julia Torquati, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
University of Nebraska
Hyeonjin Yoon, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Jacht
Creative Development Partner
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Nebraska
