Growing up in Chandler, Arizona, Iris Kang BA ’23 saw firsthand the impact that socioeconomic status and family support have on students’ ability to learn at school. Her understanding that much of a child’s future is determined by their early years piqued her interest in child development. She is the 2023 recipient of FPG's Barbara Davis Goldman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

Children are not miniature adults. So states the article, “Science for policy to protect children in cyberspace,” published in the March 30, 2023 issue of Science. The piece resulted from a collaboration among Diana Fishbein, PhD, director of translational neuro-prevention research at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and three other scholars, Michal Gilad, Gideon Nave, and Nizan Geslevich Packin.

In 2018, a team of researchers at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and George Mason University launched the Bilingualism, Education, and Excellence (BEE) Project, which was funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education. Learn some initial insights from the team.

Researchers at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) within the STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education Center (STEMIE) recently examined the perceptions and beliefs of early childhood practitioners and directors related to STEM and inclusion in early childhood settings.

Lena Harris, MSW, is an implementation specialist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). She is currently working on the Build Up project, which is part of The Impact Center at FPG. The Impact Center is a collection of people and projects dedicated to supporting the use of effective implementation practices with a focus on prevention and well-being strategies for children, youth, and families.

Recently, several FPG researchers, specialists, and faculty fellows attended the Society for Research in Child Development 2023 Biennial Meeting, which took place in Salt Lake City (#SRCD23), participating in more than 20 panel, paper, and poster presentations. After the conference, we checked in with some of them to hear about the event.

Nicole Telfer, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar working with Noreen Yazejian, PhD, Rachel Kaplan, PhD, and Iheoma Iruka, PhD, at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, recently presented a poster titled, "Identifying Gaps and Equity Challenges in ECERS-3, an Early Childhood Education Tool, through Focus Groups" during the Eastern Psychological Association Conference.

An interdisciplinary team across multiple departments at UNC-Chapel Hill, led by FPG Faculty Fellow Brianne Tomaszewski, created Work Together NC in partnership with adults with ID/DD and their families, organizations, employers, agencies, allies, and self-advocates. This five-year project, which began in 2021, recently launched a new website.

FPG's Robin Jenkins recently appeared as part of a panel on PBS’s ncIMPACT during an episode focused on community violence. During the roundtable discussion, the panelists discussed the issue of community violence and successful programs and initiatives around the state that are helping to make communities safer.