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![Paula Grubbs headshot with carolina blue background](https://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/styles/3_2_landscape/public/images/news/paula%20grubbs%20profile%20card.png?itok=S4FvK5O6)
July 22, 2024
Paula Grubbs, PhD, is a technical assistance specialist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). While she spends a large amount of time working with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), Grubbs also works on the Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge and the NC Data Governance projects.
![FPG community members at dinner while attending the Society for Prevention Research Annual meeting; group of nine work colleagues seated at long restaurant table](https://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/styles/3_2_landscape/public/images/news/Society%20for%20Prevention%20Rsrch%20Mtg%202024%20FPG%20Imp%20folks.jpg?itok=PHkhf__N)
July 15, 2024
It's been an active and productive spring for everyone at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. In this quarterly update, we share a sampling of our new publications, speaking engagements, presentations, trainings, awards, milestones, and more.
![Jessica Steinbrenner](https://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/styles/3_2_landscape/public/images/news/jessica%20s_0.png?itok=HILzpKJG)
July 8, 2024
Utilizing her background as a speech-language pathologist, Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, centers her research on children with autism, with a focus on school-based interventions and individuals on the spectrum with significant communication needs. Steinbrenner, an associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences of the UNC School of Medicine, is also a faculty fellow at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, a role she began in 2021.
![Jessica Amsbary](https://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/styles/3_2_landscape/public/images/news/jessica%20amsbary_0.jpg?itok=PC39Fu-X)
July 2, 2024
Committed to delivering early intervention services in a family-centered way, Jessica Amsbary, PhD, is leading a new project, “Empowering Culturally Diverse Families in Early Autism Intervention for Toddlers.” Amsbary, a technical assistance specialist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), is collaborating with Jessica Kinard, PhD CCC-SLP. The project will be part of and complement the current modules of the Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM).