UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

Aditi Nambiar has been working as a graduate student research assistant at FPG with Sandra Soliday Hong. As part of our student profile series, we recently spoke with her to learn more about how she came to be at FPG and her work here at the Institute.

Use the link in the comments to read what she had to say.

The groundbreaking Abecedarian Project launched in 1972 at FPG. And while the project has been critically important in supporting the value of early care and education programs, there has been a lack of implementation data to highlight which elements were most impactful.

A new mixed methods study of the project aimed to address this. Learn more: https://go.unc.edu/b8S6D

In case you missed this: FPG is proud to announce Haylie Bledsaw as the newest recipient of the Barbara Davis Goldman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research. The award recognizes exceptional undergraduate students whose research contributions demonstrate outstanding initiative, professionalism and impact.

Learn more: https://go.unc.edu/e2Z5T

Sherri Britt Williams, MPH, serves as a co-PI and associate director for the national ECTA Center, a senior TA specialist with the national STEMIE Center, and co-chair of the International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute. As part of our FPG profile series, we recently spoke with her to learn more about her work.

Read what she had to say: https://go.unc.edu/m8SGp

To help celebrate FPG's 60th anniversary, we’ve been looking back at our history, our people, and their remarkable work over the past six decades. A series of interviews featuring four former directors and the current director provides insight into the personal and professional impact of leading the Institute. In this installment, we hear from Ayse Belger, who served as director from 2018–2023.

Read what she had to say: https://go.unc.edu/Wj29M

The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is excited to welcome its sixth cohort of Marvin H. McKinney Scholars, which includes Mariah Hackett and Karima Mitchell-Hill from North Carolina Central University, Amanda Lee from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, and Anastasia Sellars-Thompson from Fayetteville State University.

The Marvin H. McKinney Scholars Program in Research, Practice, and Policy gives undergraduate students from North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) the chance to gain hands-on experience in child development research and explore how that work can make a difference for children and families.

Learn about the scholars using the link in the comments.

This impact story from the ECTA Center at FPG spotlights how it, along with its partners, provided technical assistance to help states prepare for the DMS 2.0 process and Office of Special Education Programs OSEP monitoring visit.

Learn more using the link in the comments.

To help celebrate FPG's 60th anniversary, we’ve been looking back at our history, our people, and their remarkable work over the past six decades. A series of interviews featuring four former directors and the current director provides insight into the personal and professional impact of leading the Institute. In this installment, we hear from our current director, Brian Boyd.

Read what he had to say using the link in the comments.

Prevention science is a framework for research focused on preventing and/or mitigating behavioral and health challenges and increasing resiliency.

The prevention science work at FPG draws from a diverse range of disciplines—including the behavioral, social, psychological, and neuro sciences—to understand the origins of social problems at the individual, community, and societal levels.

Learn about our prevention science work: https://go.unc.edu/w2TXp