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SRCD Selects Advocacy and Public Policy Expert Kent Mitchell as Director for Policy

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SRCD is excited to announce Kent Mitchell as our new Director for Policy. With 25 years of experience in public policy and nonprofit leadership, Kent brings a proven track record of advancing child and family outcomes through strategic advocacy and collaboration. His expertise will strengthen SRCD’s efforts to connect developmental science with evidence-based policymaking and champion initiatives that improve the lives of children and families nationwide.

LEARN Mentorship Program | Supported by the Jacobs Foundation

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The LEARN Mentorship Program empowers early-career scholars from the Majority World to strengthen research capacity and advance expertise in child development through focused guidance in research methodology, scholarly publishing, and peer review.

The LEARN Mentorship Program is not currently accepting applications for mentors or scholars. Future opportunities for ad hoc involvement may arise.

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Shirley Huang, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

2024 SRCD Federal Policy Fellow Spotlight: Shirley Huang, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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Dr. Shirley Huang (she/her) is a second-year SRCD Federal Executive Branch Fellow in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Shirley Huang, Ph.D.
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Iheoma U. Iruka

Member Spotlight: Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka

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Research Professor & Fellow, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chair of the SRCD Black Caucus 

Iheoma U. Iruka
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Tanya Tavassolie

2024 SRCD Federal Policy Fellow Spotlight: Tanya Tavassolie, Ph.D.

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Dr. Tanya Tavassolie is a second-year SRCD Federal Executive Branch Fellow in the Office of Head Start (OHS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Tanya Tavassolie, Ph.D.