University of Oregon College of Education Associate Professor Emerita Jane Squires has been named the inaugural recipient of the Jane Squires Impact Award for Infant Mental Health, presented by the Oregon Infant Mental Health Association at the Zero to Three National Conference in Portland.
The award recognizes Squires' global impact on early childhood development and infant mental health. Her most notable contributions include the development of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), the world's most widely used developmental screening tool, along with the Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional and the Social Emotional Assessment Measure (SEAM).
Together, these tools help identify developmental and social-emotional needs in young children and have been translated into nearly 100 languages for use around the world.
During her 30-year career at the University of Oregon, Squires led groundbreaking research focused on early identification and intervention for children with disabilities and developmental delays.
Jane also authored more than 100 scholarly articles and mentored generations of early intervention and special education leaders, graduating 36 doctoral students.
Established in her honor, the award will be presented every two to three years to recognize individuals whose work advances infant and early childhood mental health and supports healthy beginnings for children and families.
The Oregon Infant Mental Health Association (ORIMHA) is a network of parents and professionals dedicated to promoting the emotional health and well-being of all of Oregon’s infants, toddlers, their families in safe and thriving communities statewide.