Laura Fritz, MA

Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

402-559-7368
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Professional Summary

Laura Fritz, MA is an Assistant Project Director in the Department of Education and Child Development at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has worked in education and community engagement since 2005. Her previous experiences include working as an educator in a multi-age elementary and middle school classroom, an environmental educator and public engagement specialist.

Laura started with UNMC in 2021. Her work supports the incorporation of equitable evaluation best practices into early childhood projects throughout Nebraska.

Specialty Certifications

• Professional Teaching License - Elementary Education, Colorado
• Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale (KIPS)
• Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
• Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-4)
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Education

• MA, Educational Psychology – University of Colorado – Denver, 2011
• BA, International Studies/Geography – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005

Research Interests and Projects

• Equitable Evaluation
• Community and Family Engagement
• Nature-Based Learning and Outdoor Play

Professional Affiliations

• American Evaluation Association
• North American Association for Environmental Education