Carolina Seminar Series

Dual Impact of COVID-19 and Systematic Racism and Inequity on Children’s Developmental Trajectories in the Early Years: Interdisciplinary Conversations and Creation of a Research-Policy Agenda for Children in Migrant Families, Child Welfare, Tribal Communities, and with Incarcerated Parents

Conveners:

Aysenil Belger, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Psychiatry
Diana “Denni” Fishbein, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Sandra Soliday Hong, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Iheoma Iruka, Department of Public Policy, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Equity Research Action Coalition
Robin Jenkins, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Ronald Seifer, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

COVID-19 & Systemic Racism & Inequity on Children’s Developmental Trajectories in the Early Years

Date: May 24, 2022
Presenters: Panel with multiple presenters

The Double Whammy: The Disproportionate Impact of Systemic Racism and COVID on Children of Color

Date: April 30, 2021
Presenters:
Debra Furr-Holden, PhD, C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Public Health Integration, Director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions, Michigan State University
Dawn P. Witherspoon, PhD, McCourtney Family Early Career Professor in Psychology; Associate Professor, Developmental Area, Penn State

Remote or Removed? Predicting Successful Engagement and Online Learning During COVID-19 and School Reopening Policies, Teacher Experiences, and COVID-19 Incidence and Secondary Transmission in Schools

Date: March 26, 2021
Presenters:
Thurston Domina, PhD, Robert Wendell Eaves Sr. Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership, UNC School of Education
Sabrina Zadrozny, PhD, Data Management and Analysis Core Director & Statistician Investigator

The Impact of 2020 on North Carolina’s Early Care and Education System

Date: February 5, 2021
Presenters:
Ariel Ford, Director, Division of Child Development and Early Education, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Linda Chappel, Vice President, Triangle Area Child Care Resource and Referral Services at CCSA

Impact of COVID-19 in the Wake County Public School System

Date: December 9, 2020
Presenters:
Keith Sutton, Wake County School Board & Founder, FocusED LLC

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