News Archive
April 4, 2023
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.
March 30, 2023
Denise J. Bennett, MA, is a technical assistance (TA) specialist and a member of the web team with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center within the Trohanis Technical Assistance Projects at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). We recently spoke with Bennett about her work at FPG―find out what she had to say.
March 27, 2023
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.
March 20, 2023
FPG Faculty Fellow Iheoma Iruka was lead author on Black Parents and Their Babies: The Dual Pandemic of Racism and COVID-19, 2019–2022, a report which found that while Black families and their babies have survived the last few years of the pandemic, they continue to experience the negative impact of racism, discrimination, economic strain, and other inequities, compounded by the global event.
March 13, 2023
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.
March 8, 2023
FPG's Hsiu-Wen Yang and Chi-Ing Lim highlight the importance including young children with disabilities in STEM learning opportunities early on in the article, "Supporting STEM Learning Within Routines for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delays," which was featured in the December 2022 issue of Young Exceptional Children.
Jenkins discusses community violence, successful initiatives, and implementation science on ncIMPACT
March 6, 2023
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.
March 2, 2023
Sam Odom, PhD, a senior research scientist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, has been awarded the Kaufman-Hallahan-Pullen Distinguished Researcher Award, which is conferred by the Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC-DR), and recognizes individuals or research teams whose research has resulted in more effective services or education for exceptional individuals.
February 27, 2023
The National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) at UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) recently joined more than 55 other organizations, research centers, and nonprofits as an affiliate of the Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL).
February 23, 2023
Racism is one of the most destructive and trauma-causing factors affecting the healthy development of children in the United States. This knowledge provides the underpinning for "Effects of Racism on Child Development: Advancing Antiracist Developmental Science" a recent publication from FPG Faculty Fellow Iheoma Iruka, and colleagues, in Annual Review of Developmental Psychology.
February 20, 2023
The NYT recent shared a story pointing out the lack of data around fatal shootings in the US. As an implementation specialist and a former chief deputy secretary in the state’s juvenile justice system, FPG's Robin Jenkins contributed practical experience to “A Blueprint for a U.S. Firearms Data Infrastructure,” 2020 report of expert recommendations on how to improve the collection of data about gun violence.
February 13, 2023
Several colleagues within FPG are collaborating on a new series of resources designed for early interventionists working with caregivers (e.g., parents, child care providers) of toddlers. Researchers from the Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: AFIRM project and technical assistance specialists from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center partnered to produce the AFIRM for Toddler modules, of which there are currently four.
February 10, 2023
Penny Gordon-Larsen, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research has appointed Brian Boyd to serve as interim director of the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. For more than 55 years, FPG has been a leader in generating knowledge, informing policies, and supporting practices to promote positive developmental and educational outcomes for children of all backgrounds and all abilities from the earliest years.
February 6, 2023
Throughout his long and storied career, Dick Clifford, PhD, senior scientist emeritus at FPG has made a profound difference in the field of early education. He continues to impact the field, with one of his more recent contributions being the creation at FPG of the Richard M. Clifford Fund for International Collaboration on Early Learning Environments.
February 1, 2023
More than 350 early childhood professionals and parents gathered online on December 8, 2022 for STEMIEFest, a conference designed to support practitioners in fostering STEM and computational thinking for all young children, including those with disabilities. The event was organized by Chih-Ing Lim, co-director of the STEMIE Center, and Megan Vinh, principal investigator at STEMIE.
January 30, 2023
More than 200 people help carry out the mission of FPG. Our FPG Profile series aims to introduce you to these amazing people and the incredible work they're doing here at the Institute to fulfill both our vision to be a hub of excellence for understanding and impacting child development and our mission to transform children's lives through innovation in research, practice, and policy.
January 24, 2023
Registration is now open for the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute's 23rd annual International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute.
January 17, 2023
Through the OJJDP Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative, the Impact Center at FPG’s Robin Jenkins and Renée Boothroyd are helping the Nebraska Administrative Offices of Courts and Probation create readiness for, and capacities to, effectively implement Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice recommendations stemming from a comprehensive statewide system review.
January 10, 2023
New publication, Supporting Adolescents with Autism in Secondary Schools, offers an in-depth and practical look into the first research-based comprehensive program designed to support high school students with autism. Edited by Samuel Odom, a senior research scientist at FPG, the book was developed by researchers from the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA).
January 9, 2023
As the Educare Learning Network’s National Evaluation Partner, FPG serves as the consortium’s research and evaluation data center. FPG researchers, programmers and statisticians provide day-to-day technical assistance for local evaluation partners (LEPs) working with each Educare school to collect and use data. Additionally, FPG, representatives from Educare partners Start Early and the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, and LEPs meet annually to talk data (and more) – during “Data Camp.”
