Hear from the author team behind the new ECERS-4 (coming Spring 2028).
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ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Noreen Yazejian, Ph.D., is Senior Research Scientist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Yazejian’s early childhood research and program evaluation studies have focused on professional development, models of programming birth to 5, home visiting, quality rating and improvement systems, early childhood language and literacy, and the use of data for continuous quality improvement. Dr. Yazejian is an author on the third editions of ITERS® and FCCERS®, as well as the book, A Guide to Analyzing and Interpreting ECERS-3 Data, which was published by Teachers College Press in 2021.
Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Public Policy and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Iruka is leading projects and initiatives focused on ensuring that minoritized children and children from low-income households thrive through the intersection of anti-bias, anti-racist, and culturally grounded research, program, and policy. Dr. Iruka has authored over 80 books and papers and has given over 300 talks addressing systemic inequities and advancing research and action on the wellbeing of children and families.
Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina and the Early Childhood Portfolio Lead at the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). Dr. Franco-Jenkins has more than 17 years of experience in life-span developmental psychology and applied research, primarily with ethnically diverse children and families within clinic, school, and community settings. Her work integrates children's socio-emotional development as well as educational and family environments. Additionally, Dr. Franco-Jenkins’ work is aimed at developing culturally robust assessment and intervention strategies for early care and education teachers working with Multilingual Learners (MLs).
Tracy Link, M.Ed., is a managing partner and Co-Director of Training and Evaluation at the Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI). Tracy Link has worked closely with Thelma Harms and Debby Cryer for over 20 years, first as a research associate at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina, and since 2011 as a lead trainer at ERSI. She has served as a clinical instructor and guest lecturer for the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill and has also presented on the ERS at numerous professional early childhood conferences. Additionally, Tracy Link is an author of All About the ECERS-3™ and All About the ITERS-3™.
