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woman with should-length curly hair stands in front of large green shrub and smiles at camera; sherra lawrence
March 14, 2024
Sherra Lawrence, MA, is an implementation specialist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She leads projects and initiatives to improve the access and quality of programs, policies, and practices for children and families. As part of our FPG profile series, we recently spoke with Lawrence to learn more about her work at FPG.
three female's faces in bubbles with blue border background; clare harrop, dara chan, and laura klinger
March 11, 2024
FPG Faculty Fellows Clare Harrop, PhD, Dara Chan, ScD, CRC, and Laura Klinger, PhD, are recipients of a National Institute of Mental Health (R21) grant, allowing them to study the associations between social connections and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in older adults with autism.
Gabriel Dichter; man in brownish-green shirt and tie stands in bright building hallway
March 4, 2024
Using novel brain imaging approaches, clinical psychologist Gabriel Dichter, PhD, seeks to understand how treatments for autism and mood disorders work. His research is synergistic with developmental disabilities explorations happening at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) which led to Dichter becoming an FPG faculty fellow last year.
Parents and children lying on rug and reading book in living room at home
February 26, 2024
FPG scientists have launched a two-year project, “Transforming Implementation Practice in Early Childhood through the Development of a Professional Learning Program to support Practitioners' Implementation Capabilities,” in partnership with Reach Out and Read in North Carolina and South Carolina to support the development of early childhood practitioners’ and clinicians’ ability to get children ready for kindergarten by improving implementation capacity of the Reach Out and Read intervention delivered in primary care and pediatric clinics.