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Gregory Facey sitting and speaking to an interviewer out of frame. Image contains text: "2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute"
October 15, 2025
We spoke with some presenters and attendees at this year's International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute and will be sharing those conversations with you in a short series of articles over the coming weeks. In this article, you’ll hear from Gregory Facey, a father of two children with hearing loss, and member of the Black Fathers Crew.
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.
Jenna Weglarz-Ward, a woman with long hair and glasses, sits at a table. Image contains text: "2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute"
September 23, 2025
We spoke with some presenters and attendees at this year's International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute and will be sharing those conversations with you in a short series of articles over the coming weeks. In this article, you’ll hear from Jenna Weglarz-Ward, associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
2025 MSP Scholar cohort; four young women stand smiling at camera
September 17, 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, Kyleigh Creighton talks about her time as a McKinney Scholar.
National Academies Science Engineering Medicine Report Release The Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration: Solutions for Military Families with phto of woman and child using play blocks
September 11, 2025
In 2023, FPG Director Brian Boyd and Senior Research Scientist Sam Odom were appointed to a 15-person committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that would conduct an independent analysis of the Department of Defense’s Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration. The report from that analysis is now available.
adam holland; man with shaved head and light-colored facial hair wearing a blue shirt and gray vest stands outside in front of lush greenery
September 9, 2025
Adam Holland is a technical assistance specialist at FPG. His research interests include motivation in early childhood, promoting cognitive development in young children, equity, and understanding the effects of classroom processes on children's social and emotional competence. As part of our profile series, we recently spoke with him to learn more about his work.
Sam Atencio sitting in a chair at a table speaking to an interviewer out of frame. Image contains text: "2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute."
September 4, 2025
We spoke with some presenters and attendees at this year's International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute and will be sharing those conversations with you in a short series of articles over the coming weeks. In this article, you’ll hear from Sam Atencio, senior program specialist at the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
heather wasser; woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and glasses smiles at camera
September 2, 2025
Heather Wasser is an assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. As part of our FPG Faculty Fellow profile series, we recently spoke with Wasser to learn about her professional journey, what keeps her motivated, what she’s working on now, and what being a faculty fellow at FPG means to her.
happy Black family, dad, mom, and little girl, smiling at camera
August 28, 2025
A team of implementation specialists at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is leading a six-month exploration process that will look at organizational, community, and funder conditions for the effective implementation of programs that address the needs of Guilford County's young children and families.
Kamora Coleman, young Black woman with glasses, giving a presentation
August 24, 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, Kamora Coleman talks about her time as a McKinney Scholar.
four attendees at the international early childhood inclusion institute standing in front of decorative event sign
August 21, 2025
The International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary in May as a leading global event, uniting educators, professionals, administrators, higher education faculty, families, and researchers committed to inclusive practices for young children with disabilities.
Decorative media card; blue and orange background with podcast logo and Implementation Science at Work title, The Impact Center at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
August 18, 2025
In this digital content spotlight, we’re highlighting The Impact Center at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute's podcast, Implementation Science at Work, which launched in 2021 with the goal of sharing successful implementation stories and providing real insight into actual implementation science at work.
Amanda Kloo sits in a chair and speaks to an interviewer off-screen. Image contains text: "2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute"
August 14, 2025
We spoke with some presenters and attendees at this year's International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute and will be sharing those conversations with you in a short series of articles over the coming weeks. In this article, you’ll hear from Amanda Kloo, director of inclusive recreation at the National Inclusion Project.
male teacher wearing eyeglasses sits at table surrounded by students and checks their work in notebooks
August 11, 2025
Little has been done to learn which healthcare system factors truly enable autistic children to thrive. A recent journal article, Linking System of Care Services to Flourishing in School-Aged Children with Autism, explains how two researchers—UNC School of Medicine's Wanqing Zhang and FPG's Stephanie Reszka—aimed to address this research gap.
young boy with sandy brown hair and wearing a blue and white stripe top with gray pants carries an inflatable globe
August 7, 2025
Research is at the heart of all that we do at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). Through rigorous study design, data collection, and analysis, we seek to improve children's lives, support families, and inform public policy. Visit our impact page for spotlights on some of our 60+ current projects to learn more about the reach and impact of our work.
Kori Flower; woman with shoulder length blond hair wearing lab coat stands in bright, window-filled  hallway
August 4, 2025
FPG Faculty Fellow Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH, a professor of pediatrics and division chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, has provided medical care to children and families for more than 25 years. As part of our FPG Faculty Fellow profile series, we recently spoke with Dr. Flower to learn about her work.
Kristen Harrison; woman with shoulder-length blond hair smiles at camera
July 31, 2025
FPG Faculty Fellow Kristen Harrison, whose research has steadily focused on the impact of media messages on body perceptions, also generally studies the behavioral and psychological effects of media consumption, especially on children and adolescents. She recently spoke with Carolina Stories about the effects of media consumption for children and adolescents.

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