FPG Institute

UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has been advancing knowledge to transform children's lives since 1966.

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Starting  today and for the foreseeable future, we will no longer be posting new updates to X. You can stay up-to-date via our other digital platforms, including Blue Sky. We hope that you will follow us there: https://t.co/No2bvuSUE3

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Lisa Kristianson is a project coordinator at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). As part of our FPG profile series, we recently spoke with Kristianson to learn more about her work at FPG. Find out what she had to say: https://t.co/IxzUgk9auT

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The McKinney Scholars Program is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort! The program is designed to create a pipeline for students at HBCUs that are interested in pursuing careers in child development. Applications due Feb 13.

Learn more and apply: https://t.co/c460ElG63k

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This May, the #FPGInclusionInstitute will celebrate 25 years of longstanding work in early childhood inclusion. The milestone event will reflect on and honor the progress made and look toward a future where every child truly belongs. https://t.co/wQNm8k6QZj

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@ImpactFPG Learn more: https://t.co/vocygJcg7p

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One way that FPG fulfills its mission is by collaborating w/ North Carolina state agencies & other partners. @ImpactFPG's Build Up project is one of the most recent efforts to help partner organizations design effective systems for delivering their policy programs & activities.

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With support from a one-year NC TraCS clinical and translational science pilot program grant, Ayse Belger, a faculty fellow at FPG, partnered with Alper Bozkurt, PhD, to develop a wearable stress-tracking device. Learn more: https://t.co/RIyMGF1Chb

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The McKinney Scholars Program is now accepting applications for the 2025 cohort! The program is designed to create a pipeline for students at HBCUs that are interested in pursuing careers in child development. Applications due Feb 6.

Learn more and apply: https://t.co/c460ElG63k

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FPG's publications library includes almost 2,700 journal articles, policy briefs, assessment tools, learning modules, and multimedia to support multiple audiences. We've gathered a list of some of our recent publications: https://t.co/jUfWNIwDnd

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This May, the #FPGInclusionInstitute will celebrate 25 years of longstanding work in early childhood inclusion. The milestone event will reflect on and honor the progress made and look toward a future where every child truly belongs. https://t.co/wQNm8k6QZj

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Researchers at UCLA & FPG will co-lead a project to assess language development in low-income children w/i family settings, gathering info that could lead to improved interventions for a population that has been largely underrepresented in autism research. https://t.co/s6sGeOIkhd

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FPG Fellows are @UNC faculty members who play a vital role at our Institute by fostering interdisciplinary work and increasing our collaborations and impact across campus and beyond. Find updates from 2 of our fellows--Heather Wasser and Gabriel Dichter. https://t.co/TXchrx8I7M

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FPG's publications library includes almost 2,700 journal articles, policy briefs, assessment tools, learning modules, and multimedia to support multiple audiences. We've gathered a list of some of our recent publications: https://t.co/jUfWNIwDnd

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Register today! Registration is now open for the 25th International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute, which will take place May 13-15, 2025.

Register: https://t.co/0QRjFifPeW

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FPG is committed to generating knowledge, informing policies, and supporting practices to promote positive outcomes for children of all backgrounds and abilities. FPG scholars work toward improving outcomes for autistic students and supporting caregivers. https://t.co/7YUyhmrmoQ

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In line with their commitment to community-led research, FPG researchers worked with El Centro Hispano in Durham, NC, on a kindergarten readiness project the nonprofit wished to expand. Learn more in our Impact report: https://t.co/U52AlsXjKT

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New publication | "Building Equitable Research and Evaluation Practices in the Educare Learning Network" | FPG authors: Allison De Marco, PhD, Iheoma Iruka, PhD, Noreen Yazejian, PhD, & Laura Kuhn, PhD | International Journal of Early Childhood Education | https://t.co/H4dfcTMtxc

[FPG Institute @FPGInstitute]

FPG Fellows are @UNC faculty members who play a vital role at our Institute by fostering interdisciplinary work and increasing our collaborations and impact across campus and beyond. Find updates from 2 of our fellows--Heather Wasser and Gabriel Dichter. https://t.co/TXchrx8I7M

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New Publication | "A longitudinal study of Head Start teacher turnover trends and factors" | Published in: Teaching and Teacher Education | FPG contributing authors: Noreen Yazejian, PhD, and Donna Bryant, PhD | Find the article: https://t.co/4aTdwm8Kj9

[FPG Institute @FPGInstitute]

FPG is committed to generating knowledge, informing policies, and supporting practices to promote positive outcomes for children of all backgrounds and abilities. FPG scholars work toward improving outcomes for autistic students and supporting caregivers. https://t.co/7YUyhmrmoQ