PUBLICATIONS
Waldman, M. R., Hepworth, K., Johnson, J., Tourek, K. M., Jones, K. J., Garcia, Y. E., ... & Raikes, A. (2023). Tracking early child development at the population level: Validation of the Kidsights Measurement Tool for children birth to age five years.
Waldman, M. R., Raikes, A., Hepworth, K., Black, M. M., Cavallera, V., Dua, T., ... & Weber, A. M. (2023). Psychometrics of psychosocial behavior items under age 6 years: Evidence from Nebraska, USA. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Cavallera, V., Lancaster, G., Gladstone, M., Black, M. M., McCray, G., Nizar, A., ... Hepworth, K., & Janus, M. (2023). Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries. BMJ open, 13(1), e062562.
McCray, G., McCoy, D., Kariger, P., Janus, M., Black, M. M., Chang, S. M., Hepworth, K., ... , & Gladstone, M. (2023). The creation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children aged 0–3 years: combining subject matter expert judgements with big data. BMJ Global Health, 8(1), e009827.
Cavallera, V., Lancaster, G., Gladstone, M., Black, M. M., McCray, G., Nizar, A., Hepworth, K., ... & Janus, M. (2023). Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries. BMJ open, 13(1), e062562.
Neocleous, M., Hepworth, K., Cavallera, V., & Gladstone, M. (2022). Training packages for the use of child development tools in low/middle-income countries: a review. Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Encinger, A., Jackson, B., Raikes, H., Byrd, J., & Hepworth, K. (2020). ReadyRosie Program Evaluation: 2018-2019 Evaluation Report. Omaha, NE: Munroe Meyer Institute at University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Raikes, H., Hepworth, K., Goldberg, M. & Byrd, J. (2020). Infant toddler out-of-home education and care. In Benson, J.B. (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (pp. 236-245). Elsevier Inc.
Black, M. M., Bromley, K., Cavallera, V. A., Cuartas, J., Dua, T., Eekhout, I., Hepworth, K., ... & Weber, A. (2019). The Global Scale for Early Development (GSED). Early Childhood Matters, 14, 80-84.
Näslund-Hadley, E., Loera Varela, A., & Hepworth, K. (2014). What Goes on inside Latin American Math and Science Classrooms: A Video Study of Teaching Practices. Global Education Review, 1(3), 110-128.
Verdisco, A., Cueto, S., Thompson, J., Engle, P., Neuschmidt, O., Meyer, S., ... Hepworth, K. & Miranda, A. (2014). Urgency and Possibility Results of PRIDI A First Initiative to Create Regionally Comparative Data on Child Development in Four Latin American Countries Technical Annex. Washington, D.C. Inter-American Development Bank.
PRESENTATIONS
Raikes, A., Waldman, M., & Hepworth, K. (2022, April 13). Children and Families Birth to Five in Lincoln and Omaha: Findings from the Nebraska Early Childhood Study [Conference Session]. Summit on Research in Early Childhood. Nebraska Center for Research on Child, Youth, Family and Schools at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Hepworth, K., Altwijri, M., Byrd, J.J., & Raikes, H. (2020, April). Family Matters: Defining and Describing Caregiver Engagement in an Early Childhood Program [Poster Session]. The Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Virtual, 7-9 April 2021.
Raikes, H., Encinger, A., Hepworth, K., Byrd, J. J., & Bosire, J. (2020, December). Statewide implementation of ReadyRosie in one state: Results from 20 focus groups with teachers and parents [Poster Session]. The National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Virtual, 30 November- 3 December 2020.
Raikes, H., Davis, D., Esteraich, J., & Hepworth, K. (2020, April). Impacting Family Outcomes: Innovations at Lincoln Educare [Conference Session]. Summit on Research in Early Childhood. Nebraska Center for Research on Child, Youth, Family and Schools at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (Conference canceled)
Raikes, H., White, L., Green, S., Burchinal, P., Kainz, K., Horm, D… & Hepworth, K. (2019, March). Use of the home language in preschool classrooms and first- and second-language development among dual-language learners. The Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, 21-23 March 2019.
Hepworth, K. (2018) Pearls of Wisdom for Positive Parenting [Conference Session]. Presentation at the Seventh Annual Partnering for Strength Conference. Concord, New Hampshire, 7-9 April 2018.
Hepworth, K. (2014). Philanthropy in the Field of International Education: The Bernard van Leer Foundation [Conference Session]. Comparative International Education Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 10-15 March 2014.
TECHNICAL MEETINGS
Hepworth, K., & Norton, R. (2020, March). Global Scale for Early Development Training Package and Orientation Materials. The World Health Organization Global Scale for Early Development (GSED) Project Technical Meeting, Virtual, 15-19 March 2020.
Hepworth, K. (2014). Quality in Systems and Settings. International Consultation: Measuring and Improving Quality in Early Childhood Environments, Leiden, Netherlands, 9-12 September 2014.
