News Archive
July 21, 2020
FPG's Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) has produced a new collection of videos to help support both families of young children with disabilities and their practitioners in successful virtual visits.
July 13, 2020
Seven members of FPG's Executive Leadership Board retired at the end of June, having offered many collective years of dedicated service to the Institute and its mission of advancing knowledge that transforms the lives of all children.
Research on Teacher Perspectives Earns Jordan McNeill the 2020 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award
June 29, 2020
McNeill was awarded this year's James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award for her research examining early-career teacher perspectives about how evidence-based practices for students with autism are implemented in classrooms.
June 25, 2020
Julie Austen says that the nontraditional path she found herself on informs her whole-hearted dedication to the kinds of systems-level change and capacity building that advances the quality of life for all children.
June 17, 2020
A UNC alumna, Katherine Fordham Neer comes to FPG with almost 20 years of experience in communications and marketing across a range of organizations, from private companies to academic institutions, and non-profits to the fortune 500.
June 15, 2020
FPG's National Implementation Research Network will host a free, virtual session of the 2020 Summer Institute for Implementation Science June 18, 2020, in partnership with the Jordan Institute for Families in the UNC School of Social Work.
June 11, 2020
Sherika Hill, PhD, joined FPG on June 1, as Research and Policy Liaison ready to help researchers build bridges between their discoveries and those who will benefit from them most.
June 4, 2020
We wish to offer our condolences to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others whose lives were taken by persons—some sworn to protect—who refused to recognize their humanity and right to life . . .
May 28, 2020
FPG continues to find original and groundbreaking ways to position its work under our strategic plan, which builds on the Institute's legacy as one of the nation's foremost multidisciplinary centers devoted to the study of children from infancy to adolescence.
May 26, 2020
FPG's Implementation Division is pleased to welcome four interns for its inaugural cohort of the Implementation Division Summer Internship Program.
May 22, 2020
FPG is proud to welcome its first interns for the newly created Summer Internship for Underrepresented Students, Dylan Brown and Briana Blakeney.
May 18, 2020
Allegra Midgette discusses her research on children's and adolescents' social and moral development, the influence of culture on development, and how families and teachers can support their children in becoming better people.
May 5, 2020
UNC senior Morgan Whithaus has a passion for teaching and, thanks to an internship with TRI, a new skill set for providing evidence-based reading instruction for young students struggling in learning how to read.
April 29, 2020
Allison Metz will appear on a panel for the webinar "Learn to Develop a Preventive Child Welfare Practice Model for the Family First Act," hosted by the Anne E. Casey Foundation on April 29, at 1:00 pm EST.
April 27, 2020
Investigators at FPG have completed an updated systematic review of literature related to interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, uncovering new information on what practices produce positive outcomes for children and youth through age 22.
April 23, 2020
FPG's autism team continues to extend the scope of their trusted resources for children and adults with autism, reaching a global audience with their evidence-based practices that can help individuals with autism and their families navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 14, 2020
In recognition of her commitment to investigating the tools children and adolescents need to live their best lives, Anna Morgan has received the inaugural Barbara Davis Goldman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
April 9, 2020
Researchers at FPG provided support for a literature review on engaging families for the Get Ready Guilford Initiative (GRGI), a multi-year program to improve outcomes for young children in Guilford County, North Carolina.
April 6, 2020
The NC Statewide Birth-5 Needs Assessment sought the perspectives of family members and early childhood care providers to outline the strengths and challenges of the state's early childhood care and education services and to lay the foundation for the way forward.
March 30, 2020
FPG's Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) has been identified by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services as a hub for best practices in distance learning for young children with disabilities.
