Room 2 - Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka

• In Event: Wednesday Afternoon Chat with Leaders

Abstract

Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Public Policy, a Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Iruka’s work focuses on family engagement and support, quality rating and improvement systems, and early care and education systems and programs. She focuses on ensuring excellence for young diverse learners, especially Black children and their families, through the intersection of anti-bias/anti-racist research, program, and policy.

Author

• Iheoma U. Iruka, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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