Waldman, M. R., Hepworth, K., Johnson, J., Tourek, K. M., Jones, K. J., Garcia, Y. E., ... & Raikes, A. (2023). Tracking early child development at the population level: Validation of the Kidsights Measurement Tool for children birth to age five years.
Waldman, M. R., Raikes, A., Hepworth, K., Black, M. M., Cavallera, V., Dua, T., ... & Weber, A. M. (2023). Psychometrics of psychosocial behavior items under age 6 years: Evidence from Nebraska, USA. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Cavallera, V., Lancaster, G., Gladstone, M., Black, M. M., McCray, G., Nizar, A., ... Hepworth, K., & Janus, M. (2023). Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries. BMJ open, 13(1), e062562.
McCray, G., McCoy, D., Kariger, P., Janus, M., Black, M. M., Chang, S. M., Hepworth, K., ... , & Gladstone, M. (2023). The creation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children aged 0–3 years: combining subject matter expert judgements with big data. BMJ Global Health, 8(1), e009827.
Cavallera, V., Lancaster, G., Gladstone, M., Black, M. M., McCray, G., Nizar, A., Hepworth, K., ... & Janus, M. (2023). Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries. BMJ open, 13(1), e062562.
Neocleous, M., Hepworth, K., Cavallera, V., & Gladstone, M. (2022). Training packages for the use of child development tools in low/middle-income countries: a review. Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Encinger, A., Jackson, B., Raikes, H., Byrd, J., & Hepworth, K. (2020). ReadyRosie Program Evaluation: 2018-2019 Evaluation Report. Omaha, NE: Munroe Meyer Institute at University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Raikes, H., Hepworth, K., Goldberg, M. & Byrd, J. (2020). Infant toddler out-of-home education and care. In Benson, J.B. (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (pp. 236-245). Elsevier Inc.
Black, M. M., Bromley, K., Cavallera, V. A., Cuartas, J., Dua, T., Eekhout, I., Hepworth, K., ... & Weber, A. (2019). The Global Scale for Early Development (GSED). Early Childhood Matters, 14, 80-84.
Näslund-Hadley, E., Loera Varela, A., & Hepworth, K. (2014). What Goes on inside Latin American Math and Science Classrooms: A Video Study of Teaching Practices. Global Education Review, 1(3), 110-128.
Verdisco, A., Cueto, S., Thompson, J., Engle, P., Neuschmidt, O., Meyer, S., ... Hepworth, K. & Miranda, A. (2014). Urgency and Possibility Results of PRIDI A First Initiative to Create Regionally Comparative Data on Child Development in Four Latin American Countries Technical Annex. Washington, D.C. Inter-American Development Bank.
PRESENTATIONS
Raikes, A., Waldman, M., & Hepworth, K. (2022, April 13). Children and Families Birth to Five in Lincoln and Omaha: Findings from the Nebraska Early Childhood Study [Conference Session]. Summit on Research in Early Childhood. Nebraska Center for Research on Child, Youth, Family and Schools at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Hepworth, K., Altwijri, M., Byrd, J.J., & Raikes, H. (2020, April). Family Matters: Defining and Describing Caregiver Engagement in an Early Childhood Program [Poster Session]. The Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Virtual, 7-9 April 2021.
Raikes, H., Encinger, A., Hepworth, K., Byrd, J. J., & Bosire, J. (2020, December). Statewide implementation of ReadyRosie in one state: Results from 20 focus groups with teachers and parents [Poster Session]. The National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Virtual, 30 November- 3 December 2020.
Raikes, H., Davis, D., Esteraich, J., & Hepworth, K. (2020, April). Impacting Family Outcomes: Innovations at Lincoln Educare [Conference Session]. Summit on Research in Early Childhood. Nebraska Center for Research on Child, Youth, Family and Schools at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (Conference canceled)
Raikes, H., White, L., Green, S., Burchinal, P., Kainz, K., Horm, D… & Hepworth, K. (2019, March). Use of the home language in preschool classrooms and first- and second-language development among dual-language learners. The Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, 21-23 March 2019.
Hepworth, K. (2018) Pearls of Wisdom for Positive Parenting [Conference Session]. Presentation at the Seventh Annual Partnering for Strength Conference. Concord, New Hampshire, 7-9 April 2018.
Hepworth, K. (2014). Philanthropy in the Field of International Education: The Bernard van Leer Foundation [Conference Session]. Comparative International Education Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 10-15 March 2014.
TECHNICAL MEETINGS
Hepworth, K., & Norton, R. (2020, March). Global Scale for Early Development Training Package and Orientation Materials. The World Health Organization Global Scale for Early Development (GSED) Project Technical Meeting, Virtual, 15-19 March 2020.
Hepworth, K. (2014). Quality in Systems and Settings. International Consultation: Measuring and Improving Quality in Early Childhood Environments, Leiden, Netherlands, 9-12 September 2014.