Research Across the Map

Faculty-led research projects in collaboration with Brazilian colleagues span a variety of topics and fields

Nationwide

EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF COVID19 RESTRICTIONS ON LITERACY PRACTICES IN A CHILD’S HOME: A GLOBAL SURVEY STUDY

AC Acre

DISEASE BURDEN AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: A BIRTH COHORT STUDY (PROJETO MINA)

CE

MT Mato Grosso

NUMBER AND COUNTING IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

AC

MT

SC Santa Catarina

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IN SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CITIES: A COHORT STUDY

SP São Paulo

EARLY LIFE ADVERSITY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE WESTERN REGION PROJECT

THE EFFECTS ON EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OF A NURSE HOME VISITATION PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN A POOR URBAN AREA

CAREGIVER REPORTED EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENTS (CREDI): VALIDATION FOR BRAZIL BRAIN GAMES: A CRÈCHESBASED EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND SELF CONTROL SKILLS IN BRAZIL

EARLY INSTITUTIONALIZATION IMPACT INTERVENTION (EI-3) PROJECT

PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION AND CHILD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN LOWINCOME FAMILIES

BA

SP

SC RJ

RJ Rio de Janeiro

SEL KERNELS: A LOW-COST, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND SCALABLE APPROACH TO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN BRAZILIAN ECE

RN

CE Ceará

POPULATION-BASED STUDIES ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF AN EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PARENTING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY CENTERS

IRACEMA-COVID: IMPORTANCE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CORONAVIRUS ON MOTHERS’ EXPERIENCES AND CHILD SUPPORT

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF DIGITAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS: A MULTIFACTORIAL RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

RN Rio Grande do Norte

EARLY LITERACY PREDICTION AND READING INTERVENTION FOR PRESCHOOLERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

BA Bahia

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AND EARLY COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF LOWINCOME CHILDREN

PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION IN BRAZIL TO ENHANCE POOR CHILDREN’S SCHOOL READINESS

AN EVIDENCE GAME-BASED INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN CONTEXT OF ADVERSITY IN BRAZIL: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR TYPICAL CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM Marcia Castro speaks with press at IPREDE, Instituto da Primeira Infância, in Fortaleza, Ceará

“Ten years ago, DRCLAS and the Brazil Office in São Paulo brought together researchers from different fields of expertise, from Harvard and Brazilian institutions, to discuss early childhood development (ECD). That initiative was a game-changer for the Brazil office, for the Brazil Studies Program at DRCLAS, and for Brazil. It fostered new collaborations, novel forms of capacity building, and active policy discussions. It created the environment for the debate that resulted in the approval of the ECD legislation in Brazil and the launching of a national ECD program. I was able to build new collaborations to launch the first population-based birth cohort study from the prenatal period in the Brazilian Amazon, and to incorporate ECD as one of the topics in a Public Health field-based course that I teach in Brazil in January. Theses, dissertations, and peer-reviewed articles have resulted from those efforts. Most importantly, these efforts informed (and continue to inform) policy recommendations to improve the lives of families and children in Brazil, ultimately contributing to the nation’s human capital. The ECD initiative is a model of how international collaborations should be made. I am honored to have been part of the ECD initiative from the very beginning.”

MARCIA CASTRO

Andelot Professor of Demography and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Population, HSPH; Chair of DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program