August 20, 2026
FPG’s 2026 McKinney Scholars closed their nine-week summer internship by presenting research on after-school engagement, autism diagnosis disparities, school discipline policy, and kinship care financial supports—highlighting the power of mentorship, lived experience, and research to advance outcomes for children and families.
August 18, 2026
Susie Welty, a doctoral student in public health at UNC Gillings, is working with the AFIRM-AI project within the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. In this student profile, Welty shares how her public health background, personal connection to autism, and interest in responsible AI led her to the Institute and shaped her focus on using technology for social impact.
August 10, 2026
A team from the University of Navarra is translating AFIRM autism training modules into Spanish, helping expand access to evidence-based resources for professionals, students, families, and communities across the Spanish-speaking world.
August 3, 2026
The Impact Center at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has released two new action guides, the PADDR and Action Guide 7, in their Implementation Capacity for Triple P (ICTP) Implementation Support Practice Action Guide Series.
July 28, 2026
Jamilah Silver is an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Carolina. She is also a faculty fellow here at FPG. As part of our FPG Faculty Fellow profile series, we recently spoke with her to learn about her professional journey, what keeps her motivated, and what being a faculty fellow at FPG means to her.
July 20, 2026
When former Director Don Bailey, PhD, reflects on the history of the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), he begins not with a single study, program, or milestone, but with a moment in time.
