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In partnership with the LaRAC Institute at the University of Grenoble Alpes in France, FPG is pleased to welcome Arina-Alma Susa to FPG, a doctoral student, who will be working with FPG’s National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) under the supervision of Ximena Franco-Jenkins, PhD.

To help celebrate the 60th anniversary of FPG, we will be looking back at stories that highlight FPG’s history, its people, and some of the incredible work accomplished within the Institute over the past six decades. This piece recounts FPG's early growth from the seeds John F. Kennedy planted the month before he was assassinated.

In her most recent project—IDEAL PARTNERs—FPG Faculty Fellow Brianne Tomaszewski is collaborating with FPG Senior Research Scientist Ann Sam and FPG Senior Implementation Specialist Wendy Morgan to address barriers to employment through the development of advanced technology.

FPG's Hsiu-Wen Yang and Wendy Morgan are among a group of researchers at UNC to receive the most recent Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good (TIIP) Awards. Their work will focus on using artificial intelligence to help early childhood educators plan and adapt learning activities for children with disabilities.

How does the learning environment foster a sense of belonging for every child? How does a teacher’s silence empower a child’s voice? These questions guided a recent site study in Japan, where FPG's Jani Kozlowski, partnered with Ryutaro Shintani, an assistant professor at Women’s College of Liberal Arts in Kyoto.

Ximena Franco-Jenkins is a Senior Research Scientist at FPG and Co-Director of FPG's National Implementation Research Network. With more than 20 years of experience in research evaluation and implementation science, her work focuses on high-quality dual language programs, enhancing socio-emotional and academic outcomes for multilingual learners, and improving early childhood education quality.

A new article from UNC highlights how Brianne Tomaszewski, a faculty fellow at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s psychiatry department and Carolina’s TEACCH Autism Program, goes the extra mile to help new moms prioritize their well-being.

Thanks to an innovative collaboration between two units at FPG, stronger and more expanded behavioral health resources will be available for youth and families across the state of Virginia. FPG’s NIRN and Impact Center have partnered to merge their practice models, tools, and resources for the Virginia Evidence-Based Practices Transformation Zone project.

Jani Kozlowski is a technical assistance specialist with the Early Childhood TA Center within the Trohanis Technical Assistance Projects at FPG. As part of our FPG profile series, we recently spoke with Kozlowski to learn more about her work.