Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Abecedarian Project study participants recently met with Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists to discuss the study and the role of early education and care during the first five years of their lives. From left to right: Craig Ramey, the original Abecedarian Project leader who also led this follow-up study; Sharon Ramey, a project contributor since 1987; Carrie Bynum, an original assistant in the study who has continued to keep contact with participants; Latesha Foushee, a study participant; Catina Goldston, a study participant; Libbie Sonnier-Netto, a graduate student who conducts interviews with the participants; and Read Montague, who oversees the MRI data collection of participants.