A new three-year, $300,000 federal grant will allow KU early childhood development researchers to evaluate the influence and the cost-effectiveness of the intervention Promoting Communication: Tools for Advancing Language in Kids (PC TALK). news.ku.edu/2023/07/26/res…

Meet Trina Spencer, the new director of Juniper Gardens KU. She brings an extensive record of federally-funded research with work helps promote early literacy, language and reading comprehension. ➡️ Read more: rockcha.lk/tsp

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Trina Spencer as the new director of Juniper Gardens Children's Project! news.ku.edu/2023/08/22/tri…

“Her focus on partnerships and collaboration makes a wonderful continuation to the history of community-engaged research at Juniper Gardens,” said Life Span Institute director John Colombo. Read more about Trina Spencer, the new director of Juniper Gardens KU! today.ku.edu/2023/08/22/tri…

Juniper Gardens is hiring! We're looking for a Spanish-speaking research assistant who would administer early childhood assessments and classroom observations, and coach Latino parents on the use of evidence-based practices for children with disabilities.

The Family Infant-Toddler Program at the KS State School for the Blind is a new initiative in partnership with the KS Early Childhood Developmental Services. FIT offers high-quality vision services at no cost to KS children ages birth to 3 years who are B/VI and their families.

This week, we are celebrating Juniper staff and their service to the University of Kansas. Thank you for all you do!

Celebrating our Juniper family. Thank you for 40 years of service, Dr. Carta!

Thank you, Dr. Walker, for your dedicated service to Juniper Gardens and the University of Kansas!

Happy 60 years! 🎉 Since 1964, Juniper Gardens KU in #KC has worked at the forefront of research, partnering to improve children's developmental and educational experiences in #Kansas and beyond. Image from @KULibraries #tbt #ChildDevelopment #Research

Lansing USD 469 Board of Education recognized nine early childhood students involved in the PIPA project as Students of the Month. Read more here: usd469.net/vnews/display.…

Please join us in congratulating 🎉 three Life Span Institute researchers who were recently promoted by the University of Kansas: Kathy Thiemann-Bourque from Juniper Gardens KU, and Tyler Hicks and Evan Dean from @KUCDD.

One of our Juniper Gardens researchers, Howard Wills, Ph. D., recently conducted two workshops for teachers in Taiwan for teachers focusing on Behavior, Inclusion and Skills.

Join us in honoring and celebrating Betty Hart, PhD: A Pioneer in Child Development and Behavior Analysis, 2024 inductee to the Women in Behavior Analysis (WIBA) Hall of Fame! You can learn more about the history of Juniper Gardens here: juniper.ku.edu/our-history

Scientists at the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, a KU Life Span Institute center in Kansas City, Kansas, have been testing how artificial intelligence (AI) could be applied to measure verbal interactions unobtrusively and automatically juniper.ku.edu/news/article/k…