Dr. Antons lab is focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying radial progenitor development, neuronal migration and neuronal connectivity in the mammalian cerebral cortex. In particular, their aim is to decipher the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the construction … Read more
Dr. Harriet Able is a Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies in the UNC School of Education. She is also a Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Dr. Ables areas of … Read more
Research in Dr. Jarstfer’s lab employs diverse techniques to study pathways critical for human health and currently focus on telomere biology. They are investigating the association between telomere function and cellular immortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer and are investigating the … Read more
Dr. Steve Hooper is the Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Allied Health Sciences; and Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Education. His interests revolve around training and expertise in child neuropsychology, with specific activities devoted to outreach, research, and clinical endeavors. Dr. Hoopers … Read more
Dr. Crais is a Professor in the Department of Allied Health’s Division of Speech and Hearing Science and a Fellow at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She is also the faculty advisor for the student Autism Speaks U … Read more
Dr. Rebecca Pretzel is a psychologist, associate professor, and Director of Services and Psychology Section Head at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD). Her particular area of focus is the assessment and development of intervention plans for infants and young children … Read more
Dr. Kato is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center. His primary research goal is to understand the circuit mechanisms underlying how our brain synthesizes auditory information to extract complex sound features, … Read more
Dr. Ann Sam is an Advanced Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Her work includes developing online, self-paced learning modules for the identified 27 evidence-based practices for children and youth with autism and examining the impact … Read more
Dr. Anne Marion Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the UNC Neuroscience Center and Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Her lab focuses on examining changes that occur at mammalian synapses during development, with disease, and following Traumatic Brain Injury. They exploit … Read more
Dr. Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner, CCC-SLP, is a research scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and a certified speech-language pathologist. Dr. Steinbrenners research … Read more