In the month of July, the Picard Center will have a state-of-the-art Noldus lab installed in the Child & Family Resource Library. Noldus Information Technology develops and delivers innovative software and hardware solutions and services for the measurement and analysis of behavior. Using the Noldus lab, researchers will be able to advance their research, training, and education.
Kimberly Chauvin has recently joined the Picard Center team as the new Project Coordinator. Kimberly joins the Picard Center with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from UL Lafayette. She has nearly five years of experience in Early Childhood Development and over five years of experience in administrative support. Kimberly will work mostly on the Center's CLASS project, managing project deliverables, communicating with staff and project contacts, and daily administrative duties. Welcome, Kimberly!
The Picard Center would like to acknowledge the recent work and successes of Dr. Paula Zeanah. She has a number of publications currently in press, a grant-funded project that just ended successfully, and a new grant proposal under review. She has also recently given a number of scholarly presentations and has received professional trainings in new areas of expertise. Dr. Zeanah is a valuable member of our team at the Picard Center, and we are thankful for and appreciative of her rigorous pursuits and dedication to her work.
The primary goal of the study is to examine the prevalence of legalized gambling, its patterns in Louisiana, and the demographic or sociocultural characteristics of potential problem or pathological gamblers. The report provides information on the magnitude of problem and pathological gambling in Louisiana, as well the available services and the state’s capacity to meet the needs of the at-risk population.
Dr. Paula Zeanah developed and hosted Wrap Your Arms Around Reading, a mini-grant project funded by Project LAUNCH. This 3-session educational program for new parents and new infants (0-6 months of age) incorporated research that demonstrates the powerful impact of the early parent-infant relationship on brain development and the child’s long term development, and research that shows how early parent-infant reading can boost young children’s cognitive and academic skills.
The Picard Center for Child Development has begun preparations for the fifth year implementing an early childhood quality-monitoring program for those sites participating in the Act 3 Community Network Program in Louisiana. Act 3 was signed into law in 2012 as a plan to establish a statewide Birth to five network with uniform standards of readiness and coordination of services with other state agencies.
UL Lafayette's Picard Center is hosting a Valentine Party in the Child & Family Resource Library. This is our kick-off event for our open play Fridays, which will be open every other Friday from 12p-3p. Our kick-off event is a Valentine theme, and we will be providing open play with activities such as arts and crafts, dress-up, puppet play, and story time. Don't miss it!
The Picard Center is proud to announce the beginning of a new program, Wrap Your Arms Around Reading, lead by Dr. Paula Zeanah, which will be open to community participants. Learn how early reading with your baby increases your responsiveness to his or her early development, promotes closer bonds between you and your infant, and prepares him or her for the basics of reading—sounds, words, and listening.
The Picard Center is proud to announce the beginning of a new program, Wrap Your Arms Around Reading, lead by Dr. Paula Zeanah, which will be open to community participants. Learn how early reading with your baby increases your responsiveness to his or her early development, promotes closer bonds between you and your infant, and prepares him or her for the basics of reading—sounds, words, and listening.
The Picard Center is proud to announce the beginning of a new program, Wrap Your Arms Around Reading, lead by Dr. Paula Zeanah, which will be open to community participants. Learn how early reading with your baby increases your responsiveness to his or her early development, promotes closer bonds between you and your infant, and prepares him or her for the basics of reading—sounds, words, and listening.
