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Fernanda Soares Transitions from Staff to Faculty

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child’s (GC-DWC) Fernanda Soares has recently transitioned from a research staff position to an assistant research professor role. Soares is a researcher, evaluator, and technical advisor in the education and youth sectors with over 12 years of...

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Whole Child, Whole Team: A Conversation With Fernanda Soares

At the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), we know that supporting the "whole child" requires a "whole team." Our work is powered by a diverse global collective of researchers, practitioners, and experts who bring unique life experiences and scientific rigor to the world’s...

August 21, 2025

Notre Dame Study Offers New Insights into Global Learning Crisis

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child research sheds light on how to better support readers in multilingual classrooms. A new study led by Fernanda Soares , assistant research professor at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), part of the Institute for...

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