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childhood PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 53 childhood PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Stress and health: Lifespan stress and cardio-metabolic disease risk pathways through cardiovascular stress reactivity

  Research Group: SPARKLE - Stirling Physical Activity Research, Knowledge & Learning Exchange
There are large physiological variations in how individuals respond to stressful stimuli which have important health and behavioural implications (Carroll… Read more

Biofeedback driven games for developing motor competence in early childhood

Summary. We are actively seeking applications for a PhD student at the Department of Computing and Mathematics that would undertake research project investigating how games driven by biofeedback (sensors attached to the body), or adaptive games, can promote physical competence in early childhood. Read more

Early life factors and childhood oral health

Background. A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology recognises how exposures across the lifespan of individuals influence their disease risk and health later in life. Read more

Childhood Obesity - Fully Funded Graduate Research Position

The Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina is currently seeking a PhD level applicant who are interested in pursuing a research‐focused doctoral degree on the topic of childhood obesity. Read more

Platforms and Political Economy of Digital Childhood

Deakin University – School of Education - Research for Educational Impact (REDI). We are currently seeking expressions of interest to undertake research at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, based at the Centre’s Deakin University node. Read more

Musculoskeletal health in children

Poor musculoskeletal health is one of the greatest health burdens in Tasmania and worldwide. It is often perceived that poor health is all about aging, but nothing is less true. Read more

Data and datafication and digital childhood

Deakin University – School of Education - Research for Educational Impact (REDI). We are currently seeking expressions of interest to undertake research at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, based at the Centre’s Deakin University node. Read more

What works to prevent over-eating in preschool children with avid appetites?

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century, placing children at high risk of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. Read more

Language development in early childhood: Precursors of the transition to literacy

Early language skills are known to contribute to later reading acquisition. This project will examine how variation in early language affects the transition to literacy among children developing typically or atypically due to factors such as neurodiversity or socio-economic status. Read more

Language development in early childhood: Exploring the quality of interactions with adults and peers

A connection between a child’s early language development and the learning environment is well established. What is less clear is how specific environments and experiences affect the linguistic skills of young children with resulting effects on their later conceptual understanding and language use. Read more

Collective problem-solving and rationality in early childhood

Although the traditional accounts view reasoning as an individual skill, recent accounts emphasize its social dimension, namely how collectives make inferences to reach joint rational decisions maximizing individual and collective outcomes. Read more

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