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Amaya Jeffers stands behind a podium while giving a presentation
October 9, 2025
In this four-part series, you will hear directly from the 2025 cohort of McKinney Scholars about what they learned and what they will be taking with them from this experience. In this installment, Amaya Jeffers talks about her time as a McKinney Scholar.
Will Aldridge; man with close-cropped mustache and beard wearing a pale pink shirt smiles at camera
October 6, 2025
A clinical psychologist by training, Will Aldridge likens his field of implementation science, which translates research into practice and policy, to engineering. In this article, Aldridge—a senior implementation specialist at FPG and a founding member of the leadership team for The Impact Center at FPG—talks about his career in implementation science.
dorothy espelage; woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing black jacket stands outside on UNC campus
September 30, 2025
The research and translation of empirical findings of FPG Faculty Fellow Dorothy Espelage, PhD—a leading expert on addressing teenage domestic violence, bullying, and student well-being—have resulted in a plethora of interventions, policies and laws protecting young people and making schools safer. Learn more about her work.
Aerryan Bentley; young woman in white top stands behind lecturn giving a presentation
September 25, 2025
In this four-part series, you will hear directly from the 2025 cohort of McKinney Scholars about what they learned and what they will be taking with them from this experience. In this installment, Aerryan Bentley talks about her time as a McKinney Scholar.