Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Public Policy Fellow, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) Founding Director, Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG (the Coalition) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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 is leading projects and initiatives focused on ensuring that minoritized children and children from low-income households, especially Black children, are thriving through the intersection of anti-bias, anti-racist, culturally grounded research, program, and policy. Dr. Iruka serves on numerous national and local boards and committees, such as National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and National Advisory Committee for the U.S. Census Bureau. She is the recipient of the 2022 American Psychological Association Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth, and Families.
Iheoma Iruka is pronounced EE-OMAH EE-ROO-KAH